9.6 Ottomans and Ming Review

Which concept is most closely associated with this map of Asia?

• cultural diffusion

• colonization

• urbanization

• nonalignment

The information on this map implies that trade made these regions

• militeristic

• interconected

• isolationist

• ethnocentric

Identify the region associated with the image above.

• Middle East

• Western Europe

• South Asia

• China

Most economic activities on this feudal manor were related to

• agriculture

• industry

• guilds

• banking

Identify a cause of the spread of the Black Death.

• Contact with Trans-Saharan trade routes

• higher elevations in northwestern Europe than in southeastern Europe

• Italian isolation

• increased trade between Europe and Asia

Which generalization is best supported by the information in this map?

• The Ottoman Empire controlled the largest amount of territory by 1453.

• The Safavid Empire controlled parts of western Europe by 1629.

• By the 1500s, the Ottoman Empire controlled parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and eastern Europe.

• The Mediterranean Sea served as a cultural barrier between Asia Minor and North Africa.

Which turning point, reflected in this map, took place in 1453?

• An Egyptian became the sultan of the Ottoman Empire

• The Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople.

• An Islamic Caliphate expanded into North Africa for the first time

• The Safavid Empire defeated the Ottomans in 1566

The map shows that on his voyages, Zheng He explored

• both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans

• at the same time as the Spanish explorers

• lands in the Western Hemisphere

• Arabia and the east coast of Africa

Which conclusion is best supported by the map?

• Eastern Chinese cities had extensive contact with the Persian Empire in 1405.

• Rivers and mountains prevented the expansion of overland Chinese trade.

• The Chinese came into contact with peoples of other cultures between 1405 and 1422.

• China was isolated from outside contact under the rulers of the Ming Empire.

Which conclusion can be made about the Ming dynasty of China as a result of the travels of Zheng He?

• The Ming dynasty established trade routes to Europe.

• Islam became the dominant religion of China.

• Advanced navigation technology was available in China.

• China profited more from African trade than from Asian trade.