AP World History Unit 3 11/24

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From 1400 to 1750, Eurasian rulers sponsored the arts primarily for which of the following reasons? To display power and legitimize their rule, To spend excess money collected in taxes, To encourage tourism and pilgrimages, To increase employment opportunities for struggling artists

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To display power and legitimize their rule

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Which of the following contributed the most to the Ottoman Empire’s successful expansion in Europe and the Middle East in the period from 1450 to 1600? Options: The Ottomans’ use of revenues from transoceanic trade to build a powerful army, The Ottomans’ use of nomadic tribes as cavalry troops, The Ottomans’ adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology, The Ottomans’ exploitation of Muslim desire to avenge the crusades

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The Ottomans’ adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology

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Between 1450 and 1750, empires such as the Ottoman and Chinese shared which of the following?
Dependence on trade as the main basis for the economy
An elite fighting force made up primarily of slaves
The use of a large bureaucracy to support the government
Continual military campaigns against European armies

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The use of a large bureaucracy to support the government

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The use of children from Eastern Europe to become soldiers was called Divshirme and they were trained and eventually became ________________.

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Janissaries

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This land based empire took over Constantinople or the Byzantine capital in 1453 under Mehmet II.

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Ottoman Empire

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_____________ was a ruler that made people dress differently, acquired warm water ports, and developed a more European style empire.

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Peter the Great

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The ______________were the people who fought for the Ottomans and were once the Divshireme boys who were taught different skills from fighting to conducting government duties.

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Janissaries

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Which of the following factors contributed most to Manchu expansion in Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
The development of large trading companies,
The adoption of Buddhist beliefs,
The military alliances with western European states,
The use of cannons and gunpowder

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The use of cannons and gunpowder

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What role did enslaved people primarily play in the Ottoman Empire?

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They were part of the military and administration.

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What made the difference in the Ottoman Empire's ability to conquer a major city in Turkey?

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A Massive Cannon