Global 2 Unit 1 The World in 1750

Which empire included all of the lined areas shown on this 1814 map?

• A. Austro-Hungarian

• B. Russian

• C. Ottoman

• D. Holy Roman

Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map?

• The Ottoman Empire included parts of northern Africa.

• The Mughal Empire occupied territory adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea.

• The Safavid Empire controlled the entire Indian subcontinent.

• The Ottoman Empire conquered less territory than either the Safavid or the Mughal Empire.

Which generalization is best supported by the information in this map?

• The Mediterranean Sea served as a cultural barrier between Asia Minor and North Africa.

• By the 1500s, the Ottoman Empire controlled parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and eastern Europe.

• The Safavid Empire controlled parts of western Europe by 1629.

• The Ottoman Empire controlled the largest amount of territory by 1453.

Which of the following contributed most directly to the expansion of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman shown on this map?

• conversion of Suleiman to Islam

• modernization of the Ottoman military

• improved agricultural technology

• religious intolerance within the Ottoman Empire

Based on the passage, identify an issue faced by the Ottoman Empire in the 1600s.

• The empire became too large to govern.

• Global trade routes shifted.

• Rulers were responsive to the needs of people living in the empire.

• Trade increased in the empire.

Akbar the Great tried to unify the Mughal Empire and create peace between the different people of India by

• Promoting a policy of religious toleration

• Forcing all people to adopt modern dress

• Building the Taj Mahal to inspire healing

• Establishing Buddhism as the state religion

Which characteristic is associated with the rule of both Akbar the Great and Suleiman the Magnificent?

• promoting equal rights for women

• practicing religious tolerance toward members of society

• forcing the conversion of citizens to Christianity

• expanding the role of legislative bodies

Which title best completes the partial outline below?

• Physical features of Korea

• Geographic Factors of Japan

• Natural Resources of Cambodia

• Environment Conditions of Russia

A historian could best use this diagram to study which of the following?

• Hindu caste system

• Chinese Confucianism

• Egyptian Social Hierarchy

• Japanese feudalism

Merchants are shown at the bottom of this social pyramid of feudal Japan because they

• Comprised the largest percentage of Japan’s population at the time

• Were viewed as having little status in the society because they produced nothing

• Were unable to read or write

• Did not believe in the Shinto religion