Question 1

Later Ming officials,in contrast to rulers in Portugal and Spain,viewed overseas expansion as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an important source of government revenue. 
B)  a means of expanding the influence of the ruler. 
C)  a potential source of disorder and instability. 
D)  a means of expanding the reach of Buddhism. 
A)  an important source of government revenue. 
B)  a means of expanding the influence of the ruler. 
C)  a potential source of disorder and instability. 
D)  a means of expanding the reach of Buddhism.

Question 2

Approximately what percentage of the European population had died from the Black Death by around 1400?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  70 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  15 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  70 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 3

Which of the following was a major difference between the rulers of Spain and Portugal and the Ottomans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ottomans appointed leaders of local religions to their governmental bureaucracy; the Spanish and Portuguese monarchs did not. 
B)  The Spanish and Portuguese rulers expelled or forced the conversion of members of other religions; the Ottomans permitted those with diverse religious beliefs to remain in their territories. 
C)  The Ottomans taxed overseas trade to fill the imperial treasury; the Spanish and Portuguese rulers did not. 
D)  The Ottomans used marriage as a way to consolidate their political power; the Spanish and Portuguese monarchs did not. 
A)  The Ottomans appointed leaders of local religions to their governmental bureaucracy; the Spanish and Portuguese monarchs did not. 
B)  The Spanish and Portuguese rulers expelled or forced the conversion of members of other religions; the Ottomans permitted those with diverse religious beliefs to remain in their territories. 
C)  The Ottomans taxed overseas trade to fill the imperial treasury; the Spanish and Portuguese rulers did not. 
D)  The Ottomans used marriage as a way to consolidate their political power; the Spanish and Portuguese monarchs did not.

Question 4

How did the basic tenets of European Renaissance humanism challenge political and religious assumptions?

Accepted Answer

European scholars "rediscovered" ancient

Question 5

In Spain,a strong dynasty was created primarily through:

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage. 
B)  warfare. 
C)  the leading role of the rulers of Granada. 
D)  the establishment of a merit-based bureaucracy. 
A)  marriage. 
B)  warfare. 
C)  the leading role of the rulers of Granada. 
D)  the establishment of a merit-based bureaucracy.

Question 6

Populations in both China and Western Europe succumbed to the plague in large numbers because both had:

Accepted Answer

A)  been conquered by the Mongols and had no strong political structure. 
B)  suffered from years of famine and food shortages that had weakened the populations. 
C)  little settled agriculture. 
D)  large pastoral populations who spread the plague. 
A)  been conquered by the Mongols and had no strong political structure. 
B)  suffered from years of famine and food shortages that had weakened the populations. 
C)  little settled agriculture. 
D)  large pastoral populations who spread the plague.

Question 7

Following the crises of the fourteenth century,which of the following was the most resistant to change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patterns of trade and commerce 
B)  Political systems 
C)  Feudalism 
D)  Religious and cultural systems 
A)  Patterns of trade and commerce 
B)  Political systems 
C)  Feudalism 
D)  Religious and cultural systems

Question 8

Why did many European intellectuals turn to humanism as they attempted to rebuild their society following the devastation of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humanism supported the scientific teachings of Islamic scholars. 
B)  Humanism provided more scope for secular individuals to act in a changing world. 
C)  Humanism adopted the ideals of the successful Ming bureaucracy. 
D)  Humanism endorsed traditional scholarship. 
A)  Humanism supported the scientific teachings of Islamic scholars. 
B)  Humanism provided more scope for secular individuals to act in a changing world. 
C)  Humanism adopted the ideals of the successful Ming bureaucracy. 
D)  Humanism endorsed traditional scholarship.

