The Early Modern World Quiz

In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europe underwent a cultural revolution known as

(a)  

Select all the true options

• By 1700, most of Central and South America (Except Brazil) was controlled by Spain with large British and French colonies in North America.

• Muslim empires were at their height in Persia, India and modern Turkey.

• This Era was known as the Early Modern World.

• The Russian Empire had expanded eastward to Siberia, while the Qing held sway in China.

The period from 1450 to 1650 was a time of great turmoil for

(a)  

China saw the collapse of the Ming dynasty by the

(a)  

Japan saw a series of bitter civil wars come to an end under the

• Ottoman

• Tokugawa

• Mughals

• Manchuria

In western Asia, three Muslim groups rose to dominate the region. What three?

• Tokugawa Shoguns

• The Mughals

• The Ottomans

• The Safavids

At the start of the (a)   century, Europeans knowledge of the world beyond their own continent was limited.

Columbus set sail in August 1492 with how many ships?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 2

In 1492, Columbus landed where?

(a)  

What did the Spanish expeditions accomplish?

• Gained control of Brazil

• Occupied a series of Caribbean Islands

• Toppled the Aztec empire of Mexico

• Toppled the Incan rulers of Peru