Unit 3 Review

What was a significant challenge faced by the Safavid empire in maintaining their land-based trade routes during the period circa 1500-1750?

• Increased piracy in the Indian Ocean

• Disputes with European merchants over trade tariffs

• Religious conflicts with neighboring Sunni empires

• Shortage of labor due to the spread of diseases

How did the Safavid Persian trading practices in the seventeenth century compare to those of other land-based Islamic empires?

• They both involved multiple ethnic and religious groups in interregional trade

• They both deployed a large navy to protect trading interests in the Indian Ocean

• They both restricted trade in luxury manufactured goods, such as silk

• They both developed an export economy focused on agricultural production

What factor significantly influenced the growth of Safavid trade in the Indian Ocean and Africa between 1450 and 1750?

• The spread of Islam by Sufis along eastern trade routes

• The support of Safavid for the Mughal emperors' conquest of India

• The trade of gunpowder weapons

• The interactions of Safavid with European trading-post empires in Asia

What was a significant continuity from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing dynasty in the seventeenth century?

• The adoption of Manchu cultural traditions by the ruling class

• Continuation of the Silk Roads to foster cultural exchanges with the Middle East

• The implementation of the examination system and Confucian bureaucratic practices

• Funding for maritime expeditions akin to those led by Zheng He

What was a significant difference between the Mughal and Ottoman Empires in terms of religious practices during the early seventeenth century?

• The Mughals enforced Islamic law on all subjects, while the Ottomans allowed religious freedom.

• The Ottomans enforced Sunni Islam as the state religion, while the Mughals did not have a state religion.

• The Mughals allowed religious freedom for all subjects, while the Ottomans enforced Islamic law on all subjects.

• The Ottomans practiced religious tolerance toward non-Muslim subjects, while the Mughals did not.

The portrait of Emperor Jahangir was most likely a symbolic representation of which of the following?

• The Mughal Empire's scientific achievements

• The expanding power of the Mughal Empire

• The extended travels of Emperor Jahangir to Eurasian pilgrimage sites

• The Mughal Empire's control of global trade networks

Which of the following was the most likely purpose of the portraits of the emperor?

• To demonstrate the Mughal Empire's conversion to Islam

• To glorify his rule through the sponsorship of artworks

• To encourage tourism and pilgrimages

• To increase employment opportunities for struggling artists

Why did rulers in Eurasia from 1400 to 1750 primarily sponsor the arts?

• To promote the influence of Hellenistic art forms in their region

• To symbolize the divine nature of the emperor in the Mughal empire

• To demonstrate their authority and validate their governance

• To utilize the surplus money accumulated from tax collection

The passage above is best understood in the context of which of the following?

• European monarchs' continued use of religion to legitimize political authority

• The influence of Islamic political thought on Europe after the Crusades

• The establishment of theocracies throughout Eurasia

• The differential treatment of Protestants and Catholics in England

Which would likely explain the influence of Protestant desires?

• promote religious war against fellow Christians

• encourage the creation of a united German state free of papal influence

• demonstrate that an individual's destiny was predetermined by God

• reform Christian society by adhering more closely to Biblical teachings