Post-Classical Asia

Which best describes how Christians and Jews were treated under the rule of the Ottoman Empire?

• They were forcibly converted to Islam.

• They were treated as complete equals by Muslims.

• They lived in self-governing communities, which paid special taxes.

• They were expelled to nearby Christian countries in Eastern Europe.

What was a major effect of the growth of the Ottoman Empire?

• Persians joined the Sunni branch of Islam.

• The expansion of Islam in Europe was halted at Tours.

• The practice of Christianity was banned from the Holy Land.

• The Ottoman Empire controlled a majority of the trade on the Mediterranean Sea.

The leadership of Genghis Khan, the use of the stirrup, and excellent horsemanship skills all contributed directly to the -

• collapse of Silk Road trade

• defeat of the Ottoman Empire

• division in the Islamic religion

• rise of the Mongol Empire.

One positive effect of the Mongolian Empire was-

• increased trade due to safe passage along the Silk Road.

• the creation of gunpowder by the Mongols.

• the end to slavery within Asia.

• the rise of democracy within Central Asia.

The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires all conquered using gunpowder and all practice what religion?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

The Japanese Samurai were most similar to which feudal class in the Middle Ages?

• Knights

• Kings

• Peasants

• Skilled Workers

This invention was created by the Chinese and spread throughout the rest of Asia and Europe through the Silk Road trade route.

• Printing Press

• Gunpowder

• 365 Day Calendar

• Coined Money

The information in this map shows that in 1280 the Mongols controlled-

• areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe

• both Japan and Korea

• most of Marco Polo's overland route to China

• all of Asia

Which achievements are associated with the Tang and Song dynasties of China?

• wheel and stirrup

• windmill and calendar

• gunpowder and the magnetic compass

• aqueduct and domed roof

Japan is a collection of islands called a(n)-

• peninsula

• archipelago

• island

• continent