1. From Islam to China: Medieval History Review

2. Achievements What was the astrolabe used for?
A. To indicate position and direction
B. To indicate time
C. To predict events
D. All of the above

3. Achievements
Which of the following were achievements made by Arabs during the medieval period?
Advances in medicine
Advances in astronomy
Advances in mapping
All of the above

4. Achievements
From which culture did Arabs learn how to make gunpowder and paper?
West African Empires
No one—they invented these.
Chinese
Greek

5. Achievements
Instead of developing a writing system, West Africans passed on stories and histories through ________.
Oral tradition
Sign language
Writing on cave walls
Sending smoke signals

6. Achievements Which of the following were invented by the Chinese:
Paper money, woodblock printing, and magnetic compass
Astrolabe, paper money, and farm hoe
Farm hoe, moveable type, and papyrus paper
None of the above

7. Achievements
The largest man-made geological barrier was built by the labor of the…
Japanese
Mongols
Chinese
Arabs

8. Political
How did new products and inventions travel from one part of the world to another during the medieval period?
Traders travelled vast distances across land to trade with foreigners.
Merchants travelled in ships across bodies of water to trade with foreigners.
Merchants and traders met in large shopping and trading centers and exchanged goods.
All of the above.

9. Political The capital of the Ottoman Empire was… Cordoba Mecca
Damascus
Istanbul

10. Political The Ottoman Empire reached its height under which ruler?
‘Abbas
Suleyman III
Esma’il
Suleyman I

11. Political The Mughals were… A Buddhist empire in what is now India
A Christian empire in what is now India
A Turkish Muslim empire in what is now India
A Safavid empire in what is now India

12. Political
A body of unelected government officials is known as a/an ________
Monastery
Janissary
Bureaucracy
Civil Service

13. Economies
The process in which people exchanged goods without ever contacting each other directly was known as…
Silent trade
Silent barter
Quiet trade
Quiet barter

14. Economies The Chinese policy of Isolationism under the Ming dynasty…
Strengthened the Chinese economy
Weakened the Chinese economy
Neither strengthened nor weakened the Chinese economy.
None of the above.

15. Economies The term “crossroads” referred to… A popular new church
A series of roads with crosses fixed along the sides
The intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa
A series of roads on which a tax was required to pass through

16. Economies West Africa’s most valuable natural resources were…
Ivory and lead
Salt and Ivory
Salt and Gold
Gold and Fish

17. Society Extended families include… All members of a tribe
Either all females of a certain age or all males of a certain age.
Mother, father, children, and other relatives
None of the above

18. Society
The Muslim practice of accepting other religions being practiced in their empire can be referred to as…
Toil
Jihad
Tolerance
Rejection

19. Society
“Slave soldiers” were also known as…. A. Griots B. Janissaries C. Safavids D. Mercenaries

20. Society
The Italian trader that made many voyages to China and wrote about his adventures was ________.
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Li Qingzhou
Li Bo

21. Society
Griots were…
Older women in Arab culture who were highly respected for their beauty
Young children in China who were forced to work for the emperor
Elders in West African tribes that memorized stories and histories to pass on to younger members of their tribes.
Chinese Civil Service members