AP Ch's 7 & 13 Test
- 1.General Zhang Jian is credited with introducing which of the following to China?
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
African medicines
- C.
Alfalfa and wine grapes
- D.
Persian rugs
- 2.Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were:
- A.
Imperial guards from various kingdoms along the way for protection of merchants.
- B.
Steppe agriculturalists who sold food products to travelers
- C.
Pastoralists who provided animals, handlers and protection along the road.
- D.
Ferengi merchants who initiated standardized currency rates.
- 3.What military technologies did the Silk Road spread?
- A.
The war elephant, hardtack, and Arabian horses
- B.
Chariot warfare, mounted bowmen, and the stirrup
- C.
The field hospital, the broadsword, and the poison arrow
- D.
The lance, chain mail, and gunpowder
- 4.Turkish nomads were noted to live in what form of dwelling?
- A.
Log cabins.
- B.
Portable felt huts
- C.
Subterranean caverns.
- D.
Mud-brick fortresses.
- 5.The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were
- A.
All Africans from the sub-Saharan region.
- B.
A multilingual and multiethnic group.
- C.
Almost exclusively of Indian background.
- D.
Primarily Arabic and Persian.
- 6.The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and social ties between
- A.
Russia, India, and China.
- B.
Morocco, Arabia, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- C.
Greece, Turkey, Arabia, and Persia.
- D.
East Africa, Arabia, India, China, and Southeast Asia.
- 7.Ships in the Indian Ocean Maritime System were better prepared for long-distance travel than the Greeks because
- A.
The Greeks were not interested in long-distance trade.
- B.
They could take advantage of monsoon winds to drive their ships.
- C.
The Greeks had to cover a larger amount of territory for colonies to support their homeland.
- D.
Greek ships used square sails, which weighed more.
- 8.One difference between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean seafaring was that
- A.
Indian Ocean traders usually established colonies.
- B.
Mediterranean seamen rarely sailed far from shore.
- C.
Mediterranean seamen were interested only in economic gains.
- D.
Mediterranean ships relied on lateen sails.
- 9.A significant difference between ships of the Indian Ocean and those of the Mediterranean was:
- A.
Triangular lanteen sails.
- B.
Bitumen calk of boat bottoms.
- C.
Rare use of oars.
- D.
Pierced planks tied together.
- E.
All of these
- 10.The early inhabitants of the East African island of Madagascar came from
- A.
The dense forests of Central Africa.
- B.
The Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia.
- C.
The Indian subcontinent.
- D.
The islands of Southeast Asia.
- 11.Transplanted foods carried by seafarers to Africa include
- A.
Maize and beans.
- B.
Coffee and beer
- C.
Oranges and plums
- D.
Yams and bananas.
- 12.Why was maritime trade better in Southeast Asia than in Western Asia?
- A.
There were no women in port cities, so sailors didn't want to stop there.
- B.
Religious differences did not allow trade between cultures.
- C.
Ports had better access to fresh water and could sustain a permanent settlement.
- D.
There were more mountains in western Asia and fewer ports.
- 13.Family life in the Indian Ocean coastal areas was considered more cosmopolitan because
- A.
They were not economically tied to agriculture.
- B.
Women were allowed to hold political offices.
- C.
It was wealthier.
- D.
Blended families were bicultural and bilingual.
- 14.The best primary evidence of early Saharan history consists of
- A.
A vast number of rock paintings and engravings.
- B.
The oral histories of Saharan nomads.
- C.
The diary of a wandering Islamic scholar.
- D.
Accounts by European travelers.
- 15.Which animal was most important to Saharan transportation?
- A.
Horses
- B.
Cows
- C.
Camels
- D.
Llamas
- 16.What natural resource provided the incentive to trade for southern Saharan dwellers?
- A.
Salt
- B.
Figs
- C.
Cotton
- D.
Caffeine
- 17.The most convincing evidence indicates that camels were introduced to the Sahara from
- A.
West Africa.
- B.
North Africa and the Mediterranean coast.
- C.
India, via the Indian Ocean trade.
- D.
Arabia.
- 18.The agricultural area bordering the Sahara Desert is called the Sahel, which in Arabic literally means
- A.
Prairie and plains.
- B.
The coast.
- C.
A lush paradise.
- D.
Almost-desert.
- 19.The importance of trans-Saharan trade was that it
- A.
Connected North and South Africa.
- B.
Linked the Silk Road to the Sand Routes.
- C.
Spread Islam as a unifying force.
- D.
Allowed expansion of the Mediterranean trade market for African gold.
- 20.The savannah region of Africa was characterized by
- A.
Tropical rain forests
- B.
Long grasses and scattered forests.
- C.
Desert.
- D.
Thick groves of trees.
- 21.Africa is the home to approximately how many languages, emphasizing its diversity?
- A.
2000
- B.
500
- C.
1000
- D.
2500
- 22.The most important African network of cultural exchange can be described as
- A.
Mainly internal folk migrations within sub-Saharan Africa.
- B.
The trade across the Sahara.
- C.
Taking place only in North Africa.
- D.
The Indian Ocean network.
- 23.Which of the following does not constitute a shared cultural heritage, or "great tradition"?
- A.
Political unity
- B.
Intellectual traditions
- C.
Common legal and belief systems
- D.
A written language
- 24.Which of the following is not an example of a broad common element underlying African life and culture?
- A.
Cultivation by hoe and digging stick
- B.
Concepts of kingship
- C.
Distinctive musical characteristics
- D.
A common language
- 25.According to a theory for explaining cultural unity in the sub-Saharan areas, populations moved into the Sahel because of
- A.
Protection from invaders.
- B.
Climate change.
- C.
Religious persecution.
- D.
Better natural resources.
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