An MCQ Test Over The Old World History
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- 1.What was a crucial factor in African trade across the Sahara for the Berbers?
- A.
Gold
- B.
Camels
- C.
Salt
- D.
Slaves
- 2.Which of the following rulers created a dramatic growth in arts and sciences?
- A.
The Umayyads
- B.
The Abbasids
- C.
The Byzantines
- D.
The Fatimids
- 3.What was Muhammad's Job when he received his revelations?
- A.
Banker
- B.
Caravan Manager
- C.
Farmer
- D.
Military Officer
- 4.The advance of the Muslims into western Europe was stopped at the Battle of Tours.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The walls of the Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe are 800 feet long, 17 feet thick and 32 feet high. What was the purpose if the Great Enclosure?
- A.
It was to hold prisoners
- B.
It was a storage unit for goods
- C.
It was a traning camp of artisans
- D.
The purpose is not known
- 6.Kush declined because of the rise of:
- A.
The Italin civilization, which conqured Kush early in its development
- B.
The nubians, a powerful trading civilization to the south
- C.
Axum, a New power located in what is now Ethiopia
- D.
The Moroccans, who taught the Kushites how to smelt iron ore
- 7.Many African Societies were matrilineal meaning...
- A.
Mothers were warriors
- B.
Women could travel alone
- C.
Decent was traced through the mother
- D.
Women Could vote
- E.
Hannah tobin is the coolest person ever ;)
- 8.Which of the following is the 1st of the great trading states to emerge in West Africa?
- A.
Ghana
- B.
Axum
- C.
Nubia
- D.
Cincinnati
- 9.Infects both humans and animals with sleeping sickness...
- A.
Patrilineal
- B.
Salt
- C.
Diviners
- D.
Tsetse fly
- 10.United the people of Mali...
- A.
Diviners
- B.
Sundiata Keita
- C.
Axum
- D.
Tsetse fly
- 11.Site of a grand mosque built of coral:
- A.
Sankore
- B.
Mansa Munsa
- C.
Swahili
- D.
Kilwa
- 12.Owned the fleets of the desert...
- A.
Berbers
- B.
King Ezana
- C.
Lineage groups
- D.
The griots
- 13.A high yield crop is grown for food by the Bantus:
- A.
Iron
- B.
Yams
- C.
Sorghum
- D.
Rocks
- 14.The Nok culture is the oldest known West African culture to...
- A.
Have 3 females to every 1 male
- B.
Pass their culture through story telling and music
- C.
Have created sculptures
- D.
Devlop a game like basketball
- 15.The official religion is Axum was...
- A.
Islam
- B.
Judaism
- C.
Christianity
- 16.Covers 10% of Africa...
- A.
Rain Forest
- B.
Desert
- C.
Tundra
- D.
Ghana
- 17.Which of the 5 pillars of Islam must be done 5 times a day?
- A.
Prayer
- B.
Fasting
- C.
Pilgrimage
- D.
Charity
- 18.Muhammad began to meditate in the hills because...
- A.
Mecca was too crowed.
- B.
The gap between honesty and greediness was troubling him.
- C.
There was a war.
- D.
He didn't love his wife any more.
- 19.With a population of 200,000 which of the following was Europe's largest city after Constantinople?
- A.
Baghdad
- B.
Madinah
- C.
Rome
- D.
Cordoba
- 20.It was through the Muslim world that Europeans
- A.
Were able to obtain products from Spain and Egypt.
- B.
Recoved the works of Aristotle and other greek Philosophers.
- C.
Could finally understand how cool Hannah Tobin was
- D.
Discovered tobacco
- 21.During the Abbasis dynasty the council that advised the caliph was led by a prime minister known as a(n) ______
- A.
Sultan
- B.
Astrolabe
- C.
Vizier
- D.
Holy Book
- 22.Muslim scholar and scientist Ibn Sina wrote a medical encyclopedia that
- A.
Was translated to Latin and became a basic textbook in Europe.
- B.
Was translated to greek and became a basic textbook in Europe.
- C.
Was translated to Spanish and became a basic textbook in Europe.
- D.
Is still concidered the best medical book today.
- 23.The Muslims ability to spread knowledge that they acquired was helped by the adoption of:
- A.
Vellum
- B.
Souk
- C.
Chalk
- D.
Paper
- 24.Established the Church of England (Anglican church)
- A.
Henry VIII
- B.
Dante
- C.
Francesco Sforza
- D.
Giro Savonarola
- 25.Belief that God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned
- A.
Dante
- B.
Predestination
- C.
Anabaptists
- D.
Edict of Worms
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