LUOA World History 2 Module 9
When did the British end the slave trade?
1807
When was the Great Zimbabwe destroyed?
1830
When did the Ottoman Turks reestablish control of Tripolitania?
1835
When did the slave trade end in Europe?
1880's
What was the total estimated number of African slaves that reached North America and the West Indies?
9 to 10 million
The Ming emperor Yonglo oversaw a period of Chinese exploration from 1405-1433 (just a few decades before the European Age of Discovery and the voyages of Columbus). Which of the following accurately describes what happened during this period of Chinese discovery?
Admiral Zheng He was placed in command of a fleet of 300 ships with the goal of finding other advanced civilizations like China.
Who did the British fight in the Boer War?
Afrikaners
Which of the following statements describe Japan in the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s? [Choose all that apply.]
After witnessing the downfall of China in the Opium Wars and the arrival of Commodore Perry's fleet, the Japanese emperor decided to modernize and strengthen his country to counter European and American imperialism. Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate allowed foreign merchants and Christian missionaries into the country but later closed its doors to the outside world and isolated itself in an attempt to preserve Japanese culture. The Japanese remained isolated from the outside world until Commodore Perry sailed an American fleet into Tokyo Bay and forced the last Tokugawa shogun to sign an agreement that would open the country to outside trade.
Who was the Sultan of Morocco in 1590?
Ahmed al Mansur
How did the Mughal leader Akbar, a Muslim, successfully appease his mostly Hindu subjects in India?
Akbar opened up positions in government to Hindus
Where was the headquarters of the Barbary Pirates for 300 years?
Algiers
From where did the remaining third of slaves come? [Choose all that apply.]
Angola Mozambique Congo
What was the language of Muslim Africans?
Arabic
Which of the following African powers was a rival for the Gold Coast until the 19th century?
Asante
Who caused the destruction of the Great Zimbabwe?
Bantu Zulu
What war(s) paved the way to a South African domination by white settlers? [select all that apply]
Boer War Anglo-Zulu War
Where did the Portuguese send their slaves primarily in the 16th century?
Brazil
What was the name of the important warrior code that the Japanese samurai followed?
Bushido
Which of the following describes the uniqueness of Hudson Taylor's China Inland Mission (today it is known as the Overseas Missionary Fellowship International)? [choose all that may apply]
CIM's missionaries had no guaranteed salary and had to rely on God for their needs. CIM missionaries left the costal cities of China where most other missionaries were working and pushed inland to the mostly unreached interior of China. In an effort to connect with the Chinese people, CIM's missionaries adopted traditional Chinese clothing and fashion.
Who was the best known of all explorers in Africa?
David Livingstone
Which kingdom dwindled in the 19th century leaving the country in constant turmoil?
Ethiopia
Which of the following was a kingdom with a Christian foundation?
Ethiopia
Who controlled the Island of Madagascar?
Ethiopia
When Hong Wu died in 1398, his son Yonglo became the new Ming emperor. Yonglo moved the capital to Beijing and built a massive imperial palace that commoners were banned from entering. This royal complex in the center of Beijing famously became known as the _______________.
Forbidden City
Who controlled large parts of West Africa?
French
Which of the following were pastoralists?
Fulani
Who drove the rural Islamic movement in the Sudan?
Fulani
Which of the following was a territory held by the English? [Choose all that apply.]
Gambia The Gold Coast
Missionary Hudson Taylor was a citizen of which country?
Great Britain
Which of the following were in modern-day Nigeria? [choose all that may apply]
Hausa Yoruba Ibo
Besides sharing the good news of the Bible, how did Hudson Taylor help the people of China?
He was also a doctor who helped the sick and the hurt.
Who was central to the story of exploring the Congo?
Henry Morton Stanley
Who controlled the island of Madagascar?
Hova
What happened to the religious artifacts in Hagia Sofia?
IT IS NOT THIS ANSWER: They remain to this day in a museum.
Which of the following occurred during the rule of Akbar's grandson, Shah Jahan?
India experienced another cultural golden age. The Taj Mahal was built. Crippling taxes were imposed on the people to pay for grand work projects.
How did the Tokugawa shogunate seize control of Japan during the 1500s and 1600s? [choose all that may apply]
Initially the Tokugawa shogunate allowed foreign merchants and Christian missionaries into the country, but later closed its doors to the outside world and isolated itself in an attempt to preserve Japanese culture. The Japanese remained isolated from the outside world until Commodore Perry Sailed an American fleet into Tokyo Bay and forced the last Tokugawa shogun to sign an agreement that would open the country to outside trade. After witnessing the downfall of China in the Opium Wars and the arrival of Commodore Perry's fleet, the Japanese emperor decided to modernize and strengthen his country to counter European and American imerialism.
After the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453, what did they rename the city?
