The World in 1750: Empires, and Economic Systems

The policy of isolationism of the Tokugawa government included…

• Forbidding Japanese citizens from going abroad (to other countries)

• Forbidding foreign merchants from trading at Nagasaki seaports

• Forbidding missionaries from teaching in Japan

• Banning all foreign religions such as Confucianism and Buddhism

• All of the above

The Meiji Restoration began after American naval Officer Matthew Perry arrived in 1853. Realizing how far behind the rest of the world its country was, the government leaders began a program of westernization, modernization and industrialization.

The Historical Context above describes the start of the Meiji Restoration. Which essential component of the Historical Context is missing?

• WHO

• WHAT

• WHEN

• WHERE

• WHY

Japan is an example of this type of geographical feature

• Peninsula

• Continent

• Colony

• Strait

• None of the above

Which geographic region characterized much of the Ottoman Empire?

• The Sahara Desert

• The India Subcontinent

• The Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

• The Eastern Mediterranean Basin

• None of the above

According to the map, the Ottomans were a strong trading empire through the mid-1600s because they _________

• established a thriving trade network with Asian merchants

• had the most powerful navy in the world

• dominated West African caravan routes

• conquered most of Asia

• developed advanced science and engineering technology

• Captured the city of Constantinople in 1453
• Benefited from trade along the Mediterranean Sea
• Ruled by Suleiman the Lawgiver

Which empire best fits the description listed above?

• The Mongol Empire

• The Safavid Empire

• The Inca Empire

• The Mughal Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

According to the map, by the late 1500's, the Ottoman Empire extended from _______________.

• the Arabian Peninsula across northern Africa and into southern Spain

• Mongolia across the central Asian kingdoms

• the Indian subcontinent to the Straits of Malacca

• southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Africa

In the following record, Mughal leader Akbar the Great discusses his views with his son, Salim.

“My son, I love my own religion... [but] the Hindu [m]inister also loves his religion. If he wants to spend money on his religion, what right do I have to prevent him... Does he not have the right to love the thing that is his very own?”

Which well known Mughal legislative policy (law) is revealed by Akbar the Great's statement?

• Foreign relations

• Public Health benefits

• Religious Tolerance

• Suffrage (Voting Rights)

• All of the above

The Mughal Empire extended across which geographic feature?

• Archipelago

• Island

• Chinampas

• Peninsula

• Canal

“. . . I am willing to admit my pride in this accomplishment for Japan. The facts are these: It was not until the sixth year of Kaei (1853) that a steamship was seen for the first time; it was only in the second year of Ansei (1855) that we began to study navigation from the Dutch in Nagasaki... our decision to modernize meant that we would never be dependent on the Americans. . . .”

— Eiichi Kiyooka, trans., The Autobiography of Fukuzawa

Yukichi, The Hokuseido Press, 1934

Which set of events is most closely associated with the nation described in this passage?

• The End of the Opium War ---> European spheres of influence in China

• fall of the Manchus → rise of Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)

• imperialism in China → start of World War II

• end of the Tokugawa Shogunate → beginning of the Meiji Restoration

• None of the above