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AP World Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Akbar the Great improved his empire in all these areas EXCEPT?

a)

tax system

b)

religious tolerance

c)

economic improvements

d)

world wide exploration

2.

What religious divide existed (and still does) in India?

a)

Hindus v. Christians

b)

Muslims v. Hindus

c)

Christians v Muslims

d)

Hindus v. Buddhists

3.
What was Siberia like? Why was it conquered?
a)
less hospitable, but rich in resources, especially furs
b)
It was an ideal place for settlement with many resources.
c)
It had many resources such as gold.
d)
It had many diamonds.
4.

This Japanese political office ruled as effective dictator of Japan through military might.

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Emperor

d)

Manchu

5.

In order to bring Russia into the Modern Age Peter I pursued a policy of?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Serfdom

c)

Westernization

d)

Religious tolerance

6.

____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

a)

Janissaries

b)

Samurai

c)

Pasha

d)

Knights

7.

Akbar used the following to build a stable state in India EXCEPT?

a)

a well-trained, well-led military.

b)

an efficient bureaucracy and administration.

c)

religious toleration and reconciliation with the Hindus.

d)

promotion of foreigners, especially Europeans, to positions of power.

8.

Russian Tzars utilized the nobility to maintain their empire, the nobility were known as?

a)

Coassacks

b)

Boyars

c)

Qizilbash

d)

Romanovs

9.

Why did Non-Muslims who lived in Gunpowder Empires have to pay more taxes?

a)

Because of Jizya laws

b)

Because of Shari'ah Laws

c)

Because of Devshirme

d)

Because of the Slave Markets

10.

Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII?

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Catherine Parr

11.

What is NOT true of all the three major Gunpowder Empires?

a)

They had standing armies

b)

Their royal families were related to Steppe Conquerors

c)

The royal families believed in a form of Islam

d)

They generally tolerated all religions living in their borders to some extent

12.
Why was Suleyman the Magnificent so magnificent?
a)
He created a new law code.
b)
He reduced taxes.
c)
He gave religious freedom.
d)
All of the other answers are correct.
13.

In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?

a)

Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.

b)

Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

c)

Prepared a list of 95 issues the Catholic Church had.

d)

Decided to become a lawyer.

14.

Chinese technologies like the ________ reached Europe, helping Europeans when they began exploring.

a)

wheelbarrow

b)

printing press

c)

compass

d)

stirrup

15.

What event was most directly responsible for the rise of the gunpowder empires in Turkey, Iran, India and similar states in Tsarist Russia & Ming China?

a)

the invention of gunpowder

b)

the collapse of the Mongol Empire and its khanates

c)

the arrival of western European merchants in the area

d)

the revival of trade across Eurasia

16.

Akbar the Great improved his empire in all these areas EXCEPT?

a)

tax system

b)

religious tolerance

c)

economic improvements

d)

world wide exploration

17.

All of the following were events during the reign of Peter the Great EXCEPT?

a)

moving the capital to St. Petersburg

b)

defeating Sweden in the Great Northern War

c)

bringing in Western European experts to improve Russia

d)

improving the art & culture of Russia

18.
Which of the following is the most likely reason for similarities in Marco Polo’s and Ibn Battuta’s accounts of their travels in the 13th and 14th centuries?
a)
Historians believe they may have met each other on their journeys and compared observations
b)
Both the areas observed participated in significant long-distance trade
c)
Both the areas observed were highly influenced by Confucian teachings
d)
The travelers were of the same religious background and prejudices
19.

In order to supply its elite Janissaries and palace with soldiers, the Ottomans rulers?

a)

Used labor taxes

b)

Relied on Muslim noble families

c)

Conscripted Balkan Christian boys and converted them to Islam

d)

Imported and paid trained foreigners and mercenaries.

20.

What religion was the Safavid Empire?

a)

Sunni

b)

Catholic

c)

Hindu

d)

Shi'a