Question 9

What was the Western European Christian church's response to challenges to its authority following the plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  The church threw its support behind one ruler for all of Europe. 
B)  The church demanded strict obedience and persecuted those who questioned its doctrines. 
C)  The church gave up its attempts to reassert its former secular powers. 
D)  The church became less hierarchical. 
A)  The church threw its support behind one ruler for all of Europe. 
B)  The church demanded strict obedience and persecuted those who questioned its doctrines. 
C)  The church gave up its attempts to reassert its former secular powers. 
D)  The church became less hierarchical.

Question 10

Compare Chinese and Portuguese maritime exploration in the fourteenth century.What were the long-term effects of each?

Accepted Answer

Portuguese monarchs viewed maritime expl

Question 11

Which of the following people was famous for supporting Portuguese maritime expansion in the North Atlantic and along the coast of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Isabella of Castile 
B)  Prince Henry the Navigator 
C)  Joan of Arc 
D)  King João the mapmaker 
A)  Isabella of Castile 
B)  Prince Henry the Navigator 
C)  Joan of Arc 
D)  King João the mapmaker

Question 12

Which of the following was used by the Ottomans to recruit followers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ottomans offered freedom to all slaves,regardless of their religion,who joined their military. 
B)  The Ottomans ruled through tributary states,permitting local elites to remain in control. 
C)  The Ottomans promised wealth and glory to new subjects. 
D)  The Ottomans declared a holy war to push the Moors out of Granada. 
A)  The Ottomans offered freedom to all slaves,regardless of their religion,who joined their military. 
B)  The Ottomans ruled through tributary states,permitting local elites to remain in control. 
C)  The Ottomans promised wealth and glory to new subjects. 
D)  The Ottomans declared a holy war to push the Moors out of Granada.

Question 13

Which of the following is credited with forcing pastoral peoples and plague-bearing rodents into closer contact with settled agricultural villages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advancing glaciers across the central Asian steppes 
B)  Soil depletion from over-farming of the central Asian steppes 
C)  Drought in the central Asian steppes 
D)  Warmer winters and rainy summers in the central Asian steppes 
A)  Advancing glaciers across the central Asian steppes 
B)  Soil depletion from over-farming of the central Asian steppes 
C)  Drought in the central Asian steppes 
D)  Warmer winters and rainy summers in the central Asian steppes

Question 14

The group that eventually drove the Mongols out of China was known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Red Turbans. 
B)  the Yellow Turbans. 
C)  the Beghards. 
D)  the Uighurs. 
A)  the Red Turbans. 
B)  the Yellow Turbans. 
C)  the Beghards. 
D)  the Uighurs.

Question 15

Which of the following was the most important factor in the Ottoman triumph over their rivals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speaking Arabic allowed the Ottomans to communicate effectively with neighboring states. 
B)  All competing rivals of the Ottomans had been destroyed by the Mongols. 
C)  The Ottomans integrated diverse religious groups and adapted techniques of administration from the Byzantines. 
D)  The Ottoman expansion was characterized by state craft and trade,not warfare. 
A)  Speaking Arabic allowed the Ottomans to communicate effectively with neighboring states. 
B)  All competing rivals of the Ottomans had been destroyed by the Mongols. 
C)  The Ottomans integrated diverse religious groups and adapted techniques of administration from the Byzantines. 
D)  The Ottoman expansion was characterized by state craft and trade,not warfare.

Question 16

Identify the primary reason that many Renaissance scholars were able to access ancient Greek and Roman texts for the first time.

Accepted Answer

A)  The persecution of Renaissance humanists in Spain forced them to move to Northern Europe,bringing their scrolls with them. 
B)  Rich patrons gave scholars money to purchase more books. 
C)  The use of the printing press made many more texts available to western scholars. 
D)  Muslim intellectuals fled to Europe after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,bringing their texts with them. 
A)  The persecution of Renaissance humanists in Spain forced them to move to Northern Europe,bringing their scrolls with them. 
B)  Rich patrons gave scholars money to purchase more books. 
C)  The use of the printing press made many more texts available to western scholars. 
D)  Muslim intellectuals fled to Europe after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,bringing their texts with them.

