Final Exam Study Guide Questions: 8th Grade World History

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Pregunta 1

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What does the word Islam mean in Arabic
Respuesta
  • Submission to Allah
  • Fear Allah
  • Remember Allah

Pregunta 2

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What is one way in which Islam is similar to Judaism and Christianity?
Respuesta
  • They are all polytheistic religions.
  • They are all monotheistic religions.

Pregunta 3

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Which if the following belong to the Five Pillars of Islam
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 4

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What was the chief means of social and political organization in African stateless societies?
Respuesta
  • Democracy
  • Dictatorship
  • Ancestry

Pregunta 5

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What did Africans mainly provide in trade between east Africa and Asia?
Respuesta
  • Silk
  • Roots
  • Elephant trunks
  • Raw materials

Pregunta 6

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The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what languages?
Respuesta
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English
  • Banta
  • Hebrew

Pregunta 7

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Who was Mali's first great leader?
Respuesta
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Barrack Obama
  • Mansa Musa
  • Ussain Bolt

Pregunta 8

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

Pregunta 9

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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
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
  • Matrilineal means children trace their ancestors through their fathers.
  • Matrilineal means children trace their ancestors through their mothers.

Pregunta 10

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What city controlled trade routes and was the economic, political, and religious center if an African empire?
Respuesta
  • Timbuktu
  • Ghana
  • Zimbabwe

Pregunta 11

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

Pregunta 12

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How did Islam spread throughout Africa? Select all that apply
Respuesta
  • Trade
  • Conquest
  • Political elections

Pregunta 13

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Songhai is most know for its
Respuesta
  • Food such as fried elephants,
  • Trading materials such as silk, wood, and ivory
  • Leaders such as Ali, Askia, and Muhammed

Pregunta 14

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What helped China become the a great sea power under Song leadership?
Respuesta
  • The invention of a ship
  • The invention of the axle and wheel
  • The invention of sails
  • The invention of a magnetic compass

Pregunta 15

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How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror
Respuesta
  • By negotiating peace treaties that unified the lands
  • By staging a political revolution
  • With the use of organization and military

Pregunta 16

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How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror
Respuesta
  • By negotiating peace treaties that unified the lands
  • By staging a political revolution
  • With the use of organization and military

Pregunta 17

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Kualai Khan follows the nomadic way of life
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 18

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Why did the Tang Dynasty fall?
Respuesta
  • Overtaxing of peasants
  • Famine
  • Internal rebellions
  • Lack of imports and exports
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