Question 1

Rulers in both the Ottoman Empire and Ming China used monumental architecture to project imperial grandeur and power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Why did the Ming dynasty abandon official support for oceanic expeditions after the death of the Yongle Emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Markets for Chinese goods were saturated and overseas trade was in decline. 
B)  The Ming believed they needed to reallocate resources to prevent invasion from the north. 
C)  The Ming wanted to position themselves to more effectively defend against military threats from Korea. 
D)  European navies had conquered key Chinese ports in the fourteenth century,making maritime trade more difficult. 
A)  Markets for Chinese goods were saturated and overseas trade was in decline. 
B)  The Ming believed they needed to reallocate resources to prevent invasion from the north. 
C)  The Ming wanted to position themselves to more effectively defend against military threats from Korea. 
D)  European navies had conquered key Chinese ports in the fourteenth century,making maritime trade more difficult. B

Question 3

Which of the following is a way that Christian rulers on the Iberian Peninsula attempted to consolidate power during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  They rejected the Catholic Church and aligned themselves with Greek Orthodox Christians. 
B)  They tried to establish closer ties to the other states on the Iberian Peninsula. 
C)  They channeled their subjects' religious fervor toward fighting the Moors. 
D)  They adopted a pacifist ideology and built a lasting state around it. 
A)  They rejected the Catholic Church and aligned themselves with Greek Orthodox Christians. 
B)  They tried to establish closer ties to the other states on the Iberian Peninsula. 
C)  They channeled their subjects' religious fervor toward fighting the Moors. 
D)  They adopted a pacifist ideology and built a lasting state around it. C

Question 4

In what way was the popular effect of the Forbidden City similar to that of Topkapi Palace?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both created labor for unemployed peasants. 
B)  Both provided an educational center for training the bureaucracy. 
C)  Both showcased Mongol arts. 
D)  Both projected a sense of awe and power. 
A)  Both created labor for unemployed peasants. 
B)  Both provided an educational center for training the bureaucracy. 
C)  Both showcased Mongol arts. 
D)  Both projected a sense of awe and power.

Question 5

Which of the following explains why South Asia was less severely affected by the Black Death than were China,Europe,or the Islamic world?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Asian societies had escaped the Mongol conquest and were not directly linked to Mongol-controlled trade routes. 
B)  South Asians had a natural immunity to the microbes that caused the plague. 
C)  No rats live in South Asia because the climate does not support them. 
D)  Indian Ocean merchants were never hit by the Black Death. 
A)  South Asian societies had escaped the Mongol conquest and were not directly linked to Mongol-controlled trade routes. 
B)  South Asians had a natural immunity to the microbes that caused the plague. 
C)  No rats live in South Asia because the climate does not support them. 
D)  Indian Ocean merchants were never hit by the Black Death.

Question 6

Which of the following was a major consequence of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peasants revolted against the feudal order in Western Europe. 
B)  The church regained much of the power it lost in the aftermath of the Black Death. 
C)  Italian ruling elites created city-states based on Athenian models of democracy. 
D)  A network that consisted of independent,educated people-and those who were not totally reliant on either the state or the church-developed. 
A)  Peasants revolted against the feudal order in Western Europe. 
B)  The church regained much of the power it lost in the aftermath of the Black Death. 
C)  Italian ruling elites created city-states based on Athenian models of democracy. 
D)  A network that consisted of independent,educated people-and those who were not totally reliant on either the state or the church-developed.

