Chapter 11: Expanding Empires Outside Europe

Who were the Tokugawa?

• samurai warriors who served local daimyos

• feudal lords who united Japan and established a dynasty

• the imperial dynasty that united Japan by reducing the power of local lords

• feudal lords who remained loyal to the Shogun during a time of civil war

How did the Ottomans deal with different cultures and religions within their empire?

• They created a legal code that emphasized the separation of church and state.

• They worked to convert people in the empire to Catholicism but allowed Jews to maintain separate communities.

• They worked to convert people in the empire to Catholicism but allowed Jews to maintain separate communities.

• They were generally tolerant and allowed separate communities to manage their own religious affairs.

Payment or respect offered by a less powerful state to a more powerful state is called

• Jizya

• tribute

• kabuki

• import taxes

Where did the Mughal Empire arise in the 1500s?

• North Africa

• India

• Persia

• Turkey

How did Peter the Great change Russian culture?

• He incorporated the artistic styles of India and China.

• He strengthened the role of the Orthodox Church in the government.

• He introduced European customs and learning.

• All of the Above

What family came to power in Russia in 1613 and ruled for the next 300 years?

• the Kahns

• the Plantagenets

• the Boyars

• the Romanovs

The reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar was characterized by

• the end of military conquests.

• persecution of religious minority groups.

• chaos and instability in government.

• the flourishing of art and culture.

Many of the people chosen to work in the government bureaucracy of the Ottomans were

• Buddhists.

• Jews.

• slaves.

• women.

As the power of Mughal Emperors in India declined in the 1700s

• Hindus effectively took of the government.

• power transferred to the legislative assembly.

• the subcontinent was overrun by Mongol armies.

• Europeans, especially the British, began to dominate the subcontinent.

What motivated Japan to try to prevent contact with foreigners?

• concern about missionaries attracting converts

• fear of diseases brought from Europe and Africa

• pride in the purity of Japanese culture

• the desire to keep the process of silk manufacturing a secret