The Eastern Hemisphere
WHI 10 SOL Quiz
2012-2013
#1 This Christian
kingdom was
established along East
Africa. It traced its
Dynasty back to King
Solomon of Israel
a)
b)
c)
d)
Egypt
Benin
Axum
Nubia
#2 Where was
Great Zimbabwe
located?
A
B
C
D
#3 Which empire
was not located in
West Africa
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mali
Zimbabwe
Songhai
Ghana
#4 Timbuktu was
located in this
area
A
B
C
D
#5What were
the two most
important trade
goods that
flowed through
Timbuktu?
a) Porcelain and
silk
b) Spices and
textiles
c) Gold and salt
d) Emeralds and
jewels
#6 Which empires gained wealth by
controlling the trade of gold, ivory, and salt
across the Sahara Desert?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Maya and Aztec
Greek and Roman
Mali and Songhai
Mauryan and Mughal
#7 What trade made the West African
kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai rich
and powerful?
a)
b)
c)
d)
spice trade
slave trade
gold-salt trade
Columbian Exchange
#8 Which city was a center of trade and
learning in West Africa?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Axum
Timbuktu
Alexandria
Great Zimbabwe
In the middle 1200s, these conquerors reached
Kiev. They quickly overran the Russian state,
killing many people. They held control of the area
for more than 200 years.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mongols
Saxons
Anglos
Rus
The arrows on the map show invasion routes of the
a) Crusaders.
b) Vikings.
c) Mongols.
d) Huns.
#9. Kublai Khan the
grandson of Genghis
Khan, conquered
this land
a)
b)
c)
d)
Japan
China
Russia
Baghdad
#10 One reason the Chinese resented the
Mongol rulers was
a) the Mongols dismantled the Chinese system of
government
b) the Great Khanate outlawed Chinese traditions
c) Chinese were kept from high government
offices
d) they allowed European traders to visit China
#11. The Mongol Dynasty (1271-1368 AD)
in China was known as this Dynasty
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tang
Yuan
Song
Han
#12. He was a trader from
Venice, Italy. He traveled
to the Mongol Court in
China and ended up working
for them.
a) Vasco de Gama
b) Christopher
Columbus
c) Amerigo Vespucci
d) Marco Polo
#13. When the Mongols tried to invade
this island country they were hit by a
terrible typhoon
a)
b)
c)
d)
Japan
Korea
Viet Nam
China
#14. A trained
Japanese
Soldier
a)
b)
c)
d)
Samurai
Bushido
Shogun
Shinto
#15. This picture shows a torii, a gateway that
represents the entrance to a Shinto shrine. It is most
likely located in which country?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Korea
Japan
China
Vietnam
#16 Which of the following religions is
characterized by a focus on the importance
of natural features and worship of the
emperor and is unique to Japan?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Buddhism
Shinto
Confucianism
Islam
#17 Which nearby civilization strongly
influenced Japan’s cultural development?
a) Indian
b) Mongol
c) Chinese
d) Russian
#18 A chain
of islands
clustered
together
a)
b)
c)
d)
Archipelago
Atoll
Peninsula
strait
#19 In Japan, the title "superior general of
the emperors army” belonged to the -
a)
b)
c)
d)
Samurai
Bushido
Shogun
Shinto