Africa, Asia, And The Americas Test
A test to practice for the Africa, Mesoamerica, and East Asia test.
- 1.The ancient civilization of Ghana was located in what part of Africa?
- A.
The Kalahari Desert
- B.
The Ethiopian Highlands
- C.
The central rainforests
- D.
The western grasslands and rainforests
- 2.The Kingdoms of Western Africa, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, had which of the following religious beliefs?
- A.
That the only true god was Allah
- B.
That Jesus was the son of God and the key to eternal life
- C.
That spirits inhabit everything
- D.
Following the teachings of Siddartha Guatama would help one reach nirvana
- 3.The city of Timbuktu was located on the-
- A.
Zambezi River
- B.
Volta River
- C.
Niger River
- D.
Atlantic Ocean
- 4.The samurai followed a strict code called-
- A.
Shinto
- B.
Bushido
- C.
Angkor
- D.
Kami
- 5.The Kingdom of Axum was
- A.
East of the Red Sea.
- B.
West of the Niger River.
- C.
North of the Ethiopian Highlands.
- D.
South of Great Zimbabwe.
- 6.Gold was most prominent, where?
- A.
Northwest Africa
- B.
South America
- C.
Far East Asia
- D.
Spain
- 7.The city of Great Zimbabwe was located-
- A.
On a mountain in the Ethiopian Highlands
- B.
At the delta of the Sénégal River
- C.
On the island of Madagascar
- D.
In between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
- 8.The Aztecs declined due to-
- A.
Overpopulation in Tenochtitlan
- B.
Civil war within the empire
- C.
Hernán Cortés' invasion in which he conquered the Aztecs
- D.
Montezuma's greed for expansion lead to the downfall of the Aztecs
- 9.The Japanese believed that gods or nature spirits inhabited natural things. This is called-
- A.
Animism
- B.
Zoroastrianism
- C.
Islamic
- D.
Shinto
- 10.Which is not an island of the Japanese archipelago?
- A.
Honshu
- B.
Seppuku
- C.
Kyushu
- D.
Hokkaido
- 11.Mark which of the following have a polytheistic religion:
- A.
Songhai
- B.
Ghana
- C.
Mali
- D.
Japan
- E.
Aztecs
- F.
Incas
- 12.The chinampas or, floating gardens, were farming techniques used by which of the anicent Mesoamerican civilizations?
- A.
Mayas
- B.
Aztecs
- C.
Incas
- D.
Olmecs
- 13.King Ezana conquered-
- A.
Kyushu
- B.
Mali
- C.
Kush
- D.
Madagascar
- 14.The people that migrated over the plain that was Zimbabwe were called-
- A.
Shona
- B.
Aztecs
- C.
Berbers
- D.
Malinkes
- 15.The ____ civilization had a bureaucracy of nobles.
- 16.The ____ were a Mesoamerican civilization that made human sacrifices in order to please their gods.
- 17.The Maya civilization was at its peak during-
- A.
1200-1500 AD
- B.
1400-1500 AD
- C.
300-900 AD
- D.
1000-1300 AD
- 18.What was the main economy for the West African kingdoms?
- A.
Agriculture
- B.
Cattle herding
- C.
Trade
- D.
Slaves
- 19.This war-like people's priests and nobles elected their leader to lead in war.
- A.
Mali
- B.
Mayas
- C.
Incas
- D.
Aztecs
- 20.Mark which of the following had an economy based only on agriculture:
- A.
Mali
- B.
Korea
- C.
Inca
- D.
Maya
- 21.Which of the following built an extensive road system?
- A.
Japan
- B.
Mali
- C.
Inca
- D.
Maya
- 22.This civilization utilized the step terracing in their mountainous home.
- A.
Axum
- B.
Kush
- C.
Inca
- D.
Mali
- 23.Mansa Musa was a king of Ghana.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Nubia was the region located near Egypt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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