Brad
2010-12-03 05:18:36 UTC
The region known as Asia Minor, or Anatolia, was torn apart by the Mongol conquest in the 1200s and formed what?
A) States controlled by Mongolians
B) A single region controlled by Persia
C) A powerful branch of the Catholic Church ruled by Rome
D) A region consisting of small, independent Turkish states
2.
In the 1300s, the Anatolia region gave way to the Ottoman Empire led by which great warrior?
A) Mehmed II
B) Osman I
C) Suleyman
D) Timur
3.
The Ottoman’s attack on the Byzantine Empire in 1361 led to the capture of
A) Athens.
B) Adrianople.
C) Rome.
D) Constantinople.
4.
In 1453, Mehmed II led a major sea and land assault and defeated what last Byzantine stronghold city?
A) Constantinople
B) Damascus
C) Lepanto
D) Mecca
5.
The Ottoman Empire reached the height of power under the leadership of Suleyman I. What areas did Suleyman I conquer?
A) Greece, North Africa, and Persia
B) North Africa, eastern Mediterranean, and Hungary
C) Egypt, western coast of Italy, and Syria
D) Jerusalem, eastern Persia, and Constantinople
6.
What enabled the Ottomans to defeat the Byzantine Empire?
A) A split in the power in the Byzantine Empire, which weakened the Byzantines
B) A decline in Christianity in the Byzantine Empire
C) The blocking of all trade routes into the Byzantine territory
D) A powerful military with advanced gunpowder weapons
7.
During the height of the Ottoman empire, Suleyman I had many domestic achievements. Which of the following was not one of these achievements?
A) Improved the government system
B) Improved the Five Pillars of Islam
C) Improved the tax system
D) Improved the court system
8.
By 1526, the Mughal Empire was forming in part by the defeat of the Delhi rulers by
A) Babur.
B) Akbar.
C) Marco Polo.
D) Sind I.
9.
Akbar the Great was responsible for creating unity through much of India by
A) the creation of the one religion tolerance policy.
B) taxing the Muslims and creating a national banking system.
C) promoting religious tolerance and abolishing taxes on non-Muslims.
D) developing a central government that was controlled by religiously diverse leaders.
10.
Shah Jahan guided India into its cultural golden age, but started to lose favor with his people because
A) of his extreme tolerance of other religions.
B) he heavily taxed his people to cover the cost of building monuments.
C) of his bad relationship with his family, which was causing a split in the ruling class.
D) the people feared the power of his wife and were afraid of an invasion.
11.
Jahangir, like his father Akbar, influenced the Indian culture by
A) building zoos across India because of the counties diverse wildlife.
B) opening new trade routes with the new Americas.
C) keeping the Indian culture pure by eliminating outside influences from other countries.
D) supporting the arts and adopting many of the Persian influences into Indian society.
12.
Shah Jahan built monuments across India exhibiting Mughal architecture, one of the greatest example of this style is the
A) lions of Delhi.
B) Taj Mahal.
C) Fatehpur Sikri.
D) Great Wall.
13.
Which of the following was not a reason for the Ming dynasty prosperity?
A) Raising large herds of cattle
B) Improved irrigation which increased farming production
C) Manufacturing of porcelain
D) The production of silk
14.
Hongwu’s cultural influences across China included
A) building the Great Wall to keep out enemies and stabilize China’s economy.
B) allowing European religions into China.
C) reducing taxes, improving agriculture and trade, and increased prosperity in China.
D) opening the county’s borders to allow the Chinese people access to foreign influences.
15.
During the 1500s, the Ming emperors decided to isolate China because
A) they thought that the Christian religion would wrongly influence the Chinese people.
B) the peasants were becoming educated by outside influences and the emperors were afraid of a rebellion.
C) the Chinese culture was blending with Persia and losing its heritage.
D) they disliked the influence of the Europeans and wanted to preserve China’s traditions.
16.
The decline of the Ming dynasty was caused in part by
A) the reduction of the naval force and the inability to expand the empire.
B) a combination of high taxes and crop failures which led to rebellions.
C) civil wars among China’s people over religious differences.
D) fighting among the heirs to the throne.
17.
China regained its prosperity during the Qing dynasty through the leadership of the emperors, Kangxi and Qianlong by
A) reducing taxes, supporting the arts, and the expansion of the empire.
B) the removal of the Great Wall allowing European influences back into China.
C) increasing taxes to build communities which eventually evolved into cities.
D) subdividing agricultural land and allowing the peasants to farm and own their own land.
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