Unit 3 CCA Review - Maintaining & Legitimizing Power

Looking at this image, what aspect(s) included by the artist could support Mughal attempts to legitimize their rule?

• The use of perspective adding front-ground and background depth.

• Their matching attire including colors only made in India from local spices.

• The inclusion of the Taj Mahal built combining Islamic and Hindu architecture.

• The use of a river running through the couple representing the barriers between people.

Historians could use this painting to support which of the following 'claims"?

• The Mughal empire forced those they conquered to convert to their style of Islam.

• Neighboring regions were expected to abide by a 'blood tax' and offer a child to the empire.

• Local faiths and customs were adopted by the ruling family to support their legitimacy.

• Walls and structures were built to prevent outsiders from accessing the interior borders of the empire.

The soldiers depicted in this image were likely...

• a part of the Janissary elite forces created to maintain and enforce Ottoman rule.

• less knowledgeable of gunpowder weapons compared to their other Islamic empire counterparts.

• volunteers who recognized the legitimacy of the ruling Ottoman class and chose to serve.

• opposed to signs of force and preferred bureaucratic diplomacy to violence.

The event in the image best supports which of the following claims?

• After the Mongolian conquests, the Islamic empire returned to a period of peace and understanding.

• Through the use of superior weaponry, the Islamic Empires were able to gain control of new territories.

• Few areas remained under Islamic rule for long periods of time leading to the fracturing of the Islamic world.

• The Ottoman empire sought to blend most surrounding cultures with their own.

The Islamic world's mastery of gunpowder weapons could best be explained by what previous statement of Dar al-Islam(1200-1400)?

• Having previously mastered areas of science & math, the Islamic world was able to manufacture advanced weapons.

• Previously the Islamic world believed in mostly superstitious fiction rather than scientific fact.

• Few records were kept during the Golden Age of Islam to support any scientific knowledge.

• The Persian region was heavily involved in trade and was exposed to many tradeable goods including weapons.

The following image likely visualizes what development during the Ming Dynasty?

• The reduction in land trade as new defensive walls were built to protect the kingdom.

• The development of newer better trade routes utilized by both Mongols and Chinese.

• The destruction of the Great Wall as a metaphor for peace and unity throughout Asia.

• The reusing of materials to construct the Forbidden City and adjacent buildings.

Other than the rebuilding of the Great Wall, what other constructs returned to Chinese culture from the previous Song Dynasty?

• The use of the examination system and other Confucian bureaucratic practices

• Maintenance of the Silk Roads to promote cultural exchanges with the Middle East.

• Financial support for maritime expeditions similar to those led by Zheng He

• limit trade and other contacts with foreigners

Based on the reading what was a principal complaint Martin Luther had with the Catholic Church?

• Church practices did not support/follow the doctrine teachings of the bible.

• The Catholic Church was being too strict in their teachings and pushing away others.

• He desired a greater position within the Church's political organization to make rules that suited him best.

• Martin Luther wishes for war to continue in order to reclaim the Holy Lands.

What current developments could best support the stance taken by Thesis 44?

• The Renaissance emphasis on the power of mankind's own abilities (Humanism)

• The need to look more in-depth (Perspective)

• The Scientific Revolution and subsequent Enlightenment.

• The Age of Exploration