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WorksheetsAbsolutism in the Old World
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which group was granted religious freedom by the issuing of the Edict of Nantes?
Anglicans
Huguenots
Jesuits
Lutherans
All of the following are characteristics of an absolute monarchy EXCEPT:
monarchs have total control
rule by divine right
centralization of government power
kings grant power to an independent legislature
The most powerful emperor of the Mughal empire was:
Babur
Akbar
Mehmed II
Aurangzeb
What was the main purpose of Zheng He’s voyages?
to prove the seaworthiness of Chinese ships
to extend China's influence by bearing gifts, seeking trade, and exacting tribute
to defeat the pirates of Malacca so sea travel in the Indian Ocean would be safer
to search for a passage to the Americas
Which of the following was the most important reason that Peter the Great constructed a new capital in St. Petersburg?
he wanted the capital to be more centrally located in the Russian empire
the Russian Orthodox Church was less influential in the region around St. Petersburg
the city was well-situated for his army if it was attacked by the Ottomans
he wanted sea-based access to countries in Western Europe
In contrast to Ming China, political power in the Tokugawa shogunate was not
centered in the hands of the emperor.
supported by the military.
influenced by Confucian values.
enhanced by economic prosperity.
What European nation was the first to establish maritime trade with China and Japan?
Great Britain
Portugal
France
Spain
Which shah of the Safavid empire was responsible for the modernization of the military and the flowering of cultural and artistic production?
Abbas
Akbar
Suyleman
Ishmael
The janissaries were:
religious leaders under the control of the Ottoman state.
slave troops of the Ottomans conscripted as young boys from Christian conquered territories.
eunuch from the royal family charged with care of the imperial harem.
powerful members of the scholar-gentry aristocracy.
Members of which religious group were initially welcomed in both China and Japan, before later being expelled?
Dominican friars
Carmelite nuns
Jesuit priests
Puritan settlers
Heavy taxes are a common feature of absolutist regimes, because of:
frequent wars for conquest
elaborate building projects
costly patronage of the arts and fashion
all of the above
Which of the following pairs of absolutist governments and building projects is NOT correct?
Ming Dynasty - Great Wall
Ottoman Empire - Blue Mosque
France - Winter Palace
Mughal Empire - Taj Mahal
