Unit 3 Quiz Review (AP)

A land based empire is

• An empire based primarily on the distribution of new lands to closely held bureaucratic officials who then govern those lands as sole leader

• An empire based primarily on the spread of religion and the installment of strict religious laws

• An empire based primarily on maritime conquest

• An empire based primarily on the administration and control of new lands often acquired by military conquest

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a land based empire

• Centralized bureaucracy with a strong leader

• Diverse populations with cultural syncretism

• A focus only on their land without further expansion and conquest

• Strong military force

All of the following are Islamic gunpowder empires except

• The Mughals

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Qing Dynasty

• The Safavids

Who set the foundation for the rise of the Turkic empires

• Shah Abbas I

• Mehmed II

• Tamerlane

• Babur

Towards the end of Emperor Qianlong’s reign in China during the Qing Dynasty

• The Chinese government built the great wall of China

• Chinese bureaucracy became corrupt and imposed high taxes and mass killings on the civilian population

• Mongol attacks became too strong and led to a change in power

• China imposed a protectorate over Tibet

Mehmed II took over Constantinople by the use of

• Bronze cannons

• Intelligent negotiations with the enemy

• Use of horses in battle

• Unique military strategy such as trenches

What are the four main methods that rulers use to maintain their power structures?

• Tax collection system, used religious shamans to foresee military tactics, Canons, stealing money from serfs

• Used military professionals, put religion on their side, used architecture to emphasize authority, tax collection system

• Used military professionals, put religion on their side, Tax collection system, portraits of Mr. Whitmire to emphasize authority

• Used composite bows, slaughter of local villages, put religion on their side, tax collection system

What is one COMMON way that leaders financed their empires in the period 1450-1750?

• Taxes such as the Jizya and Tax farmers such as Zamindars and Intendants

• Mining salt and gold to sell for profit

• Using the revenue from the Silk Road trade

• Demanding money from other empires using the Zamindars and Indendants

Which King most strongly asserted the Divine right of kings in Europe?

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

• Ivan the Terrible

How did Japan eventually consolidate its power?

• The Japanese Emperor implemented strict laws that were enforced by the Samurai

• The Daimyo led a revolution against the Samurai to gain control over Japan

• With the help of gunpowder, the Daimyo fought with the Shogun to eventually bring Japan under one Shogunate (Tokugawa Shogunate)

• The Samurai implemented martial law to control the provinces of Japan