WHAP Review Unit 3 Test

Which of the following best explains the process illustrated in the image?

• A. States increasingly relied on slave soldiers to establish large empires.

• B. The invention of the stirrup allowed expanding states to use cavalry more effectively.

• C. The development of new types of armor reduced casualties and allowed states to expand faster than before.

• D. States used gunpowder weapons to establish large empires.

Which of the following explains the most common effect that the process illustrated in the image had on relationships between states in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1450-1750 ?

• A. It led to deepening rivalries and conflicts as states' military capabilities grew.

• B. It led to the emergence of new religious disputes over theological interpretations.

• C. It led to the establishment of pan-Eurasian nomadic empires, such as the Mongol Empire.

• D. It led to the adoption of feudal systems of government, as monarchs could not prevent the rising power of military aristocracies.

The Ottoman Empire's recruitment of soldiers and bureaucrats through the system depicted in the image is most similar to which broader method that rulers used to strengthen their empires in the period 1450-1750 ?

• A. The collection of tribute

• B. Establishment of religious uniformity

• C. Abolition of feudal privileges

• D. The granting of autonomy to minority groups

The recruitment depicted in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 ?

• A. Attempts by imperial states to expand their economic power

• B. Attempts by imperial states to prevent religious conflict

• C. Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority

• D. Attempts by imperial states to control population growth

The inclusion of the image in the manuscript best illustrates which of the following features of the period 1450-1750?

• A. Rulers using art as a way to communicate with their illiterate subjects

• B. Rulers using art to expand their territories

• C. Rulers using art as a way to increase literacy

• D. Rulers using art to legitimize their rule

What was the purpose of the Great Wall?

• To encourage the spread of sea trade

• To increase the prestige of the Emperor

• To defend against invasion from the north

• To protect river trade

Which of the following was responsible for the conversion, enslavement and taxation of non-muslims?

• Islamic Caliphates

• Song Dynasty

• The Roman Empire

• The Tang Dynasty

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 Russian ruler who expanded its boundaries was

• Ivan IV

• Henry VIII

• Louis XIV

• Batu

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

• Qing

• Ming

• Kangxi

• Qianlong