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1
What was a kamal used for?
It was a helper of Alexander
It was a type of compass
It was a guiding line
It was a Portuguese observatory
2
What is a caravanserai?
A market
A gym
A place of rest
A place of studying
3
Who spoke many languages and had less difficulty traveling?
Ibn Khaldun
Dai Nasir-i Khusraw
Al-Biruni
4
What were some goods from the west?
Incense
Cotton
Ivory
Silk
5
Which of the following is NOT a great city of learning?
Cairo
Alexandria
Samarqand
Cordoba
6
What was the name of Ptolemy's book?
The Hunger Games
The Adventures of Sinbad
Almagest
Twilight
7
What was a magnetic compass used for?
To see the time of the day.
To see the direction of where they are going.
To see pirates from 6000 miles away.
For a guiding line.
8
Who traveled from a North Africa city to an island from the Mediterranean Sea?
King Roger
Al-Idrisi
Ibn Fadlan
Ibn Battuta
9
Which age did Ibn Battuta go to Hajj?
45
6
12
21
10
How many sides did a caravanerai have?
8
9
585
57
11
Who made corrections to Ptolemy's star catalogue?
Christopher Columbus
Al-Battani
King Roger
He made no mistakes
12
Where did Christopher Columbus go?
East
North
West
South
13
Who built a school of navigation?
No one
Ptolemy
Prince Henry
Prince Henry the navigator
14
Who did Muslims learn about the compass from?
From China
Chinese
From Pakistan
Portuguese
15
What were Ribats, Khanaqans, and Tekkes?
Places of worship and shelter for travelers
Markets
Hotels
16
Which city is a pilgrimage site for Christians?
Santiago de Compostella
Toronto
Tampa, FL
College Station, TX
17
What were some goods from the east?
Amber
Silver
Coral
Ivory
18
What did Al-Idrisi and King Roger ask the scholars to do?
Eat 6000 worms
Map the contries of North America
Make 600000 maps 1 minute. in
collect information about the world
19
What was the telescope?
To see the time of the day
it was a guiding line
helped find landmarks
It was used to see stars and plants.
20
Who was the famous astronomer and a mapmaker?
Fatima
Hadi
ibn Battuta
Ptolemy
21
What is the Spice route?
Traveling route from land
Traveling route from sea
22
What was the shape of a Christian map?
Letters M&P
Letters S&L
Letters T&O
Letters W&S
23
Whose death resulted in the end of the Silk Route?
Timur
King Roger
Mongol
Mary
24
How were Portalans Maps drawn?
coatlines drwn for Mariners
there was no thing as portlans maps , it was fake!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a map of today's world.
with sticks
25
What discovery showed the height of the stars?
kamal
quadrant
telescope
magnetic compass
26
Who made the first maps?
Mesopotamians
Portuguese
European
A group of travellers
27
Which map was made from sticks?
Unknown
Christian
28
Which of the following was used as money?
Marbles
Cocoa Beans
Sugar
Necklace
29
People traveled in the past for all of the following except...
Escaping war or famine
To be cool
Learning
Searching for food and water
30
Who invited Al-Idrisi to the Sicilian city of Palermo?
King Roger from the Christian kingdom.
Al-Idrisi's father
Al-Idrisi's mother
Al-Idrisi's friend
31
All of the following skills were exchanged EXCEPT...
water-bottle flipping
producing silk
mathematics
paper-making
32
What is the Silk route?
Traveling route from sea
Traveling route from land
33
Which of the following facts was unknown in the 14th century?
The earth is flat
Triangular sails are more efficient on boats
Stars can guide ships
34
Which discovery showed how high the sun is any time of the day?
compass
clock
gnomon
sundial
35
Where did Marco Polo travel to and from?
U.S. to Russia
China to U.S.
Brazil to Spain
Genoa to China
36
Why were pirates sometimes called "Royal Pirates?"
Because they were loyal to the king
Because they were great pirates
Because they just were
Because they were kings
37
Ibn Battuta was almost caught by a pirate. Where was he going?
Delhi, India
Houston, Tx
Atlanta, GA
Tunis
38
Whose diary helped geographers learn about climates of different lands?
King Roger
Al- Idrisi
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Fadlan
39
Which maps showed hills and coloured bell shapes?
No maps did
Aztecs of Central America
Inuit of North America
40
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
She was Alexander's wife.
A great doctor
She sent a trading expedition.
A great teacher
41
Which maps showed indented coastlines?
Aztecs of Central America
Christian Maps
Inuit of North America
42
What discovery was used to measure the angles of the stars and the sun?
sundial
compass
astrolabe
guiding line
