Which of the following is not considered a benefit of a meritocracy?

• It can reduce corruption by preventing bribery

• Jobs go to those who are actually qualified for them

• It is often more egalitarian

• It has the potential to increaseliteracy rates

The architectural style of the Forbidden City was designed to emphasize ___.

• the hierarchy of the government

• the wealth of the emperor

• fealty to the heavens

• adherence to Confucianist values

With the coming of the Portuguese in the 13th-14th century, there was a shift in trading priority from the ___ to the Europeans.

• Arabs

• Mughals

• Ottomans

• Japanese

Europeans usually paid for their purchases in China with ___.

• Gold

• Silver

• Silk

• Manufactured Goods

Akbar the Great tried to unify the Mughal Empire and create peace between the different people of India by

• promoting a policy of religious toleration

• forcing all people to adopt modern dress.

• establishing Buddhism as the state religion.

• taxing the poor more than the rich.

This religion appealed to the number of people in Jahangir’s empire due to its egalitarian message

• Sikhism

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Christianity

By inscribing his title, Second Lord of the Conjunction, on many of his luxury goods, Shah Jahan was following the tradition of Mughal emperors in tying their heritage to

• Timur the Great

• Genghis Khan

• Alexander the Great

• Suleiman the Magnificent

Which of the following is not an example of cultural blending used by the Mughal Empire?

• Creating temples that Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs would all attend in a joint faith

• Mixing soldiers from different cultures within the empire

• Permitting the creation of new languages that blended Arabic, Persian, and Hindi

• Creation of art that used influences of Persian and Hindu cultures

Ottoman Emperors believed that it was better to staff their elite guard with non-Muslims because

• they would be more loyal to the sultan than their communities.

• they were naturally better fighters.

• as non-Muslims, they were not allowed to inherit land.

• as non-Muslims, they also had to pay the religion tax (jizya).

Which event marked the rise in power of the Ottoman Empire in 1453?

• The death of Saladin

• The Siege of Vienna

• The Hundred Years War

• The Conquest of Constantinople