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World History I
SOL WHI.10
Use this map to answer the next question.
WHI.10a
1.
Which trade route is pictured above?
A
B
C
D
Silk Road
trans-Saharan
maritime routes
northern Europe  Black Sea
WHI.10a
2.
Trade between Europe and east Africa was carried on routes across the 
A
B
C
D
Silk Road.
Sahara Desert.
Indian Ocean.
Mongolian Empire.
WHI.10a
3.
Trade routes did NOT involve the use of rivers or seas in which region?
A
B
C
D
trans-Saharan
Middle East  India
northern Europe  Black Sea
western Europe
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10a
4.
Which rivers provided important trade routes for Northern Europe to the
Black Sea?
A
B
C
D
Dnieper and Dniester
Nile and Niger
Zambezi and Limpopo
Indus and Ganges
WHI.10a
5.
Buddhism reached China through trade routes on the Silk Road and on
the –
A
B
C
D
Yellow Sea.
Sea of Japan.
South China Sea.
Aral Sea.
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SOL WHI.10
Use this illustration to answer the next question.
WHI.10a
6.
Which group penetrated western Europe by sea and river routes using
well-crafted ships?
A
B
C
D
Magyars
Franks
Huns
Vikings
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SOL WHI.10
Use this map to answer the next question.
WHI.10a
7.
According to the map, the Middle Trade Route to India passed through
the –
A
B
C
D
Red Sea.
Persian Gulf.
Black Sea.
Caspian Sea.
WHI.10b
8.
What goods did the Crusaders bring back to Europe from the East?
A
B
C
D
gold and silver
precious metals and oil
silk and spices
potatoes and corn
WHI.10b
9.
Along which trade route was gold traded for salt?
A
B
C
D
trans-Saharan
Silk Road
maritime routes along the Indian Ocean
northern Europe  Black Sea
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10b
10. What technological advance did the Europeans borrow from the Chinese?
A
B
C
D
paper
steel plow
ships
metal weapons
WHI.10b
11. What religion spread from India to the rest of east Asia?
A
B
C
D
Shinto
Taoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
WHI.10b
12. Which of these regions was NOT influenced by Islam?
A
B
C
D
west Africa
central Asia
southeast Asia
east Asia
WHI.10b
13. Many Europeans wanted to travel to the east to trade with India and
China. What goods did the Europeans desire from the east?
A
B
C
D
gold and silver
beans and corn
silk and spices
metal tools and animals
WHI.10b
14. What region was a major source of gold?
A
B
C
D
east Asia
India
west Africa
Persia
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10b
15. What Chinese good was so valuable that a series of east-west trade
routes was named for it?
A
B
C
D
porcelain
gunpowder
paper
silk
WHI.10b
16. Porcelain was an important trade good from –
A
B
C
D
Mali.
India.
China.
Europe.
Use this illustration to answer the next question.
WHI.10b
17. The use of windmills spread to Europe from the –
A
B
C
D
Tang Dynasty in China.
Muslim Empire in the Middle East.
Mauryan Empire in India.
Kingdom of Mali in Africa.
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10b
18. What was the primary trade good from the Baltic region in ancient
times?
A
B
C
D
tin
amber
silk
spices
WHI.10b
19. What agricultural commodities were first developed in India?
A
B
C
D
tomatoes and maize
wheat and grain
cotton and sugar
cedar and ebony
Use this illustration to answer the next question.
WHI.10b
20. The lateen sail ship shown above was more maneuverable than older
square-rigged ships. This unique design was probably first used on the –
A
B
C
D
Indian Ocean by Arab and Indian traders.
Black Sea by the Byzantine Naval Ships.
Mediterranean Sea by Greek Sailors.
Adriatic Sea by Roman fishermen.
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10b
21. Where did the compass first originate?
A
B
C
D
China
India
Arabia
Greece
Use this map to answer the next question.
WHI.10b
22. According the map above, Buddhism spread to Korea and Japan from –
A
B
C
D
China.
Ceylon.
Samarkand.
Mecca.
WHI.10c
23. What is an archipelago?
A
B
C
D
a narrow body of water between two large land masses
a raised, flat area
water in the desert
a series of islands created by volcanoes
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10c
24. Which of the following countries had the greatest cultural impact on
Japan?
A
B
C
D
China
Russia
Greece
Rome
WHI.10c
25. What Japanese religion practices ancestor worship and animism?
A
B
C
D
Hinduism
Buddhism
Shinto
Taoism
WHI.10c
26. The two primary religions practiced in Japan were 
A
B
C
D
Islam and Christianity.
Buddhism and Judaism.
Shinto and Buddhism.
Taoism and Confucianism.
WHI.10c
27. What was true of religious practice in Japan?
A
B
C
D
Shinto actively discouraged worship of the emperor.
Chinese Buddhism was welcomed alongside native religion.
Buddhism was rejected as an unwanted foreign influence.
Islam was rapidly adopted in the 9th century, sweeping aside earlier religions.
WHI.10c
28. Japan's closeness to what area led to major cultural influences?
A
B
C
D
India
Russia
China
Persia
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SOL WHI.10
Use this map to answer the next question.
WHI.10c
29. Japan is separated from the rest of Asia by the 
A
B
C
D
Sea of Japan
Siberian steppe
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountains
WHI.10d
30. Located in the Ethiopian Highlands between the Nile River and the Red
Sea, what Christian kingdom depended on the mining of gold for its
wealth?
A
B
C
D
Egypt
Kush
Nubia
Axum
WHI.10d
31. Where was the kingdom of Zimbabwe located?
A
B
C
D
near the west African coast
on the east African coast
immediately south of Egypt
on Madagascar
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10d
32. What two trade items made Ghana, Mali, and Songhai increase in wealth
and importance?
A
B
C
D
spices and silk
slaves and timber
gold and salt
rum and tobacco
WHI.10d
33. Timbuktu was known as 
A
B
C
D
a rich trading city in Scandinavia.
a center for trade and learning in west Africa.
the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
the major trading city on the Nile River.
WHI.10d
34. Which of the following religions was introduced into west Africa?
A
B
C
D
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
WHI.10d
35. What trade goods made the west African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and
Songhai rich and powerful?
A
B
C
D
spices
gold and salt
slaves
leather and cloth
WHI.10d
36. What was true of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa?
A
B
C
D
It
It
It
It
was introduced by Arab invaders in the 10th century.
spread along trade routes from the Middle East.
was completely rejected by native Africans.
was adopted briefly, but people quickly returned to their old ways.
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10d
37. Great Zimbabwe was –
A
B
C
D
the capital of a prosperous African empire.
a center for gold trade and Islamic learning.
a multicultural trade-center on Africa’s east coast.
an island off the western coast of Africa.
WHI.10d
38. Which diagram describing African civilization is FALSE?
A
B
C
D
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SOL WHI.10
WHI.10d
39. What geographic features influenced the development of Mali?
A
B
C
D
Nile River and Libyan Desert
Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
fertile coastal plains and inner highlands
Niger River and Sahara Desert
Use this map to answer the next question.
WHI.10d
40. Which number correctly identifies the location of Great Zimbabwe?
A
B
C
D
1
2
3
4
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