World History Semester Exam Name______________________________________________

Fill in the blank: Trade ya - Salt for Gold

Muslim, Mali, Mecca, Mansa Musa - use these words below

In 1324, (1) ____________ ______________ , ruler of the west African Empire of (2)________________, made his pilgrimage to the (3) _____________________ holy city of (4) __________________________.

Sahara, Scholars, Gold, Wealth, Camels, Oasis - use these words below

The ruler of the West African Empire took an entourage of 500 slaves and 100 (5)___________. Each of these carried 300 pounds of (6)_______________. The group had to cross the (7) __________________ Desert. The entourage was able to refresh at the (8) ______________, where they might find water. He was very generous with his (9) _________________. Arab (10)_____________________were invited to the kingdom to expand their learning and knowledge.

Multiple choice:

11. ________ How does Africa compare in size with the other continents? A. The largest B. The smallest C. Africa is not a continent D. The second largest

12. ________ Because most West African societies had no system of writing, their history was kept alive by people known as ________________. A. Busy Bodies B. Griots C. Telephone operators D. Folk Singers

13. ________ Muslim Merchants traveled far and wide carrying goods and spreading ideas. Trade with India brought the Muslim world the number system known as _____________ _______________ A. Roman Numerals B. Negative numbers C. Arabic Numerals D. Numerous Numerals

14. ________ The route that Marco Polo had followed to and from China became a well-travelled trade route known as the A. Road to Riches B. Silk Road C. Asian Highway D. Orient Express

15. ________ The most common form of transportation along the desert trade routes was A. Camel B. Horse C. Ship D. train

16. ________ King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella’s plan to make Spain all Catholic was called: A. The Columbian Exchange B. The Marshall plan C. Española D. Reconquista, aka Reconquest.

Matching - The beginning of Modern Times

______________17. Renaissance

______________18. Leonardo di Vinci

______________19. Johannes Gutenberg

______________20. Galileo Galilei

______________21. Copernicus

______________22. Sir Isaac Newton

______________23. Scientific method

______________24. William Shakespeare

______________25. Michelangelo Buonarroti

______________26. The Medici Family of Florence

A. Polish Astronomer who presented calculations that the Earth revolves around the sun.

B. Italian Scientist who proved that the Earth moved around the sun with the use of a telescope.

C. Age of learning, means “rebirth” in French.

D. English mathematician who wrote a book explaining that objects are held to the Earth by a force called gravity.

E. Requires that ideas be tested through observing and experimenting.

F. Wealthy Patrons who supported the arts.

G. German printer who was the first to print with movable type. He printed a 1200 page bible in 1455.

H. The greatest writer of England’s Golden Age, wrote poems and plays and performed them in the Globe Theatre

I. Painter, sculptor, and architect. He painted the scenes on the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the famous “David”

J. Greatest genius of the Renaissance, a scientist, engineer, inventor, Philosopher, writer and artist. He painted the “Last Supper” as well as “The Mona Lisa”

Definitions: Buying the Stairway to Heaven

27. _____________ clergy

28. _____________ indulgences

29. _____________ heresy

30. _____________ Protestant

31. _____________ Reformation

32. _____________ circumnavigation

33. _____________ Armada

K. A religious movement that began in the 16th century Europe as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church; resulted in the founding of Protestantism

L. a journey around the world by shop

M. fleet of warships

N. Ordained church officers

P. Name of the churches that were formed as a result of protests against the Roman Catholic Church

Q. A pardon for sins

R. The denial of the beliefs of a church

Multiple choice - Explorers Club

______________ 34. The first Europeans to land in North America were the A. Japanese B. Mongols C. Martians D. Vikings

______________ 35. He founded a school for navigators in the 1400’s. He paid for voyages along Africa’s Atlantic coast. A. Sinbad the Sailor B. Popeye C. Prince Henry the Navigator D. Vasco da Gama

______________ 36. In 1492, this Italian sailor set sail with three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria to discover a route to India.

A. Christopher Columbus B. Bartholomeu Diaz C. Amerigo Vespucci D. Michelangelo

______________ 37. This Italian sailor drew careful maps of the area he explored and said, “It is lawful to call the continent the new world because none of these countries were known to our ancestors”. The new continent was named in his honor. A. Jeffrey States B. Amerigo Vespucci C. Christopher Columbus D. Pounce de Leon

_____________ 38. Even though this sailor was killed in the Philippines, his sailors were the first to circumnavigate the globe. A. Sir Walter Raleigh B. Hernando Cortez C. Martin Luther D. Ferdinand Magellan.

______________39. The English Royal and daughter of Henry VIII who make England a Sea Power was A. Elizabeth I B. Anne Boylen C. Queen Isabella D. Princess Diana

______________ 40. Some sea captains raided other ships in a practice that became known as A. gold digging B. indian giving C. piracy D. Raiders of the Lost Ark

Fill in the blanks: We’re not in Kansas anymore, or are we? - use these words below

S. gathering T. Indigenous U. environment V. permanent W. reservations X. maize Y. teepees Z. artifacts aa. hunting

bb. Columbian Exchange

41. The first people in a land are called _____________________________________ people.

42. Today, some descendants of the original people live on ____________________________, or land that was set aside for the tribes.

43. Many tribes in the Americas depended on a food crop known as __________________________, along with squash, beans, pumpkins and potatoes.

44. Native people lives in homes that were a reflection of their lifestyle, the materials available, and the ____________________________ that they lived in.

45. When tribes collect most of their food from their environment, it is known as __________________.

46. A big part of Native American culture was ______________________, and many tribes got most of their food this way.

47. The pueblo homes, made of adobe, or the longhouse, made of timber, were more _____________ homes and were built by tribes that were able to stay in one place from year to year.

48. The homes of the native nomadic tribes of the Great Plains were called _______________________. They were covered with buffalo hide. It took a native woman about 30 minutes to set up.

49. The history of the American Indians is discovered by traditions and stories as well as __________________ such as tools and weapons.

50. The movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ideas between Europe and the Americas in the 1400’s and 1500’s was known as the __________________ __________________.

Bonus: Name three items that Christopher Columbus brought with him that changed the culture of the American “Indians” _________________ __________________________ _________________