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AP World Unit 3 Land Based Empires

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Japanese political office ruled as effective dictator of Japan through military might:

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Emperor

d)

Manchu

2.

Name this German monk credited with beginning the protestant schism/reformation

a)

Pope Pius

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Jean Calvin

d)

Martin Luther

3.

If you were a citizen of the Safavid Empire which modern day country would you likely inhabit?

a)

Greece

b)

Turkey

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

4.

Name (in chronological order) the two Chinese dynasties which followed Mongol rule

a)

Manchu, Ming

b)

Zhou,  Han

c)

Manchu, Yuan

d)

Ming, Manchu

5.

What Russian city replaced Moscow as capital following Tsar Peter's reforms?

a)

Minsk 

b)

Kiev

c)

Yekaterinburg

d)

St. Petersburg

6.

Who was the first wife of infamous King Henry VIII

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Catherine Parr

7.

The founder of the Mughal Empire

a)

Akbar

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Babur

d)

Osman Bey

8.

Founder of the Safavid Empire

a)

Shah Ismail

b)

Shah Abbas

c)

Osman Bey

d)

Akbar

9.

Founder of the Ottoman Empire

a)

Osman Bey

b)

Suleiman the Magnificent

c)

Shah Ismail

d)

Aurangzeb

10.

The concept of Divine Right of Kings is most closely associated with which of these European monarchs?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Charles II

c)

King Charles V

d)

King Louis XIV

11.

If you were a citizen of the Safavid Empire which modern day country would you likely inhabit?

a)

Greece

b)

Turkey

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

12.

Ottomans capture Constantinople (Renamed Istanbul)

a)

1322

b)

1987

c)

1453

d)

1076

13.

Which of the following world history processes was most responsible for the eighteenth-century cityscape of St. Petersburg, Russia, shown above?

a)

Isolation

b)

World Climate Changes

c)

Westernization

d)

Democratization

14.

Most agricultural laborers in the Ottoman Empire were

a)

Slaves

b)

Serfs

c)

Free peasants

d)

Sharecroppers

15.

Which of the following are the states that dominated the Mediterranean trade during the sixteenth century?

a)

Italian city-states and the Ottoman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire

c)

The Hapsburg Empire and France

d)

The Crusader States

16.

Which of the following contributed most to the emergence of Russia as an expanding Eurasian power in the period between 1450 and 1750?

a)

Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe

b)

The eradication of Islam from Central Asia

c)

The use of its strong navy to acquire colonial holdings worldwide

d)

The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia

17.

Which of the following is true of both the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire between 1450 and 1750 ?

a)

Christianity was prohibited in both empires.

b)

Both empires experienced a drastic decline in population after 1500 owing to the spread of diseases brought as a result of contact with Europeans.

c)

Both empires were established by skilled warriors on horseback who came originally from Central Asia.

d)

The rulers of both believed in strictly separating secular and religious concerns.

18.

Which of the following most directly led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century?

a)

The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates

b)

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire

c)

The expansion of Crusading activities in the Mediterranean region

d)

The expansion of the Mongol Empire

19.

The Society of Jesus was created to spread Catholic teachings, primarily in response to the-

a)

Inquisition

b)

Renaissance

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Protestant Reformation

20.

What was one effect of this act?

a)

The influence of the Catholic Church declined.

b)

The practice of Protestantism was prohibited in England.

c)

The Pope granted greater authority to the king.

d)

The colonies were subjected to the authority of the Church.

21.

Islam became a prominent religion in India because of-

a)

trade with Africa

b)

the rule of the Mughals

c)

an invasion by the Persians

d)

alliances with Southwest Asia

22.

Which religious group was most affected when the Edict of Nantes was revoked?

a)

Puritans living in England

b)

Jesuits living in France

c)

Protestants living in France

d)

Catholics living in England

23.

Elizabeth I supported Protestantism in England by--

a)

returning land belonging to the Catholic Church

b)

making the Anglican Church the official national church

c)

persecuting people who used Latin in the Catholic Church

d)

removing the leader of the Anglican Church

24.

The concept of divine right was important to absolute monarchs because it-

a)

reserved governmental positions for the clergy

b)

guaranteed natural rights to the people

c)

justified the king's right to rule

d)

honored the king for supporting religious freedom

25.

The city of Constantinople was renamed Istanbul to--

a)

remember the Greek invasion of Anatolia

b)

honor the Eastern Orthodox Church

c)

establish the capital of the Ottoman Empire

d)

celebrate the end of Egyptian control of Turkey

26.

In the 16th century, most trade routes giving northern Europe access to goods from the Ottoman Empire crossed the -

a)

Black Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean