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SPRING Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
2.
The term shogun means
a)
supreme military commander.
b)
merchant.
c)
land owner.
d)
emperor.
3.
What was the main obligation of a samurai?
a)
defend the peasants
b)
conquer lands
c)
defend the daimyo
d)
manage the land
4.

I am loyal. I am allowed to carry a weapon. I am "those who serve". Who am I?

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Artisan

d)

Peasant

5.

I am the lowest class but have wealth. I am given the least respect. I buy and sell things. Who am I?

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Peasants

d)

Merchants

6.

I have the most respect but not really much power. I perform religious ceremonies and have lots of time to pursue my hobbies. Who am I?

a)

Shogun

b)

Emperor

c)

Artisans

d)

Daimyo

7.

Daimyo were...

a)

Land owners, nobles

b)

warriors

c)

farmers

d)

military leaders

8.

What group of people are considered the lowest classes in Feudal Japan?

a)

Shoguns

b)

Samurai

c)

Merchants/Peasants

d)

Daimyos

9.

Who is considered a puppet ruler?

a)

Shoguns

b)

Samurai

c)

Daimyos

d)

Emperors

10.

Who finally reunified Japan under a shogunate in 1603?

a)

The Emperor

b)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Oda Nobunaga

11.

What policy did the Tokugawa shogunate implement by 1639?

a)

Open trade with all countries

b)

National policy of isolation

c)

Expelled all foreigners

d)

Started the Warring States period

12.

What did the Tokugawa shogunate stop almost completely?

a)

Foreign trade and travel

b)

The Warring States period

c)

Agricultural production

d)

Internal conflicts

13.

Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hydeyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu all helped to unify Japan. But who emerged as the sole ruler?

a)

Oda Nobunaga

b)

Toyotomi Hydeyoshi

c)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

14.
The Ming Emperor wanted more tributaries so he gave his trusted adviser, ___________ the title "Admiral of the Western Seas" and told him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon"
a)
Zheng He
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ahmed
d)
Jamal al-Din
15.

Who led naval expeditions for the Ming Dynasty?

a)

Zheng He

b)

Yongle

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Zhu Yuanzhang

16.

How did the Qing ensure the loyalty of Chinese subjects to the Manchu rulers?

a)

By requiring Chinese men to adopt the Manchu queue hairstyle

b)

By allowing complete autonomy for ethnic Chinese

c)

By banning Confucianism

d)

By converting to Buddhism

17.

Which of the following was NOT a "Gunpowder" Empire during the 1450-1700 time period?

a)

Safavid Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

18.

True or False: All 3 empires were Islamic & ruled by Muslim leaders with well-organized governments made up of loyal bureaucrats.

a)

True

b)

False, all 3 empires were Christian

c)

False, all 3 empires were Hindu

19.

The Ottoman army included 30,000 elite soldiers called ________ who were slaves that were trained to be loyal to the government.

a)

Janissaries

b)

Jizyas

c)

Slavs

d)

None of the Above

20.

In 1453, the Ottomans attacked Constantinople & conquered the ________ Empire

a)

Persian

b)

Roman

c)

Mughal

d)

Byzantine

21.

The greatest Ottoman sultan was ___________ who came to power in 1520

a)

Romulus the Great

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Suleyman the Magnificent

d)

James III

22.

Unlike the Ottomans, the Safavids were ___________ Muslims, meaning they believed there is a clear successor of Muhammed (his brother-in-law).

a)

Shi'a

b)

Sunni

c)

Abraham's

d)

Moses'

23.

In 1494, ___________ became king of the Mughals, expanded the army, & began invasions into India to create his empire

a)

Babur

b)

Sulaman

c)

Suleyman

d)

Shah

24.

