Quarter 2 benchmark review

Question 1

Which people passed on history through oral and folk traditions from generation to generation?

Accepted Answer

griots

Question 2

During the Tang and Song dynasties what style of printing reached Europe in the 15th century?

Accepted Answer

woodblock printing

Question 3

Which person united the Mongols and established the Mongolian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 4

This invention by the Chinese changed how wars were fought:

Accepted Answer

gunpowder

Question 5

How was Buddhism successfully introduced to China?

Accepted Answer

traders and missionaries who traveled along the Silk Road

Question 6

Pax Romana is known as a time of:

Accepted Answer

peace and prosperity

Question 7

Which was an impact of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

He helped spread Islam in Africa

Question 8

The Berbers in Africa had to overcome what obstacle to trade with West Africa?

Accepted Answer

the Sahara

Question 9

Where did Chinese Buddhists take their religion in the A.D. 300s?

Accepted Answer

Korea

Question 10

With which empire do Americans share the belief that republics are the best form of government?

Accepted Answer

Roman

Question 11

Tang rulers support of the building of Buddhist temples resulted in the following:

Accepted Answer

the early spread of Buddhism throughout China

Question 12

What was the main reason for the growth of Ghana and Mali?

Accepted Answer

their location in the center of the gold-salt trade routes

Question 13

West Africa had a growth in centralized governments because of the following:

Accepted Answer

emergence of large empires

Question 14

Why did Neo-Confucianism become popular?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 15

What is the sacred book of the Islamic religion known as?

Accepted Answer

The Quran

Question 16

During the Tang and Song dynasties how did people obtain government jobs?

Accepted Answer

passing the civil service exam

Question 17

Africa has which of the following geographies?

Accepted Answer

savanna, rainforest, and desert

Question 18

Which item was plentiful in the desert of Ghana and used for trade in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

salt

Question 19

Queen Nzinga spent many years battling slave traders from which country?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 20

Most African groups shared the belief in?

Accepted Answer

one supreme god

Question 21

The religion of Islam is based on the teachings of which prophet?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 22

Which one of the following was not a significance of the invention of the compass?

Accepted Answer

stopped travel to distant places

Question 23

What is the name given to traditional Islamic law based on the teachings of Muhammad?

Accepted Answer

The Sunna

Question 24

After the Han Dynasty fell which dynasty arose to reunify China in 618?

Accepted Answer

Tang

Quarter 2 benchmark review

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Quarter 2 benchmark review

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