WHAP Unit 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Which of the following was MAJOR similarity between the economic dimensions of Russian expansion into Siberia and French colonialism in New France (in present-day Canada and the United States)?

• Imperial economies depended on a range of coerced labor.

• Empires collected tribute from neighboring states.

• Trade with indigenous peoples produced commodities for global markets

• Merchants backed by state power took over a share of interregional commerce.

Based on your knowledge of world history, development show in Image 1 is BEST understood in the context which of the following?

• Babur's southward expansion of the Timurid dynasty.

• Ming and Qing campaigns north of the Great Wall.

• Muscovy's aggressive territorial expansion to its east.

• Peter the Great's Westernizing policy.

According to this passage, which of the following was the MOST significant effect of gunpowder weapons in the early modern period?

• Empires who used gunpowder weapons were able to expand farther and faster than before.

• The Safavid Empire was defeated in the battle of Chaldiran.

• Skilled gunsmiths became in high demand.

• Chinese artists used gunpowder to create impressive fireworks displays.

In contrast to the Russian experience, the emergence of the Qing Dynasty under the Manchu is an example of the

• declining importance of centralization in states.

• wholesale replacement of a previously stable empire

• utilization of religious ideals to motivate imperial expansion

• construction of a regime rejecting global interaction.

A historian could BEST use both the passage and Image 1 to illustrate which of the following statements about Tokugawa Japan?

• Growing middle classes patronized urban entertainment districts.

• Neo-Confucianism formed the basis for Japanese education.

• Social significance of Samurai declined.

• Tokugawa Shoguns centralized authority in Edo.

Which of the following best describes the impact of contemporary intellectual ideas on this excerpt?

• The influence of Islamic ideas in Europe lead to growth of humanism and a strengthening of religious authority.

• Newfound theories due to the discovery of the Americas reinforced the power of the Catholic Church.

• European obsession with trade led to the development of a powerful alliance of merchants against the Protestant Reformation.

• Developments in art, science, and literature worked to challenge the intellectual status quo along with the Reformation.

Which of the following BEST describes the point of view of Shivaji Bhonsle, the speaker of Source 2?

• Shivaji, as a friend of Aurangzeb, agreed that the jizya should be a sign of piety and loyalty.

• Shivaji, as a leader with less power than Rana Raj Singh, argued that only the rich should be taxed.

• Shivaji, as an ally of the Muslim state, requested that the jizya be postponed.

• Shivji, as a leader of the Hindu Marathas, criticized Aurangzeb for the unfairness of the jizya.

Which of the was the basis of the conflict that started and sustained the Thirty Years' War?

• Dynastic conflict over the heir to the Spanish Empire.

• Political differences over the best form of government, constitutional or absolutist.

• Religious conflict between Christians and Muslims

• Religious differences between Protestant and Catholic Christians.

“It is most evident that kings, queens, and other princes . . . are ordained of God, are to be obeyed and honored by their subjects; that such subjects as are disobedient or rebellious against their princes, disobey God.”

An Homily Against Disobedience and Willful Rebellion, Church of England, 1570

What could most reasonably be concluded from the sermon above?

• The clergy generally appointed kings, queens, and princes.

• Rulers often used religious ideas and institutions to justify their rule.

• Rulers were most often chosen from members of the clergy.

• The clergy believed in the separation of church and state.

Which of the following about Afro-Eurasian trade is supported by the map above?

• The states of the Middle East did not participate in the Indian Ocean trading system.

• The Ottoman Empire was located at the intersections of major trading routes.

• The Delhi Sultanate relied primarily on sea routes to participate in the silk trade across Asia.

• The Islamic states of West Africa maintained close commercial ties with eastern Europe.