AP World History Unit 3

Which of the following contributed the most to the Ottoman Empire’s successful expansion in Europe and the Middle East in the period from 1450 to 1600 ?

• The Ottomans’ use of revenues from transoceanic trade to build a powerful army

• The Ottomans’ use of nomadic tribes as cavalry troops

• The Ottomans’ adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology

• The Ottomans’ exploitation of Muslim desire to avenge the crusades

In France ______________was a king that also believed in the Divine Right of Kings.

• Louis XIV
• Marie Antoinette
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Louis XVI

From 1400 to 1750, Eurasian rulers sponsored the arts primarily for which of the following reasons?

• To display power and legitimize their rule

• To spend excess money collected in taxes

• To encourage tourism and pilgrimages

• To increase employment opportunities for struggling artists

Although Akbar was really the first powerful ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in the north of India, ____________ was the person who created the Taj Mahal for his wife.

• Aurangzeb
• Shah Jahan
• Babur
• Jahangir

The _____________Reformation was a response from the Catholic Church to Luther's criticisms and the Catholic Church stopped the sale of Indulgences or forgiveness for your sins when you paid a sum of money.

• Reaction
• Opposite
• Retaliation
• Counter

The use of children from Eastern Europe to become soldiers was called Divshirme and they were trained and eventually became ________________.

• Janissaries
• Samurais
• Gladiators
• Ninjas

Soon in Switzerland there was a person named ______________who created the religion of Calvinism that believed that some people were destined to go to heaven. This was a huge difference with the Catholic Church.

• Henry VIII
• John Wesley
• John Calvin
• Martin Luther

Ivan the Great created Russian Orthodox Church in Russia and his grandson was called Tsar. His Grandson was cruel and killed many people including his children. His name is ____________.

• Ivan the Savage
• Ivan the Terrible
• Ivan the Horrible
• Ivan the Cruel

______________started to print Bibles and people started to read the over 200 Bibles that he printed.

• Gutenberg
• Shakespeare
• Einstein
• Newton

In Russia _______________was the first person to unify Russia and was not Ivan the Terrible.

• Ivan the Great

• Peter the Great
• Catherine the Great
• Ivan the Terrible