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World History
Units 5-7 benchmark test
Question | Answer |
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What was Ibn Sina famous for? | Created a set of Medical Encyclopedias |
What was the main reason why the Bantu people were forced to migrate? | Slash and Burn agriculture. |
How do we know the Bantu people migrated and the direction they migrated? | Over 240 million people in Central and Southern Africa now speak a form of Bantu language. |
What trade product was found in abundance in West Africa? | Gold |
What mineral was brought across the Sahara Desert for Trade? | Salt |
What was Ibn Battuta famous for? | Great Islamic historian. |
How did the King of Ghana grow so rich? | Trading toll tax |
What is religious syncretism? | Blended different religions practices together to form a new one. |
What helped aid trade between Africa & India? | The monsoon winds. |
List some reasons why Indian civilizations declined once the European explorers came to America? | Better weapons, disease, the Spanish turned the Indians against each other. |
What ways were the religion of Islam spread? | trade, war, and migration. |
How were the economies of West Africa alike? | Gold and salt trade |
What is the Mayan calendar based on? | Sun, moon, and stars |
How were the Aztecs, Mayans, and Icons alike? | All advanced civilizations pior to European's arrival |
How did the kingdom of Songhai get started? | Songhai people left Mali Kingdom |
What was Mali's ruler Mansa Musa know for? | His hajj to Mecca |