Question 7

In Western Christendom during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries,which of the following events exemplifies warfare between dynastic monarchies that attempted to consolidate their rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  The War of the Spanish Succession 
B)  The Beghard Rebellion 
C)  The Hundred Years' War 
D)  The Fourth Crusade 
A)  The War of the Spanish Succession 
B)  The Beghard Rebellion 
C)  The Hundred Years' War 
D)  The Fourth Crusade

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes a way that the Hongwu emperor sought to reestablish order and consolidate his rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  He built on the economic success and stability of the Yuan dynasty. 
B)  He tried to reestablish order and stability in China by supporting Islam,which the Mongol Yuan dynasty had introduced. 
C)  He chose bureaucrats because of their success on the restored Confucian civil service exams. 
D)  He faced the challenge of establishing foreign rule over the Chinese people by relying on the support of fellow Turkic tribesmen 
A)  He built on the economic success and stability of the Yuan dynasty. 
B)  He tried to reestablish order and stability in China by supporting Islam,which the Mongol Yuan dynasty had introduced. 
C)  He chose bureaucrats because of their success on the restored Confucian civil service exams. 
D)  He faced the challenge of establishing foreign rule over the Chinese people by relying on the support of fellow Turkic tribesmen

Question 9

In the late fifteenth century,Ferdinand and Isabella reacted to the Ottoman expansion by:

Accepted Answer

A)  using the Inquisition to create a more homogeneous state. 
B)  opening new trade routes in the Mediterranean. 
C)  financing exploration along the western coast of Africa. 
D)  establishing a society where Muslims,Jews,and Christians lived in relative harmony. 
A)  using the Inquisition to create a more homogeneous state. 
B)  opening new trade routes in the Mediterranean. 
C)  financing exploration along the western coast of Africa. 
D)  establishing a society where Muslims,Jews,and Christians lived in relative harmony.

Question 10

In The Prince,Niccolò Machiavelli argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the prince had a responsibility to demonstrate good morals to his subjects. 
B)  the main goal of the prince was holding and exercising power. 
C)  the prince should rule based on the principles of modern statecraft instead of moral or religious values. 
D)  the prince had a natural right to force religious uniformity on his kingdom. 
A)  the prince had a responsibility to demonstrate good morals to his subjects. 
B)  the main goal of the prince was holding and exercising power. 
C)  the prince should rule based on the principles of modern statecraft instead of moral or religious values. 
D)  the prince had a natural right to force religious uniformity on his kingdom.

Question 11

Analyze the effects of the Black Death on Western Christendom and China.

Accepted Answer

The Black Death did far more than destro

Question 12

Analyze the similarities and differences between the persistence of traditional belief systems in Ming China and Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

Although challenged at first by the uphe

Question 13

Emperor Hongwu's reputation for a harsh and cruel disposition was tempered in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  His wife,Empress Ma,was known for her compassion and emerged as the kinder face of the regime. 
B)  He placed governance in rural regions into the hands of sympathetic local leaders. 
C)  He emphasized social equality in order to earn loyalty from the marginalized members of society. 
D)  His prime minister took responsibility for the care of the poor. 
A)  His wife,Empress Ma,was known for her compassion and emerged as the kinder face of the regime. 
B)  He placed governance in rural regions into the hands of sympathetic local leaders. 
C)  He emphasized social equality in order to earn loyalty from the marginalized members of society. 
D)  His prime minister took responsibility for the care of the poor.

Question 14

Rulers in the fourteenth century were unable to deal with or explain the causes of the Black Death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

While the Ming,the Ottoman,and the Iberian kingdoms all acquired territory through military conquest,only the Ottomans and the Ming also pursued state-sponsored naval expansionism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following did the rulers of Ming China,the Ottoman Empire,and Western Europe use to unify their expanded territories?

Accepted Answer

A)  A single official language of governance 
B)  Centralized governments with strong bureaucracies 
C)  Overseas trade to generate revenue 
D)  Artists and architects who projected each ruler's grandeur and power 
A)  A single official language of governance 
B)  Centralized governments with strong bureaucracies 
C)  Overseas trade to generate revenue 
D)  Artists and architects who projected each ruler's grandeur and power

Question 17

Which of the following was a major milestone in the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The monarchs became politically isolated in Europe as other monarchs refused to make alliances with these "new" rulers. 
B)  The last Muslim stronghold in Spain-Granada-fell to Christian forces. 
C)  Spain instituted broad religious toleration so that Jewish learning and finance could be used to support naval exploration. 
D)  The Spanish economy oriented itself toward the Mediterranean to take advantage of new trade with the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  The monarchs became politically isolated in Europe as other monarchs refused to make alliances with these "new" rulers. 
B)  The last Muslim stronghold in Spain-Granada-fell to Christian forces. 
C)  Spain instituted broad religious toleration so that Jewish learning and finance could be used to support naval exploration. 
D)  The Spanish economy oriented itself toward the Mediterranean to take advantage of new trade with the Ottoman Empire.

