WorksheetsAP World History Unit 3 Land Based Empires
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The __________empire used Gunpowder and was a Muslim empire in India.
This land based empire took over Constantinople or the Byzantine capital in 1453 under Mehmet II.
______________was excommunicated after he criticized the Roman Catholic Churches sale of Indulgences. He nailed his 95 thesis or criticisms to Wittenberg Cathedral.
_____________was when kings felt they had a religious blessing to rule and were actually higher and more powerful people in society because of the Lord's blessing.
______________was the council that excommunicated Martin Luther so he could never be a part of the Catholic Church and he could never go to heaven.
In England __________broke away from the Catholic Church because the Catholic Church would not give him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, the Princess of Spain, and he decided to start the Church of England.
In France ______________was a king that also believed in the Divine Right of Kings.
The _____________Reformation was a response from the Catholic Church to Luther's criticisms and the Catholic Church stopped the sale of Indulgences or forgiveness for your sins when you paid a sum of money.
_____________ was a ruler that made people dress differently, connected Russia to the sea in the north, and developed a more European style empire.
The ______________were the people who fought for the Ottomans and were once the Divshireme boys who were taught different skills from fighting to conducting government duties.
Although Akbar was really the first powerful ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in the north of India, ____________ was the person who created the Taj Mahal for his wife.
This Japanese political office ruled Japan through military might:
Qing, Ming
Song, Ming
Qing, Yuan
Ming, Qing
Who was the first wife of infamous King Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Catherine Parr
The concept of Divine Right of Kings is most closely associated with which of these European monarchs?
King Henry VIII
King Charles II
King Charles V
King Louis XIV
The Ottomans captured Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul in what year?
1322
1987
1453
1076
Which of the following world history processes was most responsible for the eighteenth-century cityscape of St. Petersburg, Russia, shown above?
Isolation
World Climate Changes
Westernization
Democratization
Which of the following contributed most to the emergence of Russia as an expanding Eurasian power in the period between 1450 and 1750?
Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe
The eradication of Islam from Central Asia
The use of its strong navy to acquire colonial holdings worldwide
The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia
Which of the following is true of both the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire between 1450 and 1750 ?
Christianity was prohibited in both empires.
Both empires experienced a drastic decline in population after 1500 owing to the spread of diseases brought as a result of contact with Europeans.
Both empires were established by skilled warriors on horseback who came originally from Central Asia.
The rulers of both believed in strictly separating secular and religious concerns.
Which of the following most directly led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century?
The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates
The expansion of the Ottoman Empire
The expansion of Crusading activities in the Mediterranean region
The expansion of the Mongol Empire
Islam became a prominent religion in India because of-
trade with Africa
the rule of the Mughals
an invasion by the Persians
alliances with Southwest Asia
The concept of divine right was important to absolute monarchs because it-
reserved governmental positions for the clergy
guaranteed natural rights to the people
justified the king's right to rule
honored the king for supporting religious freedom
What was the system used by the Ottomans to collect taxes?
Tribute system
Devshirme system
Tax farming
Civil service examination
What was a common feature in the militaries of land-based empires during this period?
The use of chariots in battle
The use of cavalry units
The use of gunpowder-based weapons
The reliance on naval power
Which elite group of soldiers was fiercely loyal to the Ottoman sultan?
Janissaries
Conquistadors
Ghulams
Samurais
What was the cause of the split between Catholics and Protestants in Europe?
The Enlightenment
The Protestant Reformation
The Crusades
The Renaissance
What was the main cause of conflict between the Ottomans and the Safavids?
Territorial disputes
Religious differences
Economic competition
Political alliances
How did rulers in China and Europe use art to legitimize their power?
By building monumental architecture
By patronizing artists
By commissioning portraits of themselves
By promoting religious artwork
What was the purpose of monumental architecture in land-based empires?
To showcase the wealth and power of the ruler
To provide housing for the emperor
To house government bureaucracies
To serve as religious temples
What is a land-based Empire?
An Empire whose power comes from its religious beliefs
An Empire whose power comes from its trade routes
An Empire whose power comes from its naval fleet
An Empire whose power comes from its territorial holdings
Which Empire had a policy of enslaving Christians and converting them to Islam?
Safavid Empire
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire
Qing Dynasty
Which Empire was Shia Muslim?
Mughal Empire
Qing Dynasty
Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
Which religious denomination was established by King Henry VIII in England?
Lutheranism
Anglicanism
Calvinism
Catholicism
