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AP World History Unit 3 Land Based Empires

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The __________empire used Gunpowder and was a Muslim empire in India.

a)
Mughal
b)
Maurya
c)
Safavid
d)
Ottoman
2.

This land based empire took over Constantinople or the Byzantine capital in 1453 under Mehmet II.

a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Mongol Empire
c)
British Empire
d)
Roman Empire
3.

______________was excommunicated after he criticized the Roman Catholic Churches sale of Indulgences. He nailed his 95 thesis or criticisms to Wittenberg Cathedral.

a)
Thomas Aquinas
b)
Henry VIII
c)
John Calvin
d)
Martin Luther
4.

_____________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.

a)
divine authority
b)
sacred entitlement
c)
divine right
d)
holy privilege
5.

______________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.

a)
Council of Florence
b)
Council of Chalcedon
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Council of Nicaea
6.

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.

a)
Henry VIII
b)
Mary I
c)
Edward VI
d)
Elizabeth I
7.

In France ______________was a king that also believed in the Divine Right of Kings.

a)
Louis XIV
b)
Marie Antoinette
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Louis XVI
8.

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.

a)
Reaction
b)
Opposite
c)
Retaliation
d)
Counter
9.

_____________ was a ruler that made people dress differently, connected Russia to the sea in the north, and developed a more European style empire.

a)
Peter the Great
b)
Catherine the Great
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Nicholas II
10.

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.

a)
Mamluks
b)
Janissaries
c)
Sultans
d)
Harem Girls
11.

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.

a)
Aurangzeb
b)
Shah Jahan
c)
Babur
d)
Jahangir
12.

This Japanese political office ruled Japan through military might:

a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Emperor
d)
Manchu
13.
If you were a citizen of the Safavid Empire which modern day country would you likely inhabit?
a)
Greece
b)
Turkey
c)
Iran
d)
Saudi Arabia
14.
Name (in chronological order) the two Chinese dynasties which followed Mongol rule
a)

Qing, Ming

b)

Song,  Ming

c)

Qing, Yuan

d)

Ming, Qing

15.
What Russian city replaced Moscow as capital following Tsar Peter's reforms?
a)
Minsk 
b)
Kiev
c)
Yekaterinburg
d)
St. Petersburg
16.

Who was the first wife of infamous King Henry VIII

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Catherine Parr

17.

The concept of Divine Right of Kings is most closely associated with which of these European monarchs?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Charles II

c)

King Charles V

d)

King Louis XIV

18.

The Ottomans captured Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul in what year?

a)

1322

b)

1987

c)

1453

d)

1076

19.

Which of the following world history processes was most responsible for the eighteenth-century cityscape of St. Petersburg, Russia, shown above?

a)

Isolation

b)

World Climate Changes

c)

Westernization

d)

Democratization

20.

Which of the following contributed most to the emergence of Russia as an expanding Eurasian power in the period between 1450 and 1750?

a)

Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe

b)

The eradication of Islam from Central Asia

c)

The use of its strong navy to acquire colonial holdings worldwide

d)

The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia

21.

Which of the following is true of both the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire between 1450 and 1750 ?

a)

Christianity was prohibited in both empires.

b)

Both empires experienced a drastic decline in population after 1500 owing to the spread of diseases brought as a result of contact with Europeans.

c)

Both empires were established by skilled warriors on horseback who came originally from Central Asia.

d)

The rulers of both believed in strictly separating secular and religious concerns.

22.

Which of the following most directly led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century?

a)

The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates

b)

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire

c)

The expansion of Crusading activities in the Mediterranean region

d)

The expansion of the Mongol Empire

23.

Islam became a prominent religion in India because of-

a)

trade with Africa

b)

the rule of the Mughals

c)

an invasion by the Persians

d)

alliances with Southwest Asia

24.

The concept of divine right was important to absolute monarchs because it-

a)

reserved governmental positions for the clergy

b)

guaranteed natural rights to the people

c)

justified the king's right to rule

d)

honored the king for supporting religious freedom

25.

What was the system used by the Ottomans to collect taxes?

a)

Tribute system

b)

Devshirme system

c)

Tax farming

d)

Civil service examination

26.

What was a common feature in the militaries of land-based empires during this period?

a)

The use of chariots in battle

b)

The use of cavalry units

c)

The use of gunpowder-based weapons

d)

The reliance on naval power

27.

Which elite group of soldiers was fiercely loyal to the Ottoman sultan?

a)

Janissaries

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Ghulams

d)

Samurais

28.

What was the cause of the split between Catholics and Protestants in Europe?

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The Protestant Reformation

c)

The Crusades

d)

The Renaissance

29.

What was the main cause of conflict between the Ottomans and the Safavids?

a)

Territorial disputes

b)

Religious differences

c)

Economic competition

d)

Political alliances

30.

How did rulers in China and Europe use art to legitimize their power?

a)

By building monumental architecture

b)

By patronizing artists

c)

By commissioning portraits of themselves

d)

By promoting religious artwork

31.

What was the purpose of monumental architecture in land-based empires?

a)

To showcase the wealth and power of the ruler

b)

To provide housing for the emperor

c)

To house government bureaucracies

d)

To serve as religious temples

32.

What is a land-based Empire?

a)

An Empire whose power comes from its religious beliefs

b)

An Empire whose power comes from its trade routes

c)

An Empire whose power comes from its naval fleet

d)

An Empire whose power comes from its territorial holdings

33.

Which Empire had a policy of enslaving Christians and converting them to Islam?

a)

Safavid Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Mughal Empire

d)

Qing Dynasty

34.

Which Empire was Shia Muslim?

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

Qing Dynasty

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Safavid Empire

35.

Which religious denomination was established by King Henry VIII in England?

a)

Lutheranism

b)

Anglicanism

c)

Calvinism

d)

Catholicism