Gunpowder Empires Quiz

“People send to one another to know if any of their family has a mind to have the small-pox; they make parties for this purpose, and . . . the old woman comes with a nut-shell full of the matter of the best sort of small-pox, and asks what vein you please to have opened.”

Lady Mary Montagu, while on a trip with her husband, the British ambassador to the

Ottoman Empire, 1717

3. The medical procedure Lady Montagu witnessed in the Ottoman Empire led to which of the following medical advances in the West?

• The use of leeches to remove toxins from patients’ bloodstreams

• Blood transfusions

• The requirement that only medical practitioners be allowed to administer vaccines

• the use of live viruses in preventing contagious diseases

The Ottoman Empire made many advances in medicine and other areas as well which would come to benefit which groups of people following the Dark Ages?

• Russia

• Western Europe

• Byzantines

• Asia

Which of the following is a similarity between the Ottoman and Chinese governments during the period 1450-1750?

• Heavy reliance on overseas trade for government revenues

• An Extensive Governmental Bureaucracy

• The creation of overseas colonial holdings

• The dominance of the imperial government by a landed aristocracy

Today, Iran and Turkey are often political rivals. This rivalry is based on historical conflicts over

• How to practice Islam correctly

• The role of leaders such as the shah and emperor

• Democracy and political extremism

• Control of land and natural resources

The building pictured at right is considered:

• The Best example of the diversity of Mughal Architecture

• the most beautiful building in Istanbul

• the most beautiful mosque in Europe

• the greatest example of Russian Orthodox architecture

The building pictured left was constructed for what religious purpose?

• Hindu Temple

• Muslim Mosque

• Byzantine Temple

• Buddhist Temple

“Animated by the spirit of this fatwa, conforming to the Quran, the code of divine laws, and wishing on one side to strengthen Islam, on the other to liberate the lands and peoples who writhe under your yoke, we have resolved to lay aside our imperial robes in order to put on the shield and coat of mail [armor]...

-Letter written by Sunni Ottoman Sultan Selim I to the Shia Safavid Shah Ismail

The letter above written by the Sunni Ottoman Sultan Selim I to the Shia Safavid Shah Ismail highlights

• a growing united front among Muslims against the spread of Christianity

• The growing intensity of the split of the Sunni and Shia sects of Islam

• a strong desire to use the Quran to resolve differences nonviolently

• an increasing tension between Muslims and Jews in the Ottoman Empire

Which of the following contributed the most to the Ottoman Empire’s successful expansion in Europe and the Middle East and Mughal expansion into India in the period from 1450 to 1600?

• The use of revenues from transoceanic trade to build a powerful army

• The use of nomadic tribes as cavalry troops

• The adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology

• The exploitation of Muslim desire to avenge the Crusades

As in _____________, Japan was organized as a Feudal Society where military leaders had elevated statuses.

• China

• Europe

• South America

• Greece

• Rome

Which of the following is NOT true of the Ming Dynasty in China?

• Tried to eradicate Mongol Culture

• Brought back Confucianism

• Eliminated Confucianism

• Brought Back Civil Service Exams

• improved education