Instanbul
What caused the disappearance of trade posts in the Soudan? [select all that may apply]
Invasion of Songhai Establishment of European trade posts on the Coast
Accurate weapons meant which of the following? [select all that apply]
It was cheaper to fuel expeditions. smaller force could defeat a numerically superior force
What is the status of Hagia Sofia in the twentieth century?
It was converted to a museum
After becoming emperor of China, Kublai Khan lost respect amongst his subjects when he failed twice to conquer which nearby country?
Japan
Which neighbor of China saw what happened when a country failed to modernize in the face European imperialism and was determined not to make the same mistake?
Japan
Who built Hagia Sofia?
Justinian
Who controlled the Congo at first?
King Leopold II
Who was the King of Belgium in the late 19th century?
King Leopold II
Which Mongol leader and grandson of Genghis Khan conquered much of China in the 1200s and established the Yuan dynasty?
Kublai Khan
As Japan quickly modernized in the late 1800s, it quickly ran into a problem experienced by the Europeans during the Industrial Revolution: the need for additional raw materials to feed the new factories. Without a new source of raw materials, the Japanese economy was in danger of collapsing. How did the Japanese solve this economic crisis?
Like the Europeans, the Japanese adopted imperialism and set out on a series of conquests to acquire new sources of raw materials.
Technology did which of the following?
Made exploration cheaper Made exploration profitable
What Islands did the Portuguese discover and annex in the 15th century?
Madeira Cape Verde Azores
Which islands did the Portuguese discover and annex in the 15th century? [Choose all that apply.]
Maderia Cape Verde The Azores
Who were the ancient founders of Mali?
Mandinka
Who were the mixtures of people in Guinea? [select all that may apply]
Mandinka Fulani
Which groups were found in the Ivory Coast? [select all that may apply]
Mandinka Mossi Akan
What were the Kikuyu kingdoms? [Choose all that apply.]
Masai Luo
Not wanting to become a puppet of the Europeans and Americans, the Japanese emperor instituted a series of changes, known as the _____ reforms, to strengthen and modernize Japan.
Meiji
In 1368, after ruling China for about one hundred years, the unpopular Yuan dynasty was overthrown by the son of a Chinese peasant farmer who established the new _____ dynasty, which would govern China for the next three hundred years.
Ming
Which of the following was a settler state? [select all that apply]
Mozambique Kenya Angola
Who declared himself the Mahdi at the end of the 19th century, leading a revolution against the British?
Muhammad Ahmad
Which of the following countries fell under German control? [select all that apply]
Namibia Burundi Rwanda
Prior to the Age of Discovery, what was the extent of involvement with Africa for many Europeans?
North Africa
Which of the following styles colonial management fits this description? Colonial management focused on collecting raw materials for the highest return on investment.
Not this answer: Assimilation
Where did the Spanish oppose the Ottoman expansion in the 16th century?
Not this answer: Algiers
Which kingdom fell in 1808 to the Fulani?
Not this answer: Sierra Leone
When did the slave trade end in Europe?
Not this answer: 1860s
What did the Dutch establish in South Africa?
Orange Free State
Which of the following held most of North Africa since the 16th century?
Ottoman Empire
What was the relationship between Tunisia and the Ottoman Empire?
Paid tribute to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Who captured Ceuta in Morocco in 1415?
Portugal
In 1644, the Manchu successfully seized the Chinese throne and established the final Chinese dynasty, called the ______ dynasty, which would rule the country until 1911.
Qing
Who started the push against the slave trade?
Quakers
Which of the following are geographic features of West Africa? [Choose all that apply.]
Sahara sahili
What was the British settlement for freed slaves?
Sierra Leone
Which of the following was the British settlement for freed slaves?
Sierra Leonne
Which of the following describes the Buganda kingdom? [select all that may apply]
Spacious dwellings made of grass and reeds peaceful
Who captured Oran in Algeria in 1409?
Spain
Which European country (or countries) were predominantly in Africa during the 15th and 16th century?
Spain Portugal
Who predominantly was in Africa during the 15th and 16th century?
Spain Portugal
What specific action did the Ming emperor, Hong Wu, take to ensure that the Mongolians would never again threaten China?
Strengthened the Great Wall
Which of the following is a branch of Islam that focuses on community and family?
Sufism
Which Ottoman ruler pushed into southeastern Europe after 1453?
Suleyman the Magnificent
At its peak, where did the Ottoman Empire reach?
Syrie Egypt North Africa
With whom did Ashanti become political rivals during the 19th century?
The British
What led to the outbreak of war between China and Great Britain in the 1800s? [Choose all that apply.]
The British responded with force after the Chinese government blockaded the British in the city of Canton to prevent the sale of illegal narcotics. The British were only allowed access to the single Chinese city of Canton.
