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Unit #5: Muslim Empires and East Asia

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Janissary
b)
Rajput
c)
Sultan
d)
Mansabdar
2.

What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

3.
True or False: The Ottomans required that all the peoples they conquered converted to the Islamic religion or they were executed.
a)
False
b)
True
4.

____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

a)

sinans

b)

ulema

c)

pashas

d)

janissaries

5.

Which technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to expand militarily into western Asia, Europe, and northern Africa?

a)

woodblock printing

b)

wheelbarrow

c)

gunpowder

d)

magnetic compass

6.

Due to its diverse population, the Ottomans were known for

a)

Forcing its subjects to convert to Islam

b)

Creating harsh laws against Christians and Jews

c)

Allowing many non-muslims into the government

d)

Allowing religious practice for all, at a price

7.

Suleiman the Magnificent was a tolerant leader

a)

True

b)

False

8.
What modern country descended from the Safavid Empire?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Afghanistan 
d)
Nepal
9.
If you lived in the Safavid Empire you probably would be categorized as a ___ Muslim
a)
Sunni
b)
practicing 
c)
Shia 
d)
good 
10.

Where was the Mughal Empire located?

a)

China

b)

Indonesia

c)

Turkey

d)

India

11.

If both the Safavids and the Ottomans were Islamic gunpowder empires, why would they be in conflict with each other? Check all that apply.

a)

their religious differences divide them - Sunni vs. Shiites

b)

they both want the glory of conquering the world for the glory of Islam

c)

The Ottomans are allies with the Christians

d)

They both control trade routes that the other has desire to rule over

12.

This group of government officials were in charge of specific duties such as taxation, construction, and water supply.

a)

Sultans

b)

Zamindars

c)

Sufism

d)

Castes

13.
Who invaded China and eventually defeated the weakened Ming Empire?
a)
Zheng
b)
Yong Le
c)
Manchus
d)
Nanjing
14.

Zheng He

a)

was great Mongol leader

b)

was the greatest Ming emperor

c)

defeated the Mongols in China

d)

great Chinese explorer

15.

[p1] Which of the following did the Ming dynasty accomplish? Select THREE from this list.

a)

Strengthened the Great Wall & made peace with the nomadic tribes to the north

b)

Ran an effective government using a centralized bureaucracy

c)

Renovated the Grand Canal, better linking northern & southern China

d)

Invaded Japan & forced the samurai to bow to the Ming emperor

e)

Created a secret police & aimed to isolate & exterminate all Jews living in China

16.

[p1] WHEN & WHERE did Zheng He lead a series of naval voyages?

a)

Seven voyages between 1405 and 1433 (60 years before Columbus)

b)

1492, the same year as Columbus' voyage to America

c)

He sailed through Southeast Asia, throughout the Indian Ocean, as far as the coast of Africa

d)

He sailed east, discovered Hawaii, & landed in present-day Mexico

e)

He sailed past Korea & Japan, as far as the islands of the Bering Sea

17.

[p2] Which of these were problems facing the Ming Dynasty in the late 16th century & into the 1600s? Select THREE from this list.

a)

Government corruption & high taxes

b)

Declining crop yields because of harsh weather

c)

A major epidemic & peasant revolts

d)

Invasion by the Mongols and Koreans

e)

An earthquake in 1644

18.

[p3] In order to help identify rebels, the Manchus required Chinese men to wear a queue. What was the "queue" in Qing China?

a)

A braided pigtail

b)

A line of people waiting for something, such as entrance into a sporting event

c)

A long warship

d)

A silk robe with blue trim

19.

This ethnic group established the Qing dynasty

a)

Manchu

b)

Uighur

c)

Tibetans

d)

Han

20.
Japanese warriors that lived by a strict code of ethics and duty
a)
Samurai
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
21.

Which man completed the unification of Japan and set up a shogunate in Japan to maintain that control?

a)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

b)

Ito Hirohito

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

22.

After the Emperor and imperial court, the order of social classes in Tokugawa Japan was:

a)

warrior, peasant, artisans, merchants

b)

peasant, warrior, peasant, merchants

c)

ronin, warrior, merchants, artisans

d)

warrior, merchant, peasant, eta

23.

During Tokugawa rule, the rights of women in Japan were increased.

a)

False

b)

True

24.

Hans are. . .

a)

fighters for hire during the Tokugawa shogunate

b)

granted only to those who are related directly to the emperor

c)

inherited by the oldest son only

d)

domains of land in Japan during the time of Tokugawa

25.

How did Akbar contribute to the success of the Mughal Empire?

a)

Helped to create a religious tolerance

b)

Discouraged loyalty (allegiance) to cultural traditions

c)

Treated non-Muslims as second class citizens

d)

Encouraged preferential treatment of Muslims

26.

Which empire practiced Sunni Islam?

a)

Ottomans

b)

Safavid

c)

Ming

d)

Mughal

27.

Ming Dynasty suffered from from all the following during its decline EXCEPT for

a)

Rebellions undoing Ming control

b)

Islamic coup weakening and splitting the empire

c)

Invasion of nomadic Manchu peoples

d)

Environmental degradation of forests and Great Wall

28.

The Qing gained acceptance from the Chinese people by

a)

Presenting themselves as Confucian rulers

b)

Expanding the armies to invade Japan and Vietnam

c)

The use of terror and nomadic mercenaries

d)

Purging China of non-Chinese citizens