World History MCQ Review 1-3

The conduct of the siege as described in the passage could best be used to explain which of the following processes in the period 1450–1750 ?

• The transmission of new weapons along trade networks

• The use of new weapons by expanding imperial states

• The use of new weapons to establish trading-post empires

• The development of new processes of manufacturing to create new weapons

The type of warfare described in the passage most directly helps to explain which of the following sixteenth-century developments?

• The growing political influence of religious scholars at the Ottoman court

• The granting of substantial religious and legal autonomy to Christian subjects in the Ottoman Empire

• The intensification of political rivalries between the Ottoman Empire and neighboring states in Europe and the Middle East

• The decline of the importance of the Janissaries in the Ottoman army

The type of weaponry used in the siege, as described in the passage, could also help to explain the expansion of all of the following states in the period 1450–1750 EXCEPT the

• Aztecs (Mexica) Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Mughal Empire

• Qing Dynasty

The relationship between levels of military personnel and state revenues as shown in the table is best understood in the context of which of the following global developments in the period 1450–1750 ?

• As military forces expanded and became more professionalized, states were forced to develop new ways to generate revenue.

• As agricultural technology became more advanced, less people were needed to farm and more people were able to be enrolled in state militaries.

• As commercial profits and urbanization increased, states were able to obtain more revenue.

• As states expanded their territories, they were able to acquire access to more natural resources.

The trends in military personnel and state revenue shown in the table are best understood in the context of which of the following changes in the relationship between states and local elites in the period 1450–1750 ?

• States often relied on local elites to supervise provincial administration.

• Local elites began looking to the state to provide titles that demonstrated their legitimacy.

• States increasingly centralized their authority at the expense of local elites.

• Local elites began to command their own military forces.

Which of the following developments in the period 1450–1750 is best understood as a response to the trends shown in the table?

• The creation of divine-right theories of monarchy

• The creation of larger state bureaucracies

• The emergence of tribute collection as a form of taxation

• The emergence of banking systems

A historian would most likely interpret the rhetoric in the passage as evidence that rulers of imperial states in the period circa 1450–1750 continued to

• use religious ideas to highlight their political legitimacy and attack the legitimacy of their enemies

• prefer to resolve interstate conflicts through warfare rather than through diplomatic means

• patronize religious establishments and preside over religious ceremonies

• seek to unite forces to prevent the spread of secular ideas

Based on the purpose of the letter, Selim’s description of the followers of Shah Ismail I as a “heretical faction” can best be interpreted as a commentary of the Safavid Empire’s

• military strength

• adherence to Shi‘a Islam

• turkic origins

• use of the Persian language

Which of the following aspects of the international situation in early sixteenth-century southwest Asia is most relevant to understanding Sultan Selim’s letter?

• The Ottoman and Safavid empires fought numerous wars for control over Iraq, Syria, and other regions of the Middle East.

• Both the Ottoman and Safavid empires developed extensive trade connections with European states and states in the Indian Ocean region.

• Both the Ottoman and Safavid empires made use of gunpowder weapons in the course of their territorial expansion.

• The Ottoman and Safavid empires brought a high degree of centralization to parts of southwest Asia that had been politically fragmented before.

Which of the following demonstrates the assimilation of nomadic conquerors into conquered societies during the period circa 1250–1450 ?

• The rulers of the Mali Empire converting to Islam through the influence of North African merchants and missionaries

• The rulers of the Yuan dynasty adopting Chinese court culture and methods of rule

• Trading states in Southeast Asia such as the Khmer and Srivijaya empires adopting syncretic Hindu-Buddhist practices

• Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans expanding their output because of a rising demand for luxury goods in Afro-Eurasia