APWH Unit 3 : Part 2

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the way Khubilai Khan chose to have himself portrayed in the painting?

• (C) The Yuan dynasty’s employment of a Chinese artist to create the painting would encourage the

  Japanese to accept Khubilai Khan’s rule.

• (A) The Yuan dynasty’s potential monopolization of the Eurasian trade routes would force other Asian

  rulers to recognize Khubilai Khan’s supremacy.

• (D) The nomadic tradition depicted in the painting would bolster Khubilai Khan’s claim to be the legitimate

  successor to Genghis Khan.

• (B) The demonstration of military skill in the painting would encourage the Abbasid caliphs to submit to

  Khubilai Khan’s rule.

Between 1450 and 1750, empires such as the Ottoman and Chinese shared which of the following?

• (D) Continual military campaigns against European armies

• (A) Dependence on trade as the main basis for the economy

• (B) An elite fighting force made up primarily of slaves

• (C) The use of a large bureaucracy to support the government

Taken together, the two images best support which of the following claims regarding developments in the period

from 1450 to 1750 ?

• (A) European military technology was inferior to Asian military technology.

• (B) Rulers served as military commanders and typically led armies into battle themselves.

• (C) Gunpowder technology facilitated the expansion of land-based empires.

• (D) Religious divisions were not a significant source of military conflict.

All of the following pieces of additional information regarding the events portrayed in Image 2 are factually accurate. Which would be most useful in evaluating the message that the image was intended to convey?

• (C) Emperor Aurangzeb ruled over India during a time when it was the largest agricultural and manufacturing

  economy in the world.

• (C) Emperor Aurangzeb ruled over India during a time when it was the largest agricultural and manufacturing

  economy in the world.

• (A) Emperor Aurangzeb was a strong proponent of Sunni Islam, while the rulers of Golconda were supporters of

  Shiism.

• (B) Emperor Aurangzeb overthrew his father in order to become the Mughal emperor, while the ruler of

  Golconda succeeded his father peacefully.

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 ?

• (D) The granting of autonomy to minority groups

• (A) The collection of tribute

• (B) Establishment of religious uniformity

• (C) Abolition of feudal privileges

The recruitment depicted in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments

in the period 1450–1750 ?

• (C) Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority

• (A) Attempts by imperial states to expand their economic power

• (D) Attempts by imperial states to control population growth

• (B) Attempts by imperial states to prevent religious conflict

The inclusion of the image in the manuscript best illustrates which of the following features of the period 1450–

1750 ?

• (B) Rulers using art to expand their territories

• (D) Rulers using art to legitimize their rule

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

• (C) Rulers using art as a way to increase literacy

Which of the following about Afro-Eurasian trade is supported by the map above?

• (B) The Ottoman Empire was located at the intersections of major trading routes.

• (C) The Delhi Sultanate relied primarily on sea routes to participate in the silk trade across Asia.

• (A) The states of the Middle East did not participate in the Indian Ocean trading system.

• (D) The Islamic states of West Africa maintained close commercial ties with eastern Europe.

The changes depicted in Map 1 were mostly a result of which of the following?

• (C) The Ottoman Empire’s unrivaled naval superiority in the Mediterranean

• (A) The Ottoman alliance with France against rival Christian powers

• (B) The decline of surrounding empires and the Ottoman Empire’s use of gunpowder weapons

• (D) The power vacuum left by the collapse of the Umayyad caliphate

Which of the following was a method rulers in Eurasia used to legitimize and consolidate their power during the period 1450 C.E. to 1750 C.E.?

• (C) Adopting the religious practices of minority groups

• (A) Developing professional militaries

• (D) Enacting reforms to decrease economic and social inequalities

• (B) Promoting free trade