In 1556, Babur’s grandson Akbar became king of the Mughal Empire & expanded the empire into almost all of ___________.

a)

Spain

b)

Israel

c)

China

d)

India

25.
King Louis XIV was nicknamed ...
a)
the Great
b)
the Moon King
c)
the Sun King
d)
the Powerful
26.
How long was King Louis XIV in power?
a)
72 years
b)
5 years
c)
65 years
d)
42 years
27.
What was one (1) way that King Louis XIV contributed to France's debt?
a)
Waging several wars during his reign
b)
Imposing taxes on everyone in France
c)
Decreasing the size of the army
d)
Supporting plays and musicals
28.

The French monarch who declared "I am the State"

a)

Charles V

b)

Henry IV

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Marie Theresa

29.
What is divine right?
a)
The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
b)
a Birth right
c)
soldiers for hire
d)
a monarch for hire
30.

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.

a)

Windsor Castle

b)

Versailles

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Fontainebleau

31.

A king or queen who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people

a)

absolute monarch

b)

balance of power

c)

divine right

d)

habeas corpus

e)

limited monarchy

32.
A king or queen who holds ALL power within their state / country.
a)
Dictator
b)
Absolute Monarch
c)
Super Monarch
d)
Tyrant
33.

Who became an absolute monarch and built the palace at Versailles?

a)

Henry IV

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Cardinal Richelieu

d)

Louis XIV

34.

What was the purpose of building the palace of Versailles?

a)

To showcase royal wealth and power

b)

To provide housing for the nobles

c)

To serve as a military stronghold

d)

To promote trade and commerce

35.

What did Louis XIV do to prevent nobles from threatening his power?

a)

Let them live at Versailles tax-free

b)

Exile them from France

c)

Strip them of their titles and lands

d)

Imprison them in the Bastille

36.

After the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, the rulers of Moscow began adopting the title

a)

Tsar

b)

Sultan

c)

Shah

d)

Kaiser

37.

Prior to Peter the Great, Russia was all of the following except

a)

Most people were poor agricultural serfs

b)

Feudal and agrarian

c)

A major European power

d)

Backwards technologically

38.

Peter the great was able to westernize Russia by

a)

implementing policies that forced Russians to dress in Western European clothes

b)

Forcing Russian males to shave their beards or pay a tax

c)

Constructing St. Petersburg in Western European architecture

d)

All of the above

39.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Ukraine

40.

What city was built in a swamp connected to the Baltic Sea, that became the "New" Capital of Russia in 1703-1917. Also know as "The City built on Bones."

a)

Moscow

b)

Amsterdam

c)

London

d)

St. Petersburg

41.

Which of the following is the best definition of Westernization?

a)

A transition of dress and customs to that of American Cowboys

b)

Expanding a countries borders

c)

Converting to the customs and practices of Western European civilization.

d)

Focusing a countries attention more toward farming and cattle herding

42.

What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?

a)

Russia borrowed Western ideas and expanded its territories

b)

Catholicism was adopted as the state religion.

c)

Russia was weakened by French invasions.

d)

Nothing

43.
Which czar modernized Russia by building a navy and adopting western customs?
a)
Ivan the Terrible
b)
Igor the Proud
c)
Nicholas IV
d)
Peter the Great
44.

What political purpose did the Palace of Versailles serve?

a)

To aid artists of the time by displaying their works

b)

To reflect the religious faith of the king

c)

To reflect the king’s ideas of westernization

d)

To allow the king to keep his enemies, the nobility, close

45.

During the Age of Absolutism, which group of people had the most power?

a)

Catholic Church

b)

Kings/Queens

c)

Nobility

d)

Peasants

46.

What is "Absolutism"?

a)

All citizens can vote and participate in their government

b)

Government in which one Monarch has all of the power

c)

Small group of people rule over a country together

d)

When no government exists and there is anarchy

47.

What was the title for the Kings of Russia?

a)

Czar/Tsar

b)

Emperor

c)

Kaiser

d)

President

48.

What country did Peter the Great lead?

a)

Prussia

b)

Russia

c)

Spain

d)

France

49.

Absolute monarchs believe they only answer to -

a)

their people

b)

God

c)

the Pope

d)

nobility

50.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them