What statement about Slavery in India and Africa is FALSE?

The vast majority of slaves worked as farmers on plantations

What statement about the Swahili Coast in True?

It was a trading zone in east Africa

Malacca was so important from 1200-1500 because?

It was an important sea-going trade route in Asia

What statement about Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca is FALSE?

He traveled to Mecca to conquer the city

Timbuktu in the 1500s was most known for

Being a gathering place for Islamic clerics and scholars

A woman's status most often depended on

The status of her father, husband, or master

How did farmers in tropical zones overcome the challenge of uneven rainfall?

They build dams and storage systems

What was a major difference between Mali and the Delhi Sultanate

Mali depended a lot more on trade than the Delhi Sultanate

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1
What statement about the Monsoons is correct?
Farmers depended on them for their crops
They change direction once a year
All of the above
Sailors used them to travel between India and Africa
2
What would you NOT find in the TROPICAL climate zone?
Mountains
Monsoons
A rainy season
4 distinct seasons
3
What statement about Slavery in India and Africa is FALSE?
The vast majority of slaves worked as farmers on plantations
Female slaves were often in great demand
Many slaves were employed as domestic servants
Islamic states allowed slavery
4
What statement about the Swahili Coast in True?
It was located in India
It was named after a mountain range
Spanish was a common language spoken there
It was a trading zone in east Africa
5
Malacca was so important from 1200-1500 because?
It was a pilgrimage sight for Muslims
It was an important sea-going trade route in Asia
It was an important trade route in Africa
It was the capital of the southern Song Dynasty
6
What statement about Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca is FALSE?
He traveled to Mecca to conquer the city
He brought scholars and craftsment back from Mecca to Mali
He brought an enormous amount of gold with him
He journey there because he was a Muslim
7
Timbuktu in the 1500s was most known for
Being a center for Christianity in Africa
Being the city that conquered Timbukone
Being a gathering place for Islamic clerics and scholars
All of the above
8
A woman's status most often depended on
The status of her father, husband, or master
He physical beauty
How much work she could do
How intelligent she was
9
How did farmers in tropical zones overcome the challenge of uneven rainfall?
They build dams and storage systems
They converted salt water into freshwater
There were no farmers in tropical zones, only herders.
They only planted crops for 6 months
10
What was a major difference between Mali and the Delhi Sultanate
One was a democracy and other one was a Monarchy
Mali depended a lot more on trade than the Delhi Sultanate
They were located in very different climate zones
One was Muslim and the other Christian
11
What were Junks?
Chinese boats
Garbage containers in China
A special breed of Asian camel
Indian boats
12
What is NOT a similarity between Ibn Batuta and Marco Polo?
They both visited Mongol rulers in China
They both went on the Hajj
They both traveled by land and by sea
They both traveled over parts of the Silk Road

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