Question 1

Compare the ways that the bureaucratic structures of the Ming and Ottoman dynasties supported the strength of the ruling family.

Accepted Answer

Both the Ottomans and the Ming created a

Question 2

To reestablish political order following the crises of the fourteenth century,ruling households:

Accepted Answer

A)  stated that their power had a divine source. 
B)  turned to popularly elected councils and civil servants for support. 
C)  rejected support from traditional religious leaders because of the people's loss of faith in the answers they provided. 
D)  closed trade routes to concentrate on the problems of the local populace. 
A)  stated that their power had a divine source. 
B)  turned to popularly elected councils and civil servants for support. 
C)  rejected support from traditional religious leaders because of the people's loss of faith in the answers they provided. 
D)  closed trade routes to concentrate on the problems of the local populace.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the Ottoman rulers' stance toward regional differences within their territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  They demanded strict conformity to the Shiite branch of Islam. 
B)  They were flexible and tolerant. 
C)  Their policies forced the Turkish language upon both Arabs and Europeans. 
D)  They abandoned control of rural areas to local authorities and focused their attention exclusively on controlling urban areas. 
A)  They demanded strict conformity to the Shiite branch of Islam. 
B)  They were flexible and tolerant. 
C)  Their policies forced the Turkish language upon both Arabs and Europeans. 
D)  They abandoned control of rural areas to local authorities and focused their attention exclusively on controlling urban areas.

Question 4

To consolidate rule over their conquered empire,the Ottoman sultans:

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted Byzantine administrative practices while maintaining devotion to Islam. 
B)  left the protection of Islamic holy cities to the local inhabitants. 
C)  left the city of Istanbul to crumble while building their new imperial capital at Bursa. 
D)  embraced a warrior ideal,while shunning civil bureaucratic administration. 
A)  adopted Byzantine administrative practices while maintaining devotion to Islam. 
B)  left the protection of Islamic holy cities to the local inhabitants. 
C)  left the city of Istanbul to crumble while building their new imperial capital at Bursa. 
D)  embraced a warrior ideal,while shunning civil bureaucratic administration.

Question 5

Which of the following contributed to the political fragmentation of Western Europe-in contrast to China and the Muslim world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trade never rebounded after the Black Death. 
B)  Europe lacked a common religious tradition that could support its rulers. 
C)  Feudalism was revived in the late fourteenth century. 
D)  Europe lacked a unifying written language. 
A)  Trade never rebounded after the Black Death. 
B)  Europe lacked a common religious tradition that could support its rulers. 
C)  Feudalism was revived in the late fourteenth century. 
D)  Europe lacked a unifying written language.

Question 6

Several contemporary paintings offer evidence that giraffes were included in the exotic tribute Zheng He brought back to China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Following the devastation of the plague,which of the following responses was shared by Ming,Ottoman,and European elites?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ruling elites of all three societies accepted limitations on their power to pacify the middle and lower classes. 
B)  The ruling elites of all three societies opened their countries to new religious groups. 
C)  The ruling elites of all three societies reverted to core traditions for guidance as they rebuilt. 
D)  The ruling elites of all three societies favored realistic portrayals of the human form in art. 
A)  The ruling elites of all three societies accepted limitations on their power to pacify the middle and lower classes. 
B)  The ruling elites of all three societies opened their countries to new religious groups. 
C)  The ruling elites of all three societies reverted to core traditions for guidance as they rebuilt. 
D)  The ruling elites of all three societies favored realistic portrayals of the human form in art.

Question 8

Ming rulers strengthened their role in traditional rites and ceremonies to:

Accepted Answer

A)  successfully undermine the practice of Confucianism among their subjects. 
B)  show that the gods favored the Ming. 
C)  eliminate civil and military cults as a threat to Ming authority. 
D)  ensure that farmers would pay their taxes to distant rulers. 
A)  successfully undermine the practice of Confucianism among their subjects. 
B)  show that the gods favored the Ming. 
C)  eliminate civil and military cults as a threat to Ming authority. 
D)  ensure that farmers would pay their taxes to distant rulers.

Compare the ways that the bureaucratic structures of the Ming and Ottoman dynasties supported the strength of the ruling family.

To reestablish political order following the crises of the fourteenth century,ruling households:

Which of the following statements best describes the Ottoman rulers' stance toward regional differences within their territory?

To consolidate rule over their conquered empire,the Ottoman sultans:

Which of the following contributed to the political fragmentation of Western Europe-in contrast to China and the Muslim world?

Several contemporary paintings offer evidence that giraffes were included in the exotic tribute Zheng He brought back to China.

Following the devastation of the plague,which of the following responses was shared by Ming,Ottoman,and European elites?

Ming rulers strengthened their role in traditional rites and ceremonies to:

Becoming Human

Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads,territorial States,and Microsocieties 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Globalization 1970-2000

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

Compare the ways that the bureaucratic structures of the Ming and Ottoman dynasties supported the strength of the ruling family.

To reestablish political order following the crises of the fourteenth century,ruling households:

Which of the following statements best describes the Ottoman rulers' stance toward regional differences within their territory?

To consolidate rule over their conquered empire,the Ottoman sultans:

Which of the following contributed to the political fragmentation of Western Europe-in contrast to China and the Muslim world?

Several contemporary paintings offer evidence that giraffes were included in the exotic tribute Zheng He brought back to China.

Following the devastation of the plague,which of the following responses was shared by Ming,Ottoman,and European elites?

Ming rulers strengthened their role in traditional rites and ceremonies to:

Becoming Human

Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads,territorial States,and Microsocieties 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Globalization 1970-2000

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