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This Russian czar ruled from 1547-1584 extended Russian rule to the Pacific.

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Ivan the Terrible

Answer explanation

According to legend, Ivan the Terrible blinded his architect Yakovlev so that he could never build anything as beautiful as St. Basil's Cathedral again.

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In exchange for the English crown, William and Mary agreed to sign the ____.

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English Bill of Rights

Front

The Palace of Versailles was built by ____.

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Louis XIV

Front

The ____ were Russia's noble, landowning class

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boyars

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In Japan, military rulers known as ____ ruled the country from the 12th to 15th centuries.

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shoguns

Front

What did Mughal emperors employ to collect taxes, oversee construction and care for the water supply?

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zamindars

Front

All of these were methods that rulers used to legitimize rule in the period from 1450-1750 EXCEPT: monumental architecture, professional military, sharing power with the people, professional bureaucrats

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sharing power with the people

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Which of the following best describes the relationship that the Chinese and Aztec empires had with their respective peripheral states during the 15th century C.E? Options: both empires used military force to severely limit the sovereignty of their peripheral states to their core states, both empires welcomed the diffusion of cultural traditions from their peripheral territories, both empires tributary relationships with their peripheral states, both empires actively sought to assimilate the citizens of their peripheral states into their respective core cultures.

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both empires tributary relationships with their peripheral states

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Which of the following was an important continuity from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty in the seventeenth century?
The ongoing assimilation of Manchu cultural traditions by the imperial elite
Maintenance of the Silk roads to promote cultural exchanges with the Middle East
The use of the examination systems and other Confucian bureaucratic practices
Financial support for maritime expeditions similar to those led by Zheng He

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The use of the examination systems and other Confucian bureaucratic practices

Front

the particular event depicted the painting was likely important to Golkonda rulers mostly because it

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could be used as a symbol of the union between the state's ruling class and the majority of its population