Vocabulary
Japanese samurai followed this code of honor.
A. Orient
B. Bantu
C. Bushido
D. Shogun
C. Bushido
This Mughal leader supported the arts and blended Buddhism and Hinduism.
A. Marco Polo
B. Babur
C. Nippon
D. Wu Zeitan
B. Babur
West Africa's third great civilization stretched from Lake Chad to the Atlantic Ocean.
A. Sultanate of Delhi
B. Songhai Empire
C. Tang Dynasty
D. Great Zimbabwe
B. Songhai Empire
Religion in early Africa involved ___.
A. following only Christian practices
B. following only Islamic practices
C. worshiping gods living on Mount Kilamanjaro
D. blending traditional spirit worship with Christianity or Islam
D. blending traditional spirit worship with Christianity or Islam
What made the Gupta Empire the Golden Age of India?
A. Military conquests tripled the size of the empire.
B. Increased trade and advances in mathematics and medicine.
C. Discovery of a huge gold mine made gold as plentiful as copper.
D. The Gupta invited European scholars and adopted European ways.
B. Increased trade and advances in mathematics and medicine.
The countries of Asia are sometimes collectively called this.
A. Bushido
B. Orient
C. Shogun
D. Gunpowder
B. Orient
This Chinese empress ruled during the Tang Dynasty.
A. Mansa Musa
B. Lady Muraski
C. Zheng He
D. Wu Zeitan
D. Wu Zeitan
The arts, technology, government, education and sciences flourished during China's Golden Age.
A. Tang Dynasty
B. Ming Dynasty
C. Songhai Empire
D. Mongol
Tang Dynasty
What event led to the creation of the Russian Orthodox Church?
A. The Mongols cut Russia off from Constantinople.
B. An agreement with the Roman Catholic Church
C. A disagreement with the Eastern Orthodox Church
D. The Eastern Orthodox Church grew too large and the patriarchs decided to split it in two
A. The Mongols cut Russia off from Constantinople.
How did the Tokugawa change the course of Japanese history in 1637?
A. They launched a failed invasion of Korea.
B. They began a 200-year period of isolation by closing off Japan from the outside world.
C. They overthrew the emperor and began a period where the shogun and daimyo ruled as a council.
D. They opened up trade relations with Europe.
B. They began a 200-year period of isolation by closing off Japan from the outside world.
The name of this group that migrated from central Africa to the south and east describes the people and their language.
A. Shogun
B. Orient
C. Bushido
D. Bantu
D. Bantu
This Italian served in Kublai Khan's court and wrote an account of his journey that educated Europeans
about China.
A. Nippon
B. Marco Polo
C. Mansa Musa
D. Babur
B. Marco Polo
Muslims upset the caste system when they took control of India.
A. Sultanate of Delhi
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Great Zimbabwe
D. Songhai Empire
A. Sultanate of Delhi
The ___ religion expects followers to show unwavering faith in the emperor and family members.
A. Shinto
B. Hindu
C. Buddhist
D. Christian
A. Shinto
Kublai Khan's invasion of Japan failed because of ___.
A. an earthquake
B. a volcano
C. a samurai army
D. kamikaze winds
D. kamikaze winds
This Japanese leader was over the daimyo in a feudalistic system.
A. Bantu
B. Bushido
C. Shogun
D. Orient
C. Shogun
This Chinese admiral explored the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean during seven voyages.
A. Wu Zeitan
B. Mr. Fletcher
C. Zheng He
D. Nippon
C. Zheng He
First led by Genghis Khan, Russia, Iraq, Turkey, China, Iran, Afghanistan, and India came under its control.
A. Tang Dynasty
B. Mongol Empire
C. Ming Dynasty
D. Songhai Empire
B. Mongol Empire
The government and educational system of China was based on teachings of ___.
A. Islam
B. the Mongols
C. Buddhism
D. Confucianism
D. Confucianism
Japan is on the "___" where volcanoes and earthquakes are common.
A. Great Rift
B. Quaking Plateau
C. Ring of Fire
D. Convulsion Curve
C. Ring of Fire
Ancient African cultures used this method to pass down history through telling of stories.
A. Shogun
B. Oral Tradition
C. Orient
D. Complex
B. Oral Tradition
This king made an extravagant hajj to Mecca and brought back Islamic culture to the Mali Empire in West Africa.
A. Mansa Musa
B. Babur
C. Nippon
D. Marco Polo
A. Mansa Musa
Founded in 1368 by Zhu Yuanzhang, Chinese emperors encouraged sea exploration to develop trade routes.
A. Mongol Empire
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Songhai Empire
D. Ming Dynasty
D. Ming Dynasty
The Japanese ___ were members of the Yamato family believed to be descendants of the gods.
A. daimyo
B. samurai
C. shoguns
D. emperors
D. Emperors
Which conqueror founded the Tamerlane Empire in India?
A. Zheng He
B. Babur
C. Chandragupta I
D. Timur Lenk
D. Timur Lenk