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- 1. Multiple Choice
The changes depicted in Map 1 were mostly a result of which of the following?
The decline of surrounding empires and the Ottoman Empire’s use of gunpowder weapons
The Ottoman alliance with France against rival Christian powers
The Ottoman Empire’s unrivaled naval superiority in the Mediterranean
The power vacuum left by the collapse of the Umayyad caliphate
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the primary Ottoman response to the change depicted in Map 2?
Attempts to convert the empire’s non-Muslim population to Islam
Efforts to transform the empire into a parliamentary democracy
Attempt to reconcile Islamic law with Marxist ideals
Efforts to reform the government despite considerable internal opposition
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an important continuity in the global economy from 1500 C.E. to 1700 C.E.?
Reliance on coerced labor systems declined.
Muslim merchants controlled most major trade routes.
Asian societies produced most of the world’s manufactured goods.
Most goods were exchanged using overland trade routes.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best supports the conclusion that after 1450 C.E. interactions between the hemispheres created syncretic systems of religious belief?
Amerindian groups in the American Southwest converted to Catholicism after Spanish missionaries arrived.
A Peruvian native wrote a letter to the king of Spain asking for his protection from Spanish diseases.
An eighteenth-century African American poet and slave remembered little of her native religion, despite having been born in Senegal.
Northern Mexican peasants referred to the Christian saint Mary as Tonantzin, which was the name of a local deity.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a "Gunpowder" Empire during the 1450-1700 time period?
Safavid Empire
Ottoman Empire
British Empire
Mughal Empire
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Ottoman army included 30,000 elite soldiers called ________ who were slaves that were trained to be loyal to the government.
Janissaries
Jizyas
Slavs
Dhimmis
- 7. Multiple Choice
Unlike the Ottomans, the Safavids were ___________ Muslims, meaning they believed there is a clear successor of Muhammed (his brother-in-law).
Shi'a
Sunni
Abrahamic
Slavic
- 8. Multiple Choice
The best example of Akbar’s tolerance was his creation of a new religion called the ___________, which blended ideas from a number of big religions (Islam, Hindu, Christianity).
Absolute Religion
New Religion
Divine Faith
Old Religion
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the fall/collapse of all 3 of the "gunpowder" empires?
Decline of Silk Road
Increase in food production leading to inflation
Weak rulers leading to political instability
External factors including invaders and European Rivals
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who was the chief minister in the Ottoman Empire who carried the main burdens of the state, and led meetings at council?
sultans
grand vizier
pashas
ulema
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the devshirme?
Collection of taxes at a central point
Conversion of boys from the Balkans to be Janissaries
A series of social reforms targeting religious tolerance
Forced conversion of Shi'a Muslims to the Sunni faith.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe?
The Bible
The printing press
Church Hierarchy
The Diet of Worms
- 13. Multiple Choice
Authors living during the Renaissance started writing in the everyday language of the people known as the
perspective
chiaroscuro
contrapposto
vernacular
- 14. Multiple Choice
Russian leader who used the state to conquer and incorporate the Republic of Novgorod and Russian people; crowned himself Tsar of the Russia
Ivan III / Ivan the Great
Ivan IV / Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Peter the Terrible
- 15. Multiple Choice
The powerful noble class in Russia that Ivan IV tortured, executed, and stripped of land and power because he felt threaten by them.
Boyars
Janissaries
Nobles
Kievan Rus
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Ming Emperor wanted more tributaries so he gave his trusted adviser, ___________ the title "Admiral of the Western Seas" and told him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon"
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Ahmed
Jamal al-Din
- 17. Multiple Choice
A system of government employees selected for their skills and knowledge who collected taxes and enforced laws
Governor
Official
Philosophy
Civil Service
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right?
Rules by the power and blessing of God.
Rules by the suggestions of the people.
Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
The King is not really in power at all.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is an absolute monarchy?
A system where the King or Queen rules by listening to what the public has to say.
A King or Queen rules, but laws or ideas must be accepted by the majority of the nation.
A system where the King or Queen has complete authority over the government and people.
The King or Queen has absolutely no power.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The economic system being depicted is
mercantilism
capitalism
militarism
socialism
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