Question 17

Which of the following is the best description of the economic impact of the Black Death on Afro-Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Asian societies were most disrupted by the Black Death,with the destruction of the Brahman caste. 
B)  The plague left much of the Islamic world in a state of near political collapse,destroying the Umayyad caliphate. 
C)  Infected victims died slowly,coughing blood and oozing pus from sores the size of tennis balls. 
D)  The deaths of many farmers led to food shortages,which in turn led to rapidly rising prices,work stoppages,and unrest. 
A)  South Asian societies were most disrupted by the Black Death,with the destruction of the Brahman caste. 
B)  The plague left much of the Islamic world in a state of near political collapse,destroying the Umayyad caliphate. 
C)  Infected victims died slowly,coughing blood and oozing pus from sores the size of tennis balls. 
D)  The deaths of many farmers led to food shortages,which in turn led to rapidly rising prices,work stoppages,and unrest.

Question 18

The bureaucratic structure of the Ottoman Empire was much more extensive than that of the Ming dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To project imperial power and grandeur,the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty:

Accepted Answer

A)  constructed the Forbidden City. 
B)  overthrew the Yuan dynasty. 
C)  began building the Great Wall. 
D)  began building the Grand Canal. 
A)  constructed the Forbidden City. 
B)  overthrew the Yuan dynasty. 
C)  began building the Great Wall. 
D)  began building the Grand Canal.

Question 20

Which of the following describes the reason the Ottoman sultan created the janissaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The janissaries maintained steadfast loyalty to the sultan,while limiting the autonomy of provincial rulers. 
B)  The janissaries were a group of Sufis whose task was to spread mystical insights throughout the region,connecting the Sultan to Allah. 
C)  The janissaries were used as conscript labor in Ottoman building projects,such as the Topkapi Palace. 
D)  The janissaries,conscripted from Muslim villages,were meant to maintain the religious purity of the bureaucracy. 
A)  The janissaries maintained steadfast loyalty to the sultan,while limiting the autonomy of provincial rulers. 
B)  The janissaries were a group of Sufis whose task was to spread mystical insights throughout the region,connecting the Sultan to Allah. 
C)  The janissaries were used as conscript labor in Ottoman building projects,such as the Topkapi Palace. 
D)  The janissaries,conscripted from Muslim villages,were meant to maintain the religious purity of the bureaucracy.

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

Later Ming officials,in contrast to rulers in Portugal and Spain,viewed overseas expansion as:

Approximately what percentage of the European population had died from the Black Death by around 1400?

Which of the following was a major difference between the rulers of Spain and Portugal and the Ottomans?

How did the basic tenets of European Renaissance humanism challenge political and religious assumptions?

In Spain,a strong dynasty was created primarily through:

Populations in both China and Western Europe succumbed to the plague in large numbers because both had:

Following the crises of the fourteenth century,which of the following was the most resistant to change?

Why did many European intellectuals turn to humanism as they attempted to rebuild their society following the devastation of the Black Death?

What was the Western European Christian church's response to challenges to its authority following the plague?

Compare Chinese and Portuguese maritime exploration in the fourteenth century.What were the long-term effects of each?

Which of the following people was famous for supporting Portuguese maritime expansion in the North Atlantic and along the coast of Africa?

Which of the following was used by the Ottomans to recruit followers?

Which of the following is credited with forcing pastoral peoples and plague-bearing rodents into closer contact with settled agricultural villages?

The group that eventually drove the Mongols out of China was known as:

Which of the following was the most important factor in the Ottoman triumph over their rivals?

Identify the primary reason that many Renaissance scholars were able to access ancient Greek and Roman texts for the first time.

Which of the following is the best description of the economic impact of the Black Death on Afro-Eurasia?

The bureaucratic structure of the Ottoman Empire was much more extensive than that of the Ming dynasty.

To project imperial power and grandeur,the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty:

Which of the following describes the reason the Ottoman sultan created the janissaries?

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