By the 1500s, more European traders, travelers, missionaries, and European goods began arriving in China. Which of the following accurately explains the response of the Chinese government to these foreigners?
The Chinese government passed laws limiting where Europeans could travel and trade, fearing that new European products and ideas would corrupt Chinese culture.
Which empire was established when a group of Muslim invaders conquered northern India around 1200 AD and seized the important city of Delhi?
The Delhi Sultanate
Who conquered the Hausa states in the 19th century?
The Fulani
The Qing emperor, Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) is known as one of the greatest rulers in the history of China. Which of the following is NOT part of his legacy?
The Great Wall of China was built during his reign to keep China safe from outside invasion.
During the 1200s, what saved Japan twice from Mongol invasion?
The Kamikaze
Which of the following was the result of the Portuguese crusade against the Moors in Morocco in 1578? [Choose all that apply.]
The King of Portugal was killed. The Portugese nobles were killed.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, who took the mantle of leadership of the Muslim world?
The Ottoman Empire
Which of the following best describes the Japanese samurai?
The Samurai were professional soldiers who were greatly respected and feared by the commoners
Which of the following describes why the Chinese never fully embraced the Yuan dynasty?
The Yuan emperors were viewed as outsiders and barbarians.
What event changed the course of the slave trade?
The discovery of the new world
What are some examples of Christendom and Islam blending with the reign of the Ottomans? [choose all that may apply]
The two groups lived in relative peace in the Balkans Hagia Sofia was converted to a Mosque from a Christian Church
Which are examples of Christendom and Islam blending with the reign of the Ottomans? [Choose all that apply.]
The two groups lived in relative peace in the Balkans. Hagia Sofia was converted to a mosque from a Christian Church.
What was the impact of repeating rifles? [Choose all that apply.]
They had larger magazines to shoot more bullets. They were accurate even when shot from a distance.
Which of the following was the first involvement of the British in the slave trade?
They were agents providing slaves
How did the Tokugawa shogunate seize control of Japan during the 1500s and 1600s?
They were successful on the battlefield because they were one of the first clans to adopt firearms which were purchased by the Portuguese.
What conclusion can be reached about the legacy of the reign of the first Ming emperor, Hong Wu?
Through Hong Wu's actions, the Ming Emperors possessed a great deal more power than any previous Chinese Dynasty.
Which conclusion can be reached about the legacy of the reign of the first Ming emperor, Hongwu?
Through Hongwu's actions, the Ming emperors possessed more power than any previous Chinese dynasty.
What did the Ottoman's position in the Mediterranean facilitate?
Vast trade networks
What was the furthest extent the Ottomans reached into Europe?
Vienna
Which of the following fueled European expansion in Africa? [select all that apply]
Weapons medicine steamboats
Where did two-thirds of slaves originate from?
West Africa
Where were Ashanti and Dahomey located?
West Africa
Where did the Spanish send their slaves initially?
West Indies
Where did the sultan of Oman transfer his court in 1832?
Zanzibar
As the Atlantic Slave Trade dwindled, where did other slavery ramp up?
Zanzibar from Arabian dealers
What use was the Suez Canal?
a shorter distance from Europe to Asia
What is a Muslim Turkish ghazi?
a warlord
Which of the following styles colonial management fits this description? Colonial management focused on colonials adopting customs of the colonial parent.
assimilation
What is quinine found in?
cinchona bark
Which of the following styles colonial management fits this description? Colonial management consisting of a centralized form of administration.
direct rule
Which of the following was a reason that threatened Ethiopian unification? [select all that apply]
division over imperial interests division over theology
Which of the following was a reason that threatened Ethiopian unification? [select all that apply]
division over theology division over imperial interests
What was the first commodity sought by Belgians to return a profit on the investment in the Congo?
ivory
What was a motive for Portuguese conquests?
procurement of slaves
How were slaves acquired in Africa? [Choose all that apply.]
raids war trade
Which of the following caused the decline of the Mughal Empire in India? [choose all that apply]
reckless government spending repression of religious groups other than muslims heavy taxation
Which of the following were Portuguese trading regions in Africa? [Choose all that apply.]
senegambia The Gold Coast The Winward Coast
What was the structure of African political units before European colonization?
small tribes
Which of the following were results of slavery in Africa? [Choose all that apply.]
social destabilization economic slowing constant war
Which of the following characterized North Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries? [Choose all that apply.]
struggles between dynasties anarchy insurrections
Who conquered the Hausa states in the 19th century?
the Fulani
Which was a motive for Portuguese conquests?
the procurement of slaves
At first, where did slaves go after the Portuguese bought them?
to homes in Portugal
For what is quinine used?
to prevent malaria
What was the purpose of the Taj Mahal?
to serve as a tomb for Shah Jahan's wife
Which of the following were ways that slaves were acquired in Africa? [select all that may apply]
trade raids war
