Glencoe World History: Modern Times

Chapter 3: Regional Civilizations, 400–1500

Regional Civilizations, 400-1500

1
The rise of the religion of __________ took place in the Arabian Peninsula when Muhammad wrote down revelations he believed he had received from God.
A)Islam
B)Christianity
C)Judaism
D)Buddhism
2
Abu Bakr, the first caliph, extended Arab rule, and by 650 the Arabs had conquered __________
A)Egypt.
B)Northern Africa.
C)the Byzantine Empire.
D)the Persian Empire.
3
The flourishing trade carried out by the Arabs took place with all EXCEPT ___________
A)India.
B)China.
C)France.
D)the Byzantine Empire.
4
__________ gave rise to the first civilizations in Africa.
A)Iron ore smelting
B)The mastery of farming
C)The slave trade
D)The development of new weapons
5
__________ helped turn Ghana into a great trading empire.
A)Vast supplies of gold
B)Farming
C)Slavery
D)The ivory trade
6
The Sahara __________
A)limited trade with people of the Mediterranean.
B)was an important source of gold and iron.
C)was part of the trade route for Berber camel caravans.
D)was an important source of iron and ivory.
7
Lineage groups in African societies were all EXCEPT __________
A)communities of extended family units.
B)all the people who lived in one village.
C)a way in which people in small villages gained a sense of identity.
D)the basis of African society.
8
The Mongols created the largest land empire in history and defeated all EXCEPT __________
A)Persia.
B)the Abbasids.
C)western Europe.
D)the Song dynasty in China.
9
By the end of the twelfth century, Minamoto Yoritomo created a more centralized government in Japan that was led by a powerful ruler called a __________
A)Bushido.
B)samurai.
C)daimyo.
D)shogun.
10
By 1200, Muslim power had reached the entire plain of northern India, creating a new Muslim state known as __________
A)Samarkand.
B)Mogul.
C)the Sultanate of Delhi.
D)Deccan.
11
__________ adopted China’s model of centralized government, with rulers called emperors and Chinese court rituals.
A)Angkor
B)Cambodia
C)Pagan
D)Vietnam
12
The new European civilization after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire was formed by all EXCEPT _________
A)Charlemagne.
B)the Germanic peoples.
C)the legacy of the Romans.
D)the Christian church.
13
At its height, the empire established by Charlemagne __________
A)included much of western and central Europe.
B)restored the Frankish kingdom to the size it was under Clovis.
C)included much of Eastern Europe.
D)was larger than the empire created by Napoleon Bonaparte.
14
By gaining control of territory after war with English rulers, ----__________ expanded the income of the French monarchy and increased its power.
A)William of Normandy
B)Hugh Capet
C)Frederick I
D)Philip II Augustus
15
The ___________ Empire was both a Greek and Christian state.
A)Holy Roman
B)Byzantine
C)German
D)Turkish
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