Transcript Ch. 16-20 Test Review

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Out of the struggle for power in Iran emerged
a chief of Kurdish, Iranian and Greek ancestry
named
Mehmet
Akbar
Barbur
Issac
Ismail
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One difference between the Ottoman and
Iranian states was that the Iranian state was
based on
 Shi’ism
 Sunnism
 Sufism
 Sikhism
 Kurdishism
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about
the decline of Mughal India?
 The decline of the central government and the rise of
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regional states benefitted from the removal of the sultan’s
heavy hand.
Linguistic and religious communities gained more
freedom when the power of central government declined.
The disintegration of central power favored the intrusion
of European powers.
The decline of the Mughal empire allowed yet another
Muslim sultanate to rule India
The land grant system was a major element of decline.
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How did African kings and merchants obtain
slaves for sale?
 Most of them were prisoners of war.
 Most of them were children sold into slavery by
their parents.
 Most of them were captured in slave raids.
 Most of them were hereditary slaves owned by
kings.
 Most of them were indentured servants.
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Why were African slaves the form of labor
preferred by the operators of sugar
plantations?
 Africans were better able to withstand disease.
 Africans were enslaved primarily because of
European prejudice against them.
 Africans already knew how to grow sugar cane.
 Africans were simply more cost effective.
 Africans were preferred because of their
experience as farmers.
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Which of these were considered the
Gunpowder Empires in the Islamic World?
 Ming China, Mughal India, Seljuk Turks
 Tokugawa Shogunate, Ming China, Yuan China
 Ottoman turkey, Delhi Sultanate, Khmer
Cambodia
 Safavid Persia, Ottoman Turkey, Mughal India
 Safavid Persia, Ming China, Tokugawa Shogunate
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Which of the following did NOT happen in China
during the Ming Dynasty?
 China was no longer under the control of Mongol
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leaders.
Contact with other nations increased with the
creation of a Chinese navy.
Buddhism became the official state religion of China.
Chinese foreign policy was based on collecting tribute
instead of waging war.
There was an increase in the number of cash crops
grown, such as cotton
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A new 14th century Ottoman military resource
was Christian prisoners of war, called
 Janissaries.
 Knights of the Cross.
 Mamluks.
 Caspian slaves.
 Lollards.
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In 1453, the Ottoman armies attacked
Constantinople and brought the end to
 Turkish rule
 Byzantine rule.
 Arab rule.
 Egyptian rule.
 Mongol rule.
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Which of the following provides the most accurate
description of the Columbian Exchange?
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European food to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere diseases to
Europe; African population to Europe
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African livestock to the Western Hemisphere; European technology to Africa;
Western Hemisphere food to Europe
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Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe; European
population to the New World
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European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa; African
food to the Western Hemisphere
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African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to
Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere
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Peter the Great was determined to
 drive all the Turks from Russia.
 make an alliance with the Jesuits.
 convert to Roman Catholicism.
 promote Western ideas.
 sever ties with Western Europe.
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As global trade expanded in the 16th and 17th
centuries, which of the following economies
exported more than it imported, thus absorbing
a large amount of the world’s silver?
 China
 Japan
 Ethiopia
 Spain
 Portugal
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The Russian word “tsar” means
 Khan.
 Crown.
 Caesar.
 Throne.
 Representative of God.
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Why were the Ottoman sultan’s male relatives
kept confined to the palace after the midseventeenth century?
 The plague was raging, and the sultan feared that if
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he should die there would be no one to take his place.
The sultan worried about their mortality if they were
exposed to strange women.
This way the sultan could keep them from meddling in
politics or from planning coups.
This was the best way to ensure that they would not
be kidnapped by the rival Safavid Empire.
The Ottoman royal family gradually became recluses.
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Which of the following did NOT contribute to
the success of the European maritime
empires?
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improvements in ship design
improved accuracy in navigation
the use of cannon
the development of joint-stock companies
the complex system of Western philosophy,
Protestantism, and Progressivism, applied to the
method of conquest
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John Calvin preached that salvation was
granted by
 predestination.
 good works.
 faith.
 good thoughts
 the Pope.
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The most deadly of the early epidemics
brought to the Americas from Europe was
 cholera.
 measles.
 smallpox.
 bubonic plague.
 influenza.
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What was the ultimate outcome of the French and
Indian War (The Seven Years’ War)?
 France won its bid to build an empire in the Americas
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without the interference of the English.
A large Amerindian confederation was formed with which
later European immigrants had to negotiate.
France finally lost the war to the Spanish.
France was forced to yield Canada to England and cede
Louisiana to Spain.
France lost America, but was free to dominate India, which
it did.
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Which was the most long-lived of the postMongol Muslim empires?
 The Delhi Sultanate
 The Ottoman Empire
 The Safavid Empire
 The Umayyad Caliphate
 The Mughal Empire
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Most slave deaths on the Middle Passage
were due to
 drowning when slaves tried to swim to shore while
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manacled.
starvation.
disease.
punishment or execution.
suicide.
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Which of the following most clearly
differentiates the Tokugawa Shogunate from
the previous period in Japanese history?
 establishment of nation-states in Japan
 extension of feudalism
 use of technology decreased
 interest in Asian spice trade
 existence of slave trade
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In general, what trade goods were the
Africans most interested in importing from
Europe?
 Gold, salt, and ivory
 Porcelain, silver, and guns
 Textiles, hardware, and guns
 Gold, silver, and guns
 Beads, iron kettles, and brass pans
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Which of these European animals had the
greatest impact on the lifestyle of
Amerindians?
 sheep
 horses
 cattle
 dogs
 rabbits
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What is the historical significance of the early
modern period in Europe?
 It was primarily an age of progress for Europe.
 It allowed women to gain equality with men.
 Most Europeans became better off with the
increase in wages and the decrease in progress.
 It was a time when technology was outstripped by
Chinese technology.
 The balance of power had shifted in the Asian’s
favor.
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Which of the following became the richest
institution of the Spanish colonies?
 The Catholic Church
 The Colonial Government
 The silver mines
 The military
 The Hacienda
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The European cultural impact on Africa
during the Atlantic system is best described
as
 vast.
 minimal.
 non-existent.
 equal to that of Islam.
 greater than that of Islam