1. What was the most important city in the Byzantine Empire?
a. Rome
b. Carthage
c. Alexandria
d. Constantinople
2. What city is farthest east on the map?
a. Rome
b. Cordoba
c. Carthage
d. Antioch
Document based activity
Study the images below, and answer the questions follow.
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1. What was the most important city in the Byzantine Empire? 2. What city is farthest east on the map? |
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3. Based on the map, why might the Roman Empire had a hard time defending all
of its territory? a. There were too many mountains b. It was too big and spread out c. It was too close to Egypt d. There were no good waterways 4. Based on the map, what do all the major cities in the Roman Empire have in common? a. They were in the North b. They were all near water c. They were near the Mediterranean Sea d. Both a and c are correct |
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5. According to the map, by A.D. 212 what geographic feature was at the center
of the Roman Empire. 6. How far was it from Britain to Rome? |
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7. What geographic advantage did Mali have over Ghana? |
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8. According to the map, in which vegetation zone is Ghana located? a. Rain forest b. Savanna c. Desert d. Mediterranean 9. Name all the bodies of water that surround Africa. 10. Where in Africa is the Mediterranean vegetation zone? a. North Africa b. South Africa c. Central Africa d. West Africa |
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11. What were four types of trade goods sent to Africa from Asia? a. beads, gold, iron ore, ivory b. textiles, beads, spices, porcelain c. timber, textiles, spices, gold d. beads, textiles, ivory, spices 12. What trade goods were sent from Africa to Asia? a. beads, gold, iron ore, ivory b. textiles, beads, spices, porcelain c. timber, textiles, spices, gold d. gold, iron ore, ivory, slaves 13. In what direction would one travel to go from Africa to Asia? a. Southeast b. Northwest c. Southwest d. Northeast |
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14. Which bodies of water surround the area in which the Maya settled? 15. What direction is Palenque in relation to Tikal? a. North b. South c. East d. West 16. Where were most of the Mayan centers built after 800? a. Near the Caribbean Sea b. In the Northern Lowlands c. In the Yukatan Peninsula d. In the Highlands 17. What is the most northern Mayan city on the map? a. Copan b. Palenque c. Chechen Itza d. Tikal |
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18. Which letter on the map shows the Inca Empire? a. b. c. d. |
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19. Macchu Piccu is located on a a. coastal plain b. lowlan c. desert d. mountain range |
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20. In what time period did each empire control as many as 12 million people?
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