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Unit 3: Land-Based & Gunpowder Empires

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which empires are considered as gunpowder empires?

a)

Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Song Dynasty

b)

British Empire, French Empire, Spanish Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, Mughal Empire

d)

Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Persian Empire

2.

Which empire was known for its military and administrative reforms?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Mongol Empire

c)

British Empire

d)

Roman Empire

3.

Which empire was founded by Osman I?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Mongol Empire

d)

Byzantine Empire

4.

Which empire was known for its religious tolerance?

a)

Aztec Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

5.

Which empire was ruled by the Mughal dynasty?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Mughal Empire

d)

British Empire

6.

Which empire was known for its art and architecture, including the Taj Mahal?

a)

Inca Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Mughal Empire

d)

Roman Empire

7.

Which empire was centered in Persia and had Shia Islam as its official religion?

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

8.

Which empire was known for its strong navy and control over trade routes?

a)

British Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Mongol Empire

9.

Which empire was the largest and longest-lasting of the gunpowder empires?

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Mali Empire

10.

Which empire was defeated by the British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey?

a)

Nawab of Bengal

b)

Sikh Empire

c)

Maratha Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

11.

What was the capital city of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Ankara

c)

Constantinople

d)

Izmir

12.

Which empire was known for its use of Janissaries?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Mongol Empire

13.

Which empire was ruled by the Safavid dynasty?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Mughal Empire

d)

Safavid Empire

14.

Which empire was known for its use of the Devshirme system?

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Roman Empire

15.

The process of Japanese unification began in the late ____ century

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

16.

After Christian converts in China began destroying local shrines, the Japanese government forbade all Christian activities on Japanese lands

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Which European country was the first allowed to trade with Tokugawa Japan?

a)

the Netherlands

b)

Portugal

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

18.

Tokugawa rule brought about a long period in Japan's history known as the "Great Peace."

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Heads of noble families that also ruled hans

a)

Lords

b)

Edo

c)

Daimyo

d)

Ronin

20.

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

21.

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

a)

False

b)

True

22.

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

23.

Who was responsible for running Japan and distributing the rice crop?

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Daimyo

24.

How did the growth of a banking industry and merchant class in urban Japan impact the Japanese peasants?

(majority of the population)

a)

the peasant population was able to find work in urban areas when farming became less profitable

b)

some profited from cash crops, but most experienced poverty that led to revolts

c)

even before Tokugawa rule, peasants were in a constant state of revolt again the daimyo

d)

many were able to benefit because of the high demand for cash crops, and revolts were fairly rare.