CCA WH: U6 Rulers and Revolutions Quiz

What did the Golden Stool represent to the Asante people?

• family and community

• peace and prosperity

• freedom and equality

• power and unity

What structure of leadership did the Zulu Empire use?

• a loosely-bound structure of independent states where the monarch had only symbolic power

• a structure of absolute authority where the monarch closely ruled all states

• a feudal structure in which serfs were bound to nobles' land

• a structure in which leaders of households, districts, and states reported to higher levels

Which country was one of only two African nations that was never colonized by a European power?

• Ethiopia
• Nigeria
• Ghana
• Kenya

What was Japan's social structure based on during the Edo Period?

• military skill

• virtue of one's job

• civil service exam scores

• wealth of one's family

Why did artistic culture expand in Japan during the Edo Period?

• The peace and stability of the period allowed for leisure time for entertainment.

• Changing attitudes caused people to view entertainment as upper-class and respectable.

• The shogun frequently commissioned famous artists and writers.

• The new invention of the printing press allowed art and literature to spread.

What factor caused the Spanish Empire to decline in the 1600s?

• the expense of funding colonies

• continual warfare

• frequent attempts to overthrow the monarch

• conflicts within the ruling family

In the 1600s and 1700s, Tsar Peter the Great modernized the Russian army and navy using Western technologies, and he reorganized the country’s administrative system. He also created state-endorsed handicraft shops in large cities, inspired by similar shops he had observed in the Netherlands, to provide products for the army.

What region did Peter the Great imitate in his efforts to increase Russia’s strength and influence in the world?

• the Arabian Peninsula

• Western Europe

• East Asia

• South Asia

What did samurai learn during the Edo Period? Select all that apply.

• Literature & the arts

• governing policies

• swordsmanship

• domestic duties

Religious differences created conflict in Africa, Japan, and Europe during the early modern era (between 1400 and 1900). All of the choices below are factual examples EXCEPT for which one?

• The Jewish majority in Ethiopia came to an end when Christians and Muslims united to expel them from the borders.

• England officially converted to Protestant Christianity during the reign of King Henry VIII. But when Catholic rulers tried to reassert their authority over England (such as Henry's daughter, Mary Queen of Scots), there was violence between the two groups.

• The Spanish Inquisition resulted in the torture, expulsion, and execution of non-Catholics under the religious zeal of King Phillip II. His quest to spread the Catholic faith led him to war with Protestant Christian England.

• In the Edo Period, the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan expelled Christian missionaries in order to minimize outside influences during their efforts to unite Japan, politically and culturally. Christians who refused to leave or convert were brutally punished.

Match the description to the European ruler.

• Beautiful monuments, oppressed peasants

• Habsburg Family - Maria Theresa

• Protestant, Peaceful time, supported art

• Elizabeth I of England - Tudor Family

• Holy Roman Empire, Austria-Hungary

• Peter the Great of Russia - Romanov Family

• Catholic War, Inquisition

• Louis XIV of France - Bourbon Family

• Westernized Russia, oppressed peasants

• Phillip II of Spain