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Final Exam Study Guide Questions: 8th Grade World History

Question 1 of 18

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What does the word Islam mean in Arabic

Select one of the following:

  • Submission to Allah

  • Fear Allah

  • Remember Allah

Explanation

Question 2 of 18

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What is one way in which Islam is similar to Judaism and Christianity?

Select one or more of the following:

  • They are all polytheistic religions.

  • They are all monotheistic religions.

Explanation

Question 3 of 18

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Which if the following belong to the Five Pillars of Islam

Select one or more of the following:

  • Declaration of Faith

  • Declaration of love

  • Giving charity to the poor

  • Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

  • Fasting from sunrise to sunset

  • Prayer 2x a day in the direction of Mecca

Explanation

Question 4 of 18

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What was the chief means of social and political organization in African stateless societies?

Select one of the following:

  • Democracy

  • Dictatorship

  • Ancestry

Explanation

Question 5 of 18

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What did Africans mainly provide in trade between east Africa and Asia?

Select one of the following:

  • Silk

  • Roots

  • Elephant trunks

  • Raw materials

Explanation

Question 6 of 18

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The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what languages?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Arabic

  • French

  • English

  • Banta

  • Hebrew

Explanation

Question 7 of 18

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Who was Mali's first great leader?

Select one of the following:

  • Morgan Freeman

  • Barrack Obama

  • Mansa Musa

  • Ussain Bolt

Explanation

Question 8 of 18

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The Songhai people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control if the all important trade routes.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 18

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Answer both questions by selecting the boxes that best answers the questions:

T or F: African societies were sometimes matrilineal.
What does matrilineal mean

Select one or more of the following:

  • True

  • False

  • Matrilineal means children trace their ancestors through their fathers.

  • Matrilineal means children trace their ancestors through their mothers.

Explanation

Question 10 of 18

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What city controlled trade routes and was the economic, political, and religious center if an African empire?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Timbuktu

  • Ghana

  • Zimbabwe

Explanation

Question 11 of 18

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African trade routes shifted to the east several time because it provided a faster route to their destinations.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 18

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How did Islam spread throughout Africa? Select all that apply

Select one or more of the following:

  • Trade

  • Conquest

  • Political elections

Explanation

Question 13 of 18

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Songhai is most know for its

Select one of the following:

  • Food such as fried elephants,

  • Trading materials such as silk, wood, and ivory

  • Leaders such as Ali, Askia, and Muhammed

Explanation

Question 14 of 18

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What helped China become the a great sea power under Song leadership?

Select one of the following:

  • The invention of a ship

  • The invention of the axle and wheel

  • The invention of sails

  • The invention of a magnetic compass

Explanation

Question 15 of 18

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How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror

Select one of the following:

  • By negotiating peace treaties that unified the lands

  • By staging a political revolution

  • With the use of organization and military

Explanation

Question 16 of 18

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How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror

Select one of the following:

  • By negotiating peace treaties that unified the lands

  • By staging a political revolution

  • With the use of organization and military

Explanation

Question 17 of 18

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Kualai Khan follows the nomadic way of life

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 18

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Why did the Tang Dynasty fall?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Overtaxing of peasants

  • Famine

  • Internal rebellions

  • Lack of imports and exports

Explanation

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