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AP Unit 3: Section 1 (1450-1750)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

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Class
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1.

The large, multi-ethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia between 1450-1750 are often referred to as

a)

Maritime Empires

b)

Gunpowder Empires

c)

Silk Empires

d)

Christian Empires

2.

As the middle classes grew in Europe in the 1500's, which of the following groups did NOT lose power?

a)

Lords

b)

Nobles

c)

Church leaders

d)

Bureaucrats

3.

Each of the following were common actions by new, powerful monarchies in Europe in the 1500's EXCEPT

a)

Decentralize power

b)

Control taxes

c)

Control armies

d)

Launch overseas explorations

4.

Each of the following groups were defeated by the Russians in their quest to expand East to the Pacific EXCEPT

a)

Mongol Khanates

b)

Hungarian Huns

c)

Indigenous peoples

d)

Siberians

5.

The most lucrative good the Russians looked to control was

a)

Gold

b)

Salt

c)

Silk

d)

Furs

6.

Which of the following is NOT true in regards to the Yuan Dynasty that ended in 1368?

a)

Founded by Mongols

b)

Controlled China for over 300 years

c)

Overthrown by Ming Dynasty

d)

Leader was Kublai Khan

7.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Wall of China?

a)

Mongols leaders expanded the wall

b)

Used for protection from invaders from the north

c)

Ming leaders restored the wall

d)

Ming leaders expanded the wall

8.

Which of the following was NOT true about the Qing Dynasty?

a)

Started by the Manchu people

b)

Ruled until 1911

c)

Expanded into Taiwan, Mongolia, and Tibet

d)

Was very tolerant of local populations and beliefs

9.

Each of the following is a shared characteristic of the Gunpowder empires EXCEPT

a)

Descendants of Turkish nomads

b)

Spoke the Arabic language

c)

Mostly Muslim controlled

d)

Took advantage of power vacuums left by Mongol breakups

10.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Ghazi?

a)

Were defeated by Tamerlane

b)

Warriors

c)

Values of nomadic culture

d)

Holy fighter for Islam

11.

Which of the following empires would last the longest?

a)

Safavids

b)

Ottomans

c)

Mughals

d)

Tamerlane

12.

Which of the following empires ruled over a mostly Hindu population?

a)

Safavids

b)

Ottomans

c)

Mughals

d)

Tamerlane

13.

Which of the following empires defeated the Byzantine Empire in 1453 by capturing Constantinople?

a)

Safavids

b)

Ottomans

c)

Mughals

d)

Tamerlane

14.

Why was NOT true in regards to Constantinople being such an important city?

a)

Strategic point for trade

b)

Linked the Aegean and Black Seas

c)

City walls protected it from all cannon bombardments

d)

Was the center of the Byzantine Empire

15.

To which group did the rise of the Ottomans cause the most fear in the 1500's?

a)

Europeans

b)

Chinese

c)

Mughals

d)

Japan

16.

Which of the following empires was centered in modern day Iran?

a)

Safavids

b)

Ottomans

c)

Mughals

d)

Tamerlane

17.

The title of Shah in the Safavid empire is most similar to

a)

Warrior

b)

King

c)

Shaman

d)

Noble

18.

From where did most of the Gunpowder empires receive their military weaponry?

a)

China

b)

Americas

c)

Internally manufactured

d)

Europe

19.

Each of the following is are major causes of hostilities between the Safavids and Ottomans EXCEPT

a)

Sunni Ottomans vs. Shia Safavids

b)

Control over trade routes

c)

Border disputes

d)

Treatment towards women

20.

Under the Mughal Empire, which group of traders conducted most of the commerce?

a)

Arabs

b)

Hindus

c)

Safavids

d)

Ottomans

21.

How is your caste determined in Indian culture?

a)

Designated at birth

b)

How much money you earn

c)

Where you live

d)

Government officials declaration

22.

Each of the following was a common cause of the Gunpowder empires' decline EXCEPT

a)

Failure to modernize

b)

Tolerance of opposing religions

c)

Europe's growing economic and military power

d)

Poor, Ineffective leadership

e)

Economic failures