Question 1

Who defeated and then abolished the Janissary Corps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selim III 
B)  Reshid 
C)  Mahmud II 
D)  Abdulhamid 
A)  Selim III 
B)  Reshid 
C)  Mahmud II 
D)  Abdulhamid

Question 2

The Sokoto Caliphate did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  inspire the formation of other jihad states. 
B)  grant freedoms to followers of old rural religions. 
C)  build schools and mosques to reinforce Islam. 
D)  eventually fall under British control. 
A)  inspire the formation of other jihad states. 
B)  grant freedoms to followers of old rural religions. 
C)  build schools and mosques to reinforce Islam. 
D)  eventually fall under British control.

Question 3

Around 1800, what parts of Africa were controlled by outsiders?

Accepted Answer

A)  most of sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  the Maghrib and some stretches of coastline 
C)  the Maghrib West Africa 
D)  Southern and West Africa 
A)  most of sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  the Maghrib and some stretches of coastline 
C)  the Maghrib West Africa 
D)  Southern and West Africa

Question 4

What was the status of Egypt in the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  an independent nation under a sultan 
B)  an autonomous part of the Ottoman Empire 
C)  under the direct authority of the Ottoman sultan 
D)  under British rule, though nominally independent 
A)  an independent nation under a sultan 
B)  an autonomous part of the Ottoman Empire 
C)  under the direct authority of the Ottoman sultan 
D)  under British rule, though nominally independent

Question 5

Discuss the Sokoto Caliphate including its rise and fall.

Accepted Answer

The Sokoto Caliphate was a large Islamic

Question 6

Evaluate the role of Muhammad Ali in Egyptian history.

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali, also known as Mehmet Ali P

Question 7

Which leader shut down the Parliament and suspended the constitution in the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selim III 
B)  Mahmud II 
C)  Abdulhamid II 
D)  Reshid Pasha 
A)  Selim III 
B)  Mahmud II 
C)  Abdulhamid II 
D)  Reshid Pasha

Question 8

Evaluate the reasons for Ethiopian and Liberian independence during the age of imperialism.

Accepted Answer

Ethiopian and Liberian independence duri

Question 9

Which country of the Maghrib was independent in 1800?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which country of the Maghrib was independent...

Question 10

Which sultan provided the Ottoman Empire with a liberal constitution?

Accepted Answer

Sultan Abd

Question 11

Which of the Barbary States was fully independent in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tunis 
B)  Algeria 
C)  Tripoli 
D)  Morocco 
A)  Tunis 
B)  Algeria 
C)  Tripoli 
D)  Morocco

Question 12

Who forced Abdulhamid to restore the constitution and parliament in the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selim 
B)  Mahmud II 
C)  Reshid 
D)  the Young Turks 
A)  Selim 
B)  Mahmud II 
C)  Reshid 
D)  the Young Turks

Question 13

The Boers on the Great Trek compared themselves with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indians on the Trail of Tears. 
B)  the Hebrews entering the Promised Land. 
C)  Chinese peasants on the Long March. 
D)  the Americans in the Bataan Death March. 
A)  the Indians on the Trail of Tears. 
B)  the Hebrews entering the Promised Land. 
C)  Chinese peasants on the Long March. 
D)  the Americans in the Bataan Death March.

Question 14

What served as the most common industrial lubricant in the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What served as the most common industrial...

Question 15

How did the British defeat the Zulus led by Cetshwayo at the battle of Ulundi?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British outnumbered the Zulus three to one. 
B)  The Zulu king refused to believe that the British were planning to attack. 
C)  The British had superior weaponry. 
D)  The British took advantage of an argument between Shaka and his nephew. 
A)  The British outnumbered the Zulus three to one. 
B)  The Zulu king refused to believe that the British were planning to attack. 
C)  The British had superior weaponry. 
D)  The British took advantage of an argument between Shaka and his nephew.

Question 16

Which of these were the winners in the South African War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Boers 
B)  the British authorities 
C)  the Zulus 
D)  the Germans 
A)  the Boers 
B)  the British authorities 
C)  the Zulus 
D)  the Germans

Question 17

The British were more conservative with respect to race relations than the Dutch in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Muhammad Ali did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  create a modern army. 
B)  revolutionize Egypt's agriculture. 
C)  build Western-style public schools. 
D)  rely on the Mamluks for military support. 
A)  create a modern army. 
B)  revolutionize Egypt's agriculture. 
C)  build Western-style public schools. 
D)  rely on the Mamluks for military support.

Question 19

Who were the Young Turks? Discuss their ideology and influence in the Ottoman Empire.

Accepted Answer

The Young Turks were a revolutionary gro

Question 20

Italy invaded and conquered Ethiopia in the late 1800s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 30: New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800-1914

Who defeated and then abolished the Janissary Corps?

The Sokoto Caliphate did all of the following EXCEPT

Around 1800, what parts of Africa were controlled by outsiders?

What was the status of Egypt in the late 1800s?

Discuss the Sokoto Caliphate including its rise and fall.

Evaluate the role of Muhammad Ali in Egyptian history.

Which leader shut down the Parliament and suspended the constitution in the Ottoman Empire?

Evaluate the reasons for Ethiopian and Liberian independence during the age of imperialism.

Which country of the Maghrib was independent in 1800?

Which sultan provided the Ottoman Empire with a liberal constitution?

Which of the Barbary States was fully independent in the early 1800s?

Who forced Abdulhamid to restore the constitution and parliament in the Ottoman Empire?

The Boers on the Great Trek compared themselves with

What served as the most common industrial lubricant in the 1800s?

How did the British defeat the Zulus led by Cetshwayo at the battle of Ulundi?

Which of these were the winners in the South African War?

The British were more conservative with respect to race relations than the Dutch in South Africa.

Muhammad Ali did all of the following EXCEPT

Who were the Young Turks? Discuss their ideology and influence in the Ottoman Empire.

Italy invaded and conquered Ethiopia in the late 1800s.

The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 Bce

Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 Bce

Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 500 Ce

The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 Ce

Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 Bce - 1500 Ce

The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 Bce - 637 Ce

Classical Greece and Its Expansion Into Asia, 2000-30 Bce

The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 Bce - 284 Ce

Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100-1100 Ce

The Byzantine World, 284-1240

The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750

Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711-1400

Early African Societies, 1500 Bce-1500 Ce

The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220-1240 Ce

Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400

The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530

Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071-1707

The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300-1550

Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400-1700

The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500-1650

The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800

Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500-1800

Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400-1800

Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600-1763

Russias Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300-1800

The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1830

Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700-1914

Nation Building in the Americas, 1789-1914

New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800-1912

The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890-1918

Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918-1939

World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1933-1945

East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global Impact, 1945-Present

Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914-Present

The Upheavals of Asia, 1945-Present

Post-Colonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939-Present

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