AP World: Unit 4 Early Modern Era 1450-1750

Who came to power after the Mongolian rule of China was weakened?

• Zhang dynasty
• Ming dynasty
• Wu dynasty
• Tang dynasty

Which rulers completed the restoration of central authority in Japan in the early 1600s?

• Tokugawa
• Nobunaga
• Hideyoshi
• Osaka

Under Japan's system of feudalism, the daimyo were

• warlords
• emperors
• religious leaders
• peasant foot soldiers

The Chinese Dynastic period that  rivaled 15th century Europe in long distance trade

• Shang
• Qin
• Ming
• People's Republic of China

What commodity was mined in Japan as well as Latin America that changed the global economy?

• Silver
• Gold
• Iron
• Tin

Why are the Ming known for having a cultural renaissance?

• Built large hospitals and libraries
• produced porcelain and created a movable type printing press
• Scholars examined ancient texts and built upon math and science
• They traded with nations all over the world, including Europe

Why did Japan take on a policy of isolationism?

• They felt threatened by Asian countries
• The emperors did not want other nations learning their military secrets
• The Shoguns felt Christianity threatened Japanese culture
• To show solidarity with China's policies

The time of cultural renewal in the Ottoman Empire, when new architecture, arts and literature were produced, is credited to

• Suleiman the Magnificent
• Akbar the Great
• Shah Jahan
• Mehmed II

What religion was the ruling class of the Mughal Empire?

• Hindu
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam

Who were the Janissaries?

• young men who were trained at a young age to be fighters
• disobedient slaves who were sent to work camps
• Sunni Muslims within the Shiite Majority
• administrators within the bureaucracy in Sharia Law