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Medieval Africa and Japan
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Which of the following was NOT significantly influenced by Chinese example and contact?
Japanese government
Japanese art
Japanese food
Japanese industry
2
What did Prince Shōtoku try to do?
strengthen the emperor
get rid of foreigners
weaken the emperor
get control of China
3
How were European lords and Japanese daimyos different?
Lords protected the king and daimyos didn't.
Lords often broke their promises and daimyos didn't.
Lords controlled land and daimyos didn't.
Lords had armies and daimyos didn't.
4
How did China affect Japan?
They forced Japan to adopt their culture.
Japan chose to adopt some Chinese culture.
China conquered Japan.
They had no contact.
5
How were European kings and Japanese emperors similar during the Middle Ages?
Both were important religious figures
Both were hereditary rulers with little power.
Both had frequent revolts.
Both kept large armies to enforce their will.
6
Which of the following is a cultural feature of Japan influenced by trade with China?
Shinto
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
7
What is true about Japan's first novels?
based on stories from Korea
written in Chinese because fiction was an inferior form of literature
written by women because men didn't value fiction
based on stories from China
8
What was Mansa Musa know for?
giving away lots of gold
freeing all the slaves in Mali
building Kilwa
conquering Mali
9
What goods did the East Africans mainly export?
art
grain
manufactured goods
raw materials
10
Why did Mansa Musa go on his famous journey?
to conquer new territory
to fulfill the duties of a good Muslim
to establish trade with other kingdoms
to find a new wife
11
How are samurai and knights similar?
They protect women.
They fight with swords.
They are both highly educated.
They committed suicide rather than be captured.
12
What is a lasting characteristic of Japanese government?
emperors were symbolic leaders with little actual power
balance of power between emperor and daimyos
strong emperors
Shinto priests controlled government
13
What had a huge influence on the values reflected in the Code of Bushido?
Code of Chivalry
Tale of Genji
Muslim values
Buddhist values
14
How did geography affect medieval Japanese government?
Japan had a decentralized government.
Japan had no government.
Japan had a centralized government.
Japan formed many separate countries.
15
What statement is true about Tokugawa Ieyasu?
He welcomed foreigners.
He conquered China.
He brought guns to Japan.
He united Japan.
16
Why were West African kingdoms formed?
to get control of oil fields
to spread Islam
to get control of trans-Saharan trade
to protect West Africa from invaders
17
What impact did Tokugawa Ieyasu's policies have on Japan?
protected Japan from early European colonization
increase in long-distance trade
invasion of Japan by Korea
centuries of warfare
18
What had the biggest influence on Indian Ocean Trade?
spread of Islam
tides
invention of the compass
monsoons
19
What contributed to the decline of Mali after Mansa Musa?
Rulers built too many universities.
Rulers waged too many wars.
Rulers spent money of lavish lifestyles.
Rulers had less money because of a decline in trade.
20
How did geography affect the Japanese economy?
They sold their surplus food to neighbors.
They had to trade and fish.
They mined abundant natural resources.
They were part of the Muslim slave trade.
21
Where did the Swahili language used by merchants in East Africa originate?
It was the language of Indian merchants
It was the native language of East Africans
It was the language of Arab merchants
It was a mixture of Bantu and Arabic
22
What type of government did West Africans have before trans-Saharan trade began?
monarchy
communism
democracy
stateless
23
What statement is true about Tokugawa governments?
Merchants controlled the government.
Emperors had absolute power.
Shoguns controlled the government.
Foreign governments controlled Japan.
24
Which of the following is most responsible for the spread of farming throughout sub-Saharan Africa?
North African merchants
Egyptian soldiers
Bantu migrations
Indian ocean merchants
25
What impact did Korea have on Japan?
Japan adopted many aspects of Korean culture.
Japan conquered Korea
They were a bridge for Chinese culture.
Korea conquered Japan
26
What statement about Japanese culture is true?
Japan spread the Shinto religion throughout Asia
Japanese culture is almost identical to Chinese culture.
Japan borrows some ideas but has its own unique culture.
Japanese culture strongly influenced Korean culture.
27
Which of the following describes the rights of women in Japan?
Japanese women had fewer rights than European women.
Japanese and European women had the same rights.
Japanese women had more rights in the Middle Ages than European women.
28
Why did so many West Africans convert to Islam?
because they like the equality of Islam
to attract more business from Berber merchants
all of the above
to protect themselves from slavers
29
What was the main good that Berbers brought across the Sahara to West Africa?
gold
salt
oil
slaves
30
What made trans-Saharan trade possible?
domestication of horse
invention of car
invention of sailboat
domestication of camel
31
How has the Yamato family been able to rule Japan for so long?
They control a large army
They are descended from the sun goddess
They have absolute power over their people.
They have been very effective rulers
32
How did Tokugawa Ieyasu control the daimyos?
held their families hostage
He wasn't able to.
took away their government jobs
killed them all
33
What is the traditional religion of Japan?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Shinto
