Question 1

Which group, comprised mostly of herders, mercenaries, or outlaws, led the conquest of Siberia in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  janissaries 
B)  cossacks 
C)  saracens 
D)  Franks 
E)  Uighers 
A)  janissaries 
B)  cossacks 
C)  saracens 
D)  Franks 
E)  Uighers

Question 2

Describe the expansion of the Russian Empire in terms of language, religion, and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

As the empire expanded, it incorporated

Question 3

Identify the following term(s).
-Shi'ites

Accepted Answer

Shi'ites, also known as Shia Muslims, re

Question 4

In governing his "flock" or raya, the sultan saw himself as

Accepted Answer

A)  being the model of meekness and passivity. 
B)  providing equality to the sexes. 
C)  providing intellectual and scholastic leadership. 
D)  providing equality to all citizens. 
E)  providing justice and military protection. 
A)  being the model of meekness and passivity. 
B)  providing equality to the sexes. 
C)  providing intellectual and scholastic leadership. 
D)  providing equality to all citizens. 
E)  providing justice and military protection.

Question 5

Islamic law

Accepted Answer

A)  did not allow women to own any property. 
B)  did not discuss women's property ownership. 
C)  forbade women to own property after marriage. 
D)  allowed women to keep property after marriage. 
E)  made women equal with men. 
A)  did not allow women to own any property. 
B)  did not discuss women's property ownership. 
C)  forbade women to own property after marriage. 
D)  allowed women to keep property after marriage. 
E)  made women equal with men.

Question 6

Iran became most closely associated with the manufacture of which item?

Accepted Answer

A)  Silk 
B)  Coffee 
C)  Porcelain 
D)  Carpets 
E)  Camel saddles 
A)  Silk 
B)  Coffee 
C)  Porcelain 
D)  Carpets 
E)  Camel saddles

Question 7

The Mughal Empire was quite prosperous in the sixteenth century because they

Accepted Answer

A)  traded cotton cloth. 
B)  had an efficient government system 
C)  faced few external threats 
D)  all of the above 
E)  b and c 
A)  traded cotton cloth. 
B)  had an efficient government system 
C)  faced few external threats 
D)  all of the above 
E)  b and c

Question 8

What three factors were responsible for the expansion of the Ottoman Empire beginning around 1300? Explain your answer in detail.

Accepted Answer

The three major factors were (a) the shr

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Mughal Empire

Accepted Answer

The Mughal Empire was a powerful and inf

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Akbar

Accepted Answer

Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great, wa

Question 11

Extensive Islamic expansion into East Africa and Southeast Asia occurred

Accepted Answer

A)  before the rapid European commercial expansion. 
B)  because Islam was most similar to native religions. 
C)  because Islam willingly accepted converts as full members. 
D)  thanks to the support of Muslim land empires. 
E)  because Muhammad visited these places. 
A)  before the rapid European commercial expansion. 
B)  because Islam was most similar to native religions. 
C)  because Islam willingly accepted converts as full members. 
D)  thanks to the support of Muslim land empires. 
E)  because Muhammad visited these places.

Question 12

What was the primary feature that distinguished the Mughal Empire from the Ottomans and Safavids? Explain your answer in detail.

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize that India was

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-Safavid Empire

Accepted Answer

The Safavid Empire was a significant Per

Question 14

Compared to Istanbul, which term would be least likely to apply to Isfahan?

Accepted Answer

A)  centrally located. 
B)  indefensible. 
C)  cosmopolitan. 
D)  lacking in cultural life. 
E)  anti-commercial. 
A)  centrally located. 
B)  indefensible. 
C)  cosmopolitan. 
D)  lacking in cultural life. 
E)  anti-commercial.

Question 15

By the mid-17th century, Iran was producing which staple crop instead of importing it from Mughal India?

Accepted Answer

A)  tea 
B)  coffee 
C)  cotton 
D)  tobacco 
E)  rice 
A)  tea 
B)  coffee 
C)  cotton 
D)  tobacco 
E)  rice

Question 16

With the fragmentation of Mughal political order, who became president of an independent European stronghold of Pondicherry on India's east coast?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ferdinand Braudel 
B)  Joseph Francois Dupleix 
C)  Toussant L'overture 
D)  Jack Shaftoe 
E)  Ignatius Dumond 
A)  Ferdinand Braudel 
B)  Joseph Francois Dupleix 
C)  Toussant L'overture 
D)  Jack Shaftoe 
E)  Ignatius Dumond

Question 17

Identify the following term(s).
-Janissaries

Accepted Answer

The Janissaries were an elite infantry u

Question 18

How did the Patrona Halil rebellion show "decay at the center" yet spell "benefit elsewhere"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided the Janissaries with additional funding for gunpowder. 
B)  The cities at the center of the empire were burned to the ground. 
C)  The flow of gold and other valuable metals tended to benefit the provinces. 
D)  It demonstrated that local elites in the provinces were beginning to gain power relative to the sultan. 
E)  Even though the merchants were failing, it was a time of strength for the military. 
A)  It provided the Janissaries with additional funding for gunpowder. 
B)  The cities at the center of the empire were burned to the ground. 
C)  The flow of gold and other valuable metals tended to benefit the provinces. 
D)  It demonstrated that local elites in the provinces were beginning to gain power relative to the sultan. 
E)  Even though the merchants were failing, it was a time of strength for the military.

Question 19

According to the fatwas of Ebu's-Su'ud', what substance was considered reprehensible and illicit by the Shari'a?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tobacco 
B)  Alcohol 
C)  Coffee 
D)  Hallucinogenic mushrooms 
E)  Sugar 
A)  Tobacco 
B)  Alcohol 
C)  Coffee 
D)  Hallucinogenic mushrooms 
E)  Sugar

Question 20

Which Italian city-state was the most commercially powerful and became a commercial rival and military foe of the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venice 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Florence 
D)  Rome 
E)  Turin 
A)  Venice 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Florence 
D)  Rome 
E)  Turin

Exam 20: Between Europe and China

Which group, comprised mostly of herders, mercenaries, or outlaws, led the conquest of Siberia in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Describe the expansion of the Russian Empire in terms of language, religion, and ethnicity.

Identify the following term(s). -Shi'ites

In governing his "flock" or raya, the sultan saw himself as

Islamic law

Iran became most closely associated with the manufacture of which item?

The Mughal Empire was quite prosperous in the sixteenth century because they

What three factors were responsible for the expansion of the Ottoman Empire beginning around 1300? Explain your answer in detail.

Identify the following term(s). -Mughal Empire

Identify the following term(s). -Akbar

Extensive Islamic expansion into East Africa and Southeast Asia occurred

What was the primary feature that distinguished the Mughal Empire from the Ottomans and Safavids? Explain your answer in detail.

Identify the following term(s). -Safavid Empire

Compared to Istanbul, which term would be least likely to apply to Isfahan?

By the mid-17th century, Iran was producing which staple crop instead of importing it from Mughal India?

With the fragmentation of Mughal political order, who became president of an independent European stronghold of Pondicherry on India's east coast?

Identify the following term(s). -Janissaries

How did the Patrona Halil rebellion show "decay at the center" yet spell "benefit elsewhere"?

According to the fatwas of Ebu's-Su'ud', what substance was considered reprehensible and illicit by the Shari'a?

Which Italian city-state was the most commercially powerful and became a commercial rival and military foe of the Ottoman Empire?

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New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

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The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

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