Question 1

Identify the following term(s).
-Shah Abbas I

Accepted Answer

Shah Abbas I, also known as Abbas the Gr

Question 2

Using Map (in the textbook) 20.2, trace the expansion of the Russian Empire. What role did geography play in the Russian expansion?

Accepted Answer

The expansion of the Russian Empire can

Question 3

Identify the following term(s).
-Siberia

Accepted Answer

Siberia is a vast geographical region th

Question 4

Compare and contrast the culture and society of the two important Muslim cities, Istanbul and Isfahan.

Accepted Answer

The two cities differed strikingly in th

Question 5

Which European city did the Ottomans try, and fail, to conquer in 1529 and 1683?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belgrade 
B)  Kosovo 
C)  Constantinople 
D)  Vienna 
E)  Dubrovnik 
A)  Belgrade 
B)  Kosovo 
C)  Constantinople 
D)  Vienna 
E)  Dubrovnik

Question 6

Which term came to refer to the rulers of the Muscovy principality based in Moscow beginning in the 16th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  tsar 
B)  sultan 
C)  king 
D)  patriarch 
A)  tsar 
B)  sultan 
C)  king 
D)  patriarch

Question 7

The "tulip period" in the Ottoman Empire was one in which Ottomans :

Accepted Answer

A)  emulated western European fashions 
B)  traded with Holland for tulips and clogs 
C)  had the red tulip as the official insignia of the Janissary corps 
D)  achieved domination in trade over Venice as the sole exporters of tulip bulbs from Istanbul. 
E)  made an alliance with the Dutch at the expense of all other western European trade. 
A)  emulated western European fashions 
B)  traded with Holland for tulips and clogs 
C)  had the red tulip as the official insignia of the Janissary corps 
D)  achieved domination in trade over Venice as the sole exporters of tulip bulbs from Istanbul. 
E)  made an alliance with the Dutch at the expense of all other western European trade.

Question 8

Why did the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires decline simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inability to adjust to the changes in military technology and the world economy 
B)  Natural disasters 
C)  The bubonic plague 
D)  Declining birthrates combined with fertility problems 
E)  A religious prohibition against banking 
A)  Inability to adjust to the changes in military technology and the world economy 
B)  Natural disasters 
C)  The bubonic plague 
D)  Declining birthrates combined with fertility problems 
E)  A religious prohibition against banking

Question 9

The Ottomans' chief rival in Iran was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Saranid Empire. 
B)  Mughal Empire. 
C)  Safavid Empire. 
D)  Persian Empire. 
E)  Uighur Empire. 
A)  Saranid Empire. 
B)  Mughal Empire. 
C)  Safavid Empire. 
D)  Persian Empire. 
E)  Uighur Empire.

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Acheh Sultanate

Accepted Answer

The Aceh Sultanate, also spelled Acheh,

Question 11

The trading of coffee from this port became the rage in the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Venice 
B)  Istanbul 
C)  Malacca 
D)  Mocha 
E)  Zanzibar 
A)  Venice 
B)  Istanbul 
C)  Malacca 
D)  Mocha 
E)  Zanzibar

Question 12

A significant transition in the Janissaries occurred after the uprisings because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  became a hereditary institution 
B)  became farmers 
C)  became commercial merchants 
D)  became avid supporters of the Imperial navy 
E)  became students of shari'ia 
A)  became a hereditary institution 
B)  became farmers 
C)  became commercial merchants 
D)  became avid supporters of the Imperial navy 
E)  became students of shari'ia

Question 13

Using Map (in the textbook) 20.1, locate the capital cities of Isfahan in the Safavid Empire and Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire. How did the geographic location of the cities aid or impede administration of the respective empires?

Accepted Answer

The capital city of Isfahan in the Safav

Question 14

The Dutch fought a series of wars against Acheh and other local kingdoms from their capital city of

Accepted Answer

A)  Java 
B)  Batavia 
C)  Mataram 
D)  Goa 
E)  Ambon 
A)  Java 
B)  Batavia 
C)  Mataram 
D)  Goa 
E)  Ambon

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-Peter the Great

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great, also known as Peter I,

Question 16

Mansabs were a similar feature to the Ottoman Empire, being:

Accepted Answer

A)  the rights of tax collection 
B)  trade agreements with western Europe 
C)  a class of non-Muslim functioning in the local government 
D)  land grants in exchange for service 
E)  a type of cavalry unit 
A)  the rights of tax collection 
B)  trade agreements with western Europe 
C)  a class of non-Muslim functioning in the local government 
D)  land grants in exchange for service 
E)  a type of cavalry unit

Question 17

Identify the following term(s).
-Oman

Accepted Answer

Oman is a country located on the southea

Question 18

Identify the following term(s).
-Batavia

Accepted Answer

Batavia was the name of the capital city

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-Tulip Period

Accepted Answer

The Tulip Period, or Lale Devri in Turki

Question 20

Tax farming-the paying of taxes in advance for the right to collect greater amounts from others-caused the Ottoman empire to rely more on

Accepted Answer

A)  shifting the tax burden to the rich. 
B)  imposing a tariff on foreign agricultural products. 
C)  overfarming. 
D)  powerful provincial governors 
E)  peasants working on government land to pay government expenses. 
A)  shifting the tax burden to the rich. 
B)  imposing a tariff on foreign agricultural products. 
C)  overfarming. 
D)  powerful provincial governors 
E)  peasants working on government land to pay government expenses.

Exam 20: Between Europe and China

Identify the following term(s). -Shah Abbas I

Using Map (in the textbook) 20.2, trace the expansion of the Russian Empire. What role did geography play in the Russian expansion?

Identify the following term(s). -Siberia

Compare and contrast the culture and society of the two important Muslim cities, Istanbul and Isfahan.

Which European city did the Ottomans try, and fail, to conquer in 1529 and 1683?

Which term came to refer to the rulers of the Muscovy principality based in Moscow beginning in the 16th century?

The "tulip period" in the Ottoman Empire was one in which Ottomans :

Why did the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires decline simultaneously?

The Ottomans' chief rival in Iran was the

Identify the following term(s). -Acheh Sultanate

The trading of coffee from this port became the rage in the fifteenth century.

A significant transition in the Janissaries occurred after the uprisings because they:

Using Map (in the textbook) 20.1, locate the capital cities of Isfahan in the Safavid Empire and Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire. How did the geographic location of the cities aid or impede administration of the respective empires?

The Dutch fought a series of wars against Acheh and other local kingdoms from their capital city of

Identify the following term(s). -Peter the Great

Mansabs were a similar feature to the Ottoman Empire, being:

Identify the following term(s). -Oman

Identify the following term(s). -Batavia

Identify the following term(s). -Tulip Period

Tax farming-the paying of taxes in advance for the right to collect greater amounts from others-caused the Ottoman empire to rely more on

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