Unit 3 Land based empires

The Gutenberg printing press

• Did not have an immediate impact on European society

• Directly contributed to the Protestant Reformation

• helped to strengthen the power of the Catholic Church

• Was not utilized by any of the Protestant church reformers

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the _________ Dynasty.

• Qing

• Ming

• Kangxi

• Qianlong

The Muslim Ottomans captured the Christian city of Constantinople and renamed it

• Istanbul

• Mehmed

• Tamerlane

• New Mecca

Shi'a and Sunni are

• warring rulers of Middle Eastern empires

• two cities in Arabia

• two major factions within Islam

• two major factions within Buddhism

Akbar, longtime ruler of the Mughal Empire in India, was generally known as

• an effective leader who ran an organized government

• a dangerous and unhinged leader

• a well-meaning but ultimately ineffective leader

• the leader who forced all Hindus to convert to Islam

European kings believed their authority was derived from

• a democratic process in which all citizens vote

• their nation's Constitution

• divine right

• their control over the military

All of these are true about Martin Luther EXCEPT

• he translated the Bible into German

• he refused to recant his criticisms of the Church

• he was burned at the stake for his actions

• he nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenburg

Which of the following states used gunpowder technology to establish their empires?

(Choose ALL correct answers)

• The Mughal Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Safavid Empire

The main consequence of gunpowder technology being spread across land-based empires was...

• increased cooperation of Muslim states against Europe

• decrease of trade over land and sea routes

• decrease of populations due to the collapse of empires

• increased violence and conflict between growing militaries

Choose ALL that help prove a strong connection between religion and government from 1200-1450.

• The Roman Catholic Church

• Spanish colonies in South America

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Mongol Empire