Africa and Latin America 500 - 1500
•In
Medieval times Timbuktu was: (a. A great
Muslim center of learning and trade in Sub Sahara Africa.
b. A great Christian center of learning and trade.
c. Neither of these. d. Both of these).
•Name
the animal known as the "ship of the desert" in the Great Sahara.
(a.
Elephant; b. Cape Buffalo; c. Water
buffalo; d. Camel; e. Rhinocerus
•Several
advanced civilizations emerged in Africa before the coming Western Europeans. Which of the following was NOT one of them (a. Ghana;
b. Mali;
•Europeans
became interested in Africa for all of the following EXCEPT One. Which one of the following is NOT one of them. (a.
gold; b. ivory; c. slaves;
d. silk).
•Which
of these Native Americans mummified dead emperors who were regarded as sun
gods? They also excelled in government administration,
military organization, engineering and architecture. (a. Mayas;
.Aztecs; c. Incas; d. Apace;
e. Pueblos)
•Which
of these Native Americans lived mostly in present-day Peru?
(a. Toltecs; b. Aztecs;
c. Incas; d. Apache; e. Mayas)
•Several
advanced civilizations emerged in Mesoamerica before the coming Europeans. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
(a. Toltecs; b. Aztecs;
c. Olmecs; d. Apache; e. Mayas)
•Which
of these native Americans lived mostly in Mexico?
(a. Navajo; b. Aztecs;
c. Incas; d. Apache; e. Apache )
•Which
of these Native Americans were the most artistic and intellectual? They developed a number system based on 20;
wrote hieroglypics; and developed a solar calendar?
(a. Olmecs; b. Pueblos;
c. Eskimo; d. Cherokee; e. Mayas)
•Which
civilization is referred to as the "mother" of the Mayas and Aztecs because
it laid the foundations for those later civilizations with developments such
as hieroglypic writing and solar calendar? It is also known for its colossal stone head
sculpture and jade carving:
(a. Olmecs; b. Pueblos;
c. Incas; d. Sioux; e. Cherokee)
•Which
of these Native Americans developed hydraulic agriculture on artificial islands?
They were noted for their brutality in bloody human sacrifices; They also
built pyramids topped with temples? (a. Mayas;
b. Aztecs; c. Incas; d. Sioux;
e. Pueblos)