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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 valuable historical source? a. Mansa Musa b. Ibn Battuta c. Abu Bakr d. King Sumanguru e. Genghis Khan 2. The tropics are warm all year-round. The center of the tropical zone is marked by the: a. polar caps b. gulf stream c. equator d. Sahara Desert e. silk road 3. The rainy and dry seasons in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of: a. the monsoons b. the jet stream c. the gulf stream d. el nino e. the equator 4. Human migrations spread many useful plants and animals around the tropics before 1300. These included: a. bananas, yams, and coffee b. corn, beans, and squash c. wheat, millet, and barley d. rice, kiwi, and manioc e. none of the above 5. To accommodate the uneven distribution of rainfall, South Indian farmers: a. prayed to rain gods b. constructed terraced hillsides c. built canals to the Himalayan mountains d. all of the above

6. The most abundant metal worked in the tropics was: a. bronze b. taconite c. iron d. silver e. mercury 7. Africa gained an international reputation for its production of: a. silver b. bronze c. iron d. gold e. taconite 8. The empires of Mali in West Africa and Delhi in southern Asia both utilized: a. Islamic administration b. Papal administration c. Orthodox Buddhist administration d. a scholar bureaucracy 9. The spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara came about through: a. war b. forced conversion c. a gradual and peaceful process of conversion d. the missionary efforts of the Spanish during the Inquisition e. 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 elites d. 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 country c. led to the Christian Crusades d. 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 mathematics d. all of the above 13. The Turkish conquest of northern India was aided by:

a. bronze cannons b. muskets c. iron stirrups d. epidemic disease e. camels 14. Sultan Iltutmish passed his empire to Raziya, his: a. daughter b. eldest son c. youngest son d. advisor e. nephew 15. The Delhi Sultans controlled their empire in India by: a. terror b. military reprisals c. high taxes d. 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 metals c. construction of larger ships, making shipping cargo more profitable d. all of the above 17. The characteristic ship of the Arabian Sea was the: a. galley b. junk c. skow d. dhow e. windsail 18. The Indian Ocean trade was decentralized and cooperative. It was united by: a. commercial interests b. political authority c. religious authority d. common fear e. slavery 19. Swahili, the language common to East African trading city-states, can be described as: a. Indo-European language that shares Arabic elements b. a Bantu language written in a Phoenician script c. a combination of African and Arabic elements d. a combination of Hebraic and Egyptian elements

20. The two great trading cities of East Africa were: a. Cairo and Zimbabwe b. Kilwa and Mogadishu c. Timbuktu and Casablanca d. 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 porcelain c. growing grain and as a convenient stopover for traders from India d. 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 important port and: a. became the focus of the annual Buddhist pilgrimage b. became a meeting place for traders from around the Eurasian world c. replaced Madagascar as the most important slave trading port d. became one of the most homogeneous cities in Southeast Asia 24. The cultural blending associated with the expansion and spread of Islam from 1200 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 influences c. the development of double-entry bookkeeping and banking d. 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 science c. the introduction of new technology like papermaking d. all of the above 26. The most profitable item traded from North Africa to Timbuktu was: a. gold b. books c. ivory d. slaves e. diamonds 27. Islam spread in Africa and Asia through:

a. contact with Muslim merchants b. contact with Muslim administrators c. intermarriage with Muslims d. all of the above e. only a and c 28. The prosperity of the Asian and African kingdoms from 1200 to 1500 was accompanied by : a. the rise of science in Asia b. the need for better transportation in Africa c. the growth of slavery d. all of the above 29. The status of a woman in tropical India was largely determined by: a. the status of her father, husband, or owner b. the number of years of education c. how much gold jewelry she wore d. her ability to achieve spiritual enlightenment e. how many children she had 30. The active role women played in tropical regions included: a. important culinary skills b. heavy farmwork c. spinning and weaving d. all of the above 31. What was the impact of Islam on women in tropical regions? a. Islam had a negative impact b. Islam had a positive impact c. The impact varied because not all Islamic places also adopted social customs of the Arab world d. Islam had no impact