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Chapter 15 Pre-Test

Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that best answers the question or completes the

statement.

1. What well traveled Muslim scholar left a journal that has become a valuablehistorical source?a. Mansa Musa

b. Ibn Battutac. Abu Bakr d. King Sumangurue. Genghis Khan

2. The tropics are warm all year-round. The center of the tropical zone is marked bythe:a. polar caps

b. gulf streamc. equator d. Sahara Deserte. silk road

3. The rainy and dry seasons in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of:a. the monsoons

b. the jet streamc. the gulf streamd. el ninoe. the equator

4. Human migrations spread many useful plants and animals around the tropicsbefore 1300. These included:a. bananas, yams, and coffee

b. corn, beans, and squashc. wheat, millet, and barleyd. rice, kiwi, and manioce. none of the above

5. To accommodate the uneven distribution of rainfall, South Indian farmers:a. prayed to rain gods

b. constructed terraced hillsidesc. built canals to the Himalayan mountainsd. all of the above

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6. The most abundant metal worked in the tropics was:a. bronze

b. taconitec. irond. silver

e. mercury

7. Africa gained an international reputation for its production of:a. silver

b. bronzec. irond. golde. taconite

8. The empires of Mali in West Africa and Delhi in southern Asia both utilized:a. Islamic administration

b. Papal administrationc. Orthodox Buddhist administrationd. a scholar bureaucracy

9. The spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara came about through:a. war

b. forced conversionc. a gradual and peaceful process of conversiond. the missionary efforts of the Spanish during the Inquisitione. voluntary conversions through pilgrimages

10. In contrast to the kingdom of Ghana which preceded it, Mali:a. was larger

b. controlled the gold fields of the Niger River c. was ruled by Muslim elitesd. all of the above

11. Mansa Musa made a famous pilgrimage that:a. served to spread Christianity to West Africa

b. served to demonstrate the enormous wealth of his countryc. led to the Christian Crusadesd. was inspired by the death of Muhammad

12. The Turkish invaders who invaded India were motivated by:a. the threats of Mongol Ilkhans

b. a desire to spread the Islamic faith and to acquire plunder c. the prospect of learning Indian technology and mathematicsd. all of the above

13. The Turkish conquest of northern India was aided by:

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a. bronze cannons b. musketsc. iron stirrupsd. epidemic diseasee. camels

14. Sultan Iltutmish passed his empire to Raziya, his:a. daughter

b. eldest sonc. youngest sond. advisor e. nephew

15. The Delhi Sultans controlled their empire in India by:a. terror

b. military reprisals

c. high taxesd. all of the above

16. Between 1200 and 1500, Indian Ocean trade increased because of:a. the collapse of the Mongol Empire, which disrupted the overland trade routes

b. increased demand for luxury goods such as jewels, fine textiles, and precious metalsc. construction of larger ships, making shipping cargo more profitabled. all of the above

17. The characteristic ship of the Arabian Sea was the:a. galley

b. junk c. skowd. dhowe. windsail

18. The Indian Ocean trade was decentralized and cooperative. It was united by:a. commercial interests

b. political authorityc. religious authorityd. common fear e. slavery

19. Swahili, the language common to East African trading city-states, can bedescribed as:a. Indo-European language that shares Arabic elements

b. a Bantu language written in a Phoenician scriptc. a combination of African and Arabic elementsd. a combination of Hebraic and Egyptian elements

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20. The two great trading cities of East Africa were:a. Cairo and Zimbabwe

b. Kilwa and Mogadishuc. Timbuktu and Casablancad. Johannesburg and Casablanca

21. The city of Aden, in Arabia, was an excellent location for:a. mining gold and selling camels

b. trading slaves, silk, jewels, and porcelainc. growing grain and as a convenient stopover for traders from Indiad. none of the above

22. The Indian state of Gujarat derived wealth from:a. the manufacture of leather

b. the manufacture of cotton, linen, and silk c. the manufacture of carpets and jewelry

d. all of the above

23. Because of the trade through the Strait of Malacca, Malacca became an importantport and:a. became the focus of the annual Buddhist pilgrimage

b. became a meeting place for traders from around the Eurasian worldc. replaced Madagascar as the most important slave trading portd. became one of the most homogeneous cities in Southeast Asia

24. The cultural blending associated with the expansion and spread of Islam from1200 to 1500 can be seen by examining:a. the design of mosques blending older traditions and new influences

b. the changes in the Quran blending older traditions and new influencesc. the development of double-entry bookkeeping and bankingd. all of the above

25. The spread of Islam between 1200 and 1500 encouraged:a. the study of Islamic law, theology, and administration

b. the study of classical Greek scholarship in mathematics, medicine, and sciencec. the introduction of new technology like papermakingd. all of the above

26. The most profitable item traded from North Africa to Timbuktu was:a. gold

b. booksc. ivoryd. slavese. diamonds

27. Islam spread in Africa and Asia through:

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