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Unit 7: Gunpowder Empires

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ________ was an architectural monument of the Ming dynasty that exemplified both the wealth of the emperor and his willingness to isolate himself, as well as his country.

a)

Silk Road

b)

Temple of Heaven

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Forbidden City

2.

Why did the Chinese people willingly accept the rule of the Manchus and Kangxi?

a)

opened China to foreign wealth

b)

reopened Chinese exploration of southwest Asia

c)

embraced Confucian ideas

d)

increased taxes for defensive purposes

3.

While the emperor was technically the highest position in the government, the person with this title had more power and was the actual leader in Tokugawa Japan...

a)

Shogun

b)

Shah

c)

Sultan

d)

Bushido

4.

Abbas was a leader of which Gunpowder Empire?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Persia

5.

The geographic area of India was controlled by which Gunpowder Empire?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Yuan

6.

The "Alternate Attendance" policy was used by Tokugawa in order to...

a)

control the powerful Daimyo

b)

control the Samurai

c)

control non-Muslims

d)

control Muslims

7.

Who was the Taj Mahal built in memory of?

a)

Shah Jahan's favorite wife

b)

Shah Jahan's son

c)

Shah Jahan's nephew

d)

Shah Jahan's mother

8.

Which Ottoman ruler captured the holy cities of Islam (Mecca, Medina, & Cairo)?

a)

Suleyman

b)

Orkhan

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Selim the Grim

9.

What religious group blended Hindu and Islamic beliefs, as well as became the target of the Mughal hatred?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Shi'a Islam

c)

Neo Buddhism

d)

Sunni Hinduism

10.

Which of the following empires was predominantly Shi'a Muslim?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Qing

11.

The Qing Dynasty in China was founded by which group of people?

a)

Manchus

b)

Hindus

c)

Persians

d)

Turks

12.

This guy ended the warring states period in Japan, even though he did not succeed in unifying Japan...

a)

Oda Nobunaga

b)

Toyotomi

c)

Ieyasu

d)

Hideo Nomo

13.

Who changed the name of Constantinople to Istanbul after conquering the city?

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Suleyman

c)

Akbar

d)

Selim

14.

Suleyman was a leader of which empire?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

15.

Babur laid the foundation for the ______ Empire.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Qing

c)

Mughal

d)

Safavid

16.

A ruler/king in the Safavid or Mughal Empire was called a ___________.

a)

Sultan

b)

Shah

c)

Shogun

d)

Emperor

17.

A ruler/king in the Ottoman Empire was called a ____________.

a)

Sultan

b)

Shah

c)

Shogun

d)

Emperor

18.

This Japanese leader was the 1st Shogun over a unified Japan...

a)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

b)

Kangxi

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Keanu Reeves

19.

Which of the following most directly led to a vibrant Qing culture and the rise of tensions with the British?

a)

restriction of trade to certain government controlled ports

b)

the Dutch would not Kowtow

c)

rise of tensions with Holy Roman Empire

d)

all the above

20.

Jahan was a leader of which Gunpowder Empire?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Mughal

c)

Safavid

d)

Yuan

21.

The geographic areas of Anatolia/Turkey was controlled by which Gunpowder Empire? (HINT: salmon/red on the map)

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Yuan

22.

The Taj Mahal was a blending of Hindu and ________ architecture in India built by Shah Jahan.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Mughal

c)

Greek

d)

Chinese

23.

The geographic area of Persia/Iran was controlled by which Gunpowder Empire? (HINT: lavendar/purple on the map)

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Yuan

24.

When the voyages of the Chinese explorer Zheng He were ended, which of the following is TRUE about China's relations with foreign countries?

a)

China withdrew into isolation

b)

China only traded with Britain

c)

China became highly industrialized

d)

China was open to trade with all foreigners

25.

Which of the following DID NOT develop/ update a law code to govern their empire?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Justinian

c)

Suleyman

d)

Oda Nobunaga

26.

What was the name of the Japanese policy in which it locked down or completely closed its borders due to being suspicious of foreign influence upon the country?

a)

bushido

b)

sakoku

c)

shogun

d)

daimyo

27.

This image represents a system, used by the Ottoman Empire, to create officials and soldiers loyal to the sultan. What was the name of this system?

a)

Devshirme

b)

Janissaries

c)

Sakoku

d)

Millets

28.

Which of the following is the best explanation for the rapid expansion of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

power vacuum after the Mongol Empire collapsed

b)

gunpowder technologies and janissaries

c)

alliance with the Russians

d)

decline of European empires due to rivalries and competition

29.

Based on the image above and using your knowledge of Japanese history, what advantage did Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu have which allowed them to defeat the daimyos and eventually unite Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate?

a)

superior army

b)

better made katanas (swords)

c)

more soldiers

d)

gunpowder weapons

30.

Which of the following is NOT a term given to a ruler, leader, or king of one of the places we learned about from this unit?

a)

shah

b)

sultan

c)

shogun

d)

sunni

31.

What contributed to the decline of both the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?

a)

religious rebellions

b)

natural disasters

c)

disruption in trade

d)

incompetent leadership

32.

Compared to the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid Empire:

a)

was more influential to Iranian (aka Persian) culture

b)

ended in the 19th century

c)

lost in battle against the Byzantine Empire

d)

practiced Eastern Orthodox Christianity