Sol World History Medieval World and Empires 3

Question 1

Which West African empire became wealthy from controlling trans-Saharan gold and salt trade routes?

Accepted Answer

Mali Empire

Answer

Kingdom of Kongo

Answer

Songhai Empire

Answer

Great Zimbabwe

Question 2

What was the name of the network of trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean world?

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

Answer

Spice Route

Answer

Amber Road

Answer

Incense Route

Question 3

The Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) was fought primarily between which two countries?

Accepted Answer

England and France

Answer

England and Spain

Answer

France and Germany

Answer

Spain and Portugal

Question 4

Which medieval Japanese social class was analogous to European knights?

Accepted Answer

Samurai

Answer

Shogun

Answer

Daimyo

Answer

Ronin

Question 5

What major technological achievement of medieval China was developed around 1040 CE and eventually transformed communication in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Movable type printing

Answer

Gunpowder

Answer

Compass

Answer

Paper

Question 6

Which 14th-century Moroccan scholar traveled about 75,000 miles across Africa, Asia, and Europe, documenting his journeys?

Accepted Answer

Ibn Battuta

Answer

Marco Polo

Answer

Zheng He

Answer

Al-Idrisi