Global Unit 3: Test

Question 1

Secular

Answer 1

Non-religious

Question 2

Reform

Answer 2

To make changes

Question 3

Interdependence

Answer 3

Mutual reliance between two or more things

Question 4

Centralized government

Answer 4

Power is centralized in a central authority to which local governments are subject to

Question 5

Manorialism

Answer 5

Political/economic system defined by the relationships between land owners and land workers

Question 6

Feudalism

Answer 6

A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that the king owns in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of land residents

Question 7

Social mobility

Answer 7

The degree to which an individual/family/group’s social status can change

Question 8

The Church/Pope

Answer 8

Made laws and appointed kings and church members

Question 9

King

Answer 9

Owned land

Question 10

Nobles

Answer 10

Managed and oversaw land

Question 11

Knights

Answer 11

Military power/enforced taxes

Question 12

Peasants

Answer 12

Workers

Question 13

The lord gave the vassal _____… the vassal gave the lord __________.

Answer 13

Fiefs… allegiance

Question 14

The lord gave the serf __________… the serf gave the lord _______ & _______.

Answer 14

Protection… farming & repairs

Question 15

Name two leaders of the Mongols

Answer 15

Genghis and Kublai Khan

Question 16

From where to where did the Mongol empire span at its height?

Answer 16

From the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea

Question 17

What kingdom was the first great Trade State of West Africa?

Answer 17

Ghana

Question 18

Which group migrated southeast in Africa spreading agriculture, iron working, culture, and language along the way?

Answer 18

The Bantu Tribe

Question 19

Who ruled Mali? What was its capital?

Answer 19

Mansa Musa; Timbuktu

Question 20

The East African Swahili City-States grew wealthy from trading with who?

Answer 20

India, China, and West Africa

Question 21

What were civil service exams used for?

Answer 21

To grant citizens government positions

Question 22

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Answer 22

Shahada: Profession of faith
Salat: Ritual prayer
Sawm: Can't eat, drink, or smoke during daylight
Zakat: Give to the less fortunate
Hajj: Trip to Mecca

Question 23

What conflict divided the two sects of Islam, the Sunni and Shia?

Answer 23

Sunni: Abu Bakur should have been first caliph
Shia: Ali should have been first caliph