APWH Land-Based Empires Quiz

What was a major theme in the period c. 1450-c. 1750?

• Building and maintaining large land-based empires

• Exploration of new trade routes

• Establishing maritime empires

• Development of industrial technology

What contributed to the decline of the Gunpowder Empires?

• Failure to keep up with military and naval technology

• Weak or corrupt leadership

• Competition with European trading companies

• All of the above

Which land-based empires went to war over territorial claims and religious differences?

• Songhai Empire and Moroccan Empire

• Aztec Empire and Incan Empire

• Mughal Empire and Mongol Empire

• Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire

Which land-based empires relied on gunpowder weapons?

• Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire

• Mughal Empire and Mongol Empire

• Aztec Empire and Incan Empire

• Songhai Empire and Moroccan Empire

Which land-based empire used slave soldiers to solidify their control?

• Ottoman Empire

• Mughal Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Songhai Empire

Which land-based empire had a centralized bureaucracy?

• Songhai Empire

• Ming Empire

• Incan Empire

• Aztec Empire

Which land-based empire used tributes as a main source of revenue?

• Safavid Empire

• Mughal Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Aztec Empire

Which land-based empire used religion, art, and monumental architecture to legitimize their rule?

• Incan Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Mughal Empire

Which land-based empire claimed divine right to rule?

• Ottoman Empire

• Mughal Empire

• Songhai Empire

• European monarchies

Which land-based empire had a syncretic approach to religion?

• Safavid Empire

• Incan Empire

• Mughal Empire

• Ottoman Empire