Sample Assessment Items

Asterisk (*) indicates correct answer.

  1. Regional trade networks in the Eastern Hemisphere included the exchange of what products from China and Persia?
    A. Indigo
    B. Gold
    C. Porcelain*
    D. Tobacco

  2. Religion spread across the hemisphere. Islam spread into
    A. China.
    B. Japan.
    C. West Africa.*
    D. East Europe.

  3. Printing and paper money came from
    A. India.
    B. Persia.
    C. Japan.
    D. China.*

  4. Which of the following religions is characterized by a focus on the importance of natural features and worship of the emperor and is unique to Japan?
    A. Buddhism
    B. Shinto*
    C. Confucianism
    D. Islam

  5. Which of the following kingdoms in Africa is located near the Limpopo and the Indian Ocean coast?
    A. Ghana
    B. Mali
    C. Zimbabwe*
    D. Axum

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