Question 18

Which of the following reflects a way that ruling families in the late fourteenth and fifteenth centuries consolidated their power after having established their legitimacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rulers would overthrow the existing religious hierarchy and seize its wealth. 
B)  The rulers would enact coercive laws and establish standing armies. 
C)  The rulers would prevent foreign entanglements by only marrying their heirs to people within their own states. 
D)  The rulers would preserve wealth by not investing in frivolous art or architecture. 
A)  The rulers would overthrow the existing religious hierarchy and seize its wealth. 
B)  The rulers would enact coercive laws and establish standing armies. 
C)  The rulers would prevent foreign entanglements by only marrying their heirs to people within their own states. 
D)  The rulers would preserve wealth by not investing in frivolous art or architecture.

Question 19

The main goal of Zheng He's voyages was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  learn more about the cultures beyond China's borders. 
B)  generate scientific knowledge. 
C)  reestablish trade and collect tribute. 
D)  search for new lands in which to export the surplus population. 
A)  learn more about the cultures beyond China's borders. 
B)  generate scientific knowledge. 
C)  reestablish trade and collect tribute. 
D)  search for new lands in which to export the surplus population.

Question 20

Seeing themselves as "the shadow of God" on the Earth,Ottoman sultans:

Accepted Answer

A)  forced all of their subjects to convert to Islam. 
B)  assumed the role of protector of holy cities in Greece and Italy. 
C)  funded construction of elaborate mosques. 
D)  made Arabic the official language of administration. 
A)  forced all of their subjects to convert to Islam. 
B)  assumed the role of protector of holy cities in Greece and Italy. 
C)  funded construction of elaborate mosques. 
D)  made Arabic the official language of administration.

Exam 11: Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Rulers in both the Ottoman Empire and Ming China used monumental architecture to project imperial grandeur and power.

Why did the Ming dynasty abandon official support for oceanic expeditions after the death of the Yongle Emperor?

Which of the following is a way that Christian rulers on the Iberian Peninsula attempted to consolidate power during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

In what way was the popular effect of the Forbidden City similar to that of Topkapi Palace?

Which of the following explains why South Asia was less severely affected by the Black Death than were China,Europe,or the Islamic world?

Which of the following was a major consequence of the Renaissance?

In Western Christendom during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries,which of the following events exemplifies warfare between dynastic monarchies that attempted to consolidate their rule?

Which of the following statements best describes a way that the Hongwu emperor sought to reestablish order and consolidate his rule?

In the late fifteenth century,Ferdinand and Isabella reacted to the Ottoman expansion by:

In The Prince,Niccolò Machiavelli argued that:

Analyze the effects of the Black Death on Western Christendom and China.

Analyze the similarities and differences between the persistence of traditional belief systems in Ming China and Western Europe.

Emperor Hongwu's reputation for a harsh and cruel disposition was tempered in which of the following ways?

Rulers in the fourteenth century were unable to deal with or explain the causes of the Black Death.

While the Ming,the Ottoman,and the Iberian kingdoms all acquired territory through military conquest,only the Ottomans and the Ming also pursued state-sponsored naval expansionism.

Which of the following did the rulers of Ming China,the Ottoman Empire,and Western Europe use to unify their expanded territories?

Which of the following was a major milestone in the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?

Which of the following reflects a way that ruling families in the late fourteenth and fifteenth centuries consolidated their power after having established their legitimacy?

The main goal of Zheng He's voyages was to:

Seeing themselves as "the shadow of God" on the Earth,Ottoman sultans:

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