Spring 2019 Interim Review 39a-44c

Who controlled the circled region on the map at this time?

• Qin Dynasty

• Russia

• Meiji Empire

• Tokugawa shogunate

Montesquieu took laws as they were, and saw what sort of men they made: Rousseau, founding his whole system on human freedom, takes man as the basis, and regards him as giving himself what laws he pleases. He takes his stand on the nature of human freedom: on this he bases his whole system, making the will of the members the sole basis of every society.

— George Cole, from the introduction to The Social Contract and Discourses

According to the excerpt, on what did Montesquieu and Rousseau disagree?

• Role of nature in art

• how society and people are shaped

• separation of church and state

What was the emperor's role in feudal Japan?

• He had the highest status but very little power.

• He was the most powerful person in Japan.

• He acted as the leader of the daimyo.

Which statement about the statuses of the Manchu and Han ethnic groups under the Qing dynasty is correct?

• The Manchu were the minority, but had the highest social standing.

• The Han were the minority, but had the highest social standing.

What was Zheng He best known for in Ming dynasty China?

• He was an explorer who helped expand Chinese trade routes across Asia and into Africa and other areas of the world.

• He was sent as an ambassador to Japan and negotiated a long-lasting peace treaty between the Japanese and the Ming.

How did Ming China expand its international trade networks and influence in the early 1400s?

• China financed a large new fleet sent out to trade and build contacts under the command of Zheng He.

• China developed the magnetic compass and marine chronometer to enable them to cross the Pacific Ocean.

The economy of the Ottoman Empire benefited from a network of caravans inherited from which preceding civilization?

• Byzantine Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Seljuk Empire

The Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire were the first standing military units trained to use

• gunpowder empires

• steel weapons

• guerilla tactices

Which architectural landmark was built by the Mughal Empire?

• Taj Mahal

• Hagia Sophia

• Lighthouse of Alexandria

What enabled the economy of the Mughal Empire to flourish under the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor?

• emphasis of gold production

• cooperation with Christians

• an improved system of taxation