Question 1

In what way did the Mayans who followed José María Barrera resemble the Chinese who followed Hong in the Taiping Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese were driven by hunger to surrender to work on plantations. 
B)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese were led by ruling elites who sympathized with the plight of the peasants. 
C)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese followed visionaries who formed alternative religions that combined Christian beliefs, symbols, and rituals with traditional beliefs and legends. 
D)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese were able to create enduring semiautonomous states within the larger nation. 
A)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese were driven by hunger to surrender to work on plantations. 
B)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese were led by ruling elites who sympathized with the plight of the peasants. 
C)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese followed visionaries who formed alternative religions that combined Christian beliefs, symbols, and rituals with traditional beliefs and legends. 
D)  Both the Mayans and the Chinese were able to create enduring semiautonomous states within the larger nation.

Question 2

What was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Taiping Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It failed to attract strong support from the peasants. 
B)  It received support from western powers, which alienated the majority of the Chinese people. 
C)  It failed to attract strong support from the landed gentry and other elite groups. 
D)  Its followers were mainly Manchus, which alienated the Han Chinese majority. 
A)  It failed to attract strong support from the peasants. 
B)  It received support from western powers, which alienated the majority of the Chinese people. 
C)  It failed to attract strong support from the landed gentry and other elite groups. 
D)  Its followers were mainly Manchus, which alienated the Han Chinese majority.

Question 3

Compare the ideas of Charles Fourier with those of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. What problems did each see arising from industrializing society, and what remedies did they propose? What contributed to the differences between their views?

Accepted Answer

Fourier along with Marx and Engels were

Question 4

How did the British change their approach to ruling India after 1857?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British began to use railroads, roads, and telegraph lines to link the region together. 
B)  India came under the British crown's direct control. 
C)  The British stopped allowing Indians to serve in the British army. 
D)  The British restored control of cotton manufacturing to India. 
A)  The British began to use railroads, roads, and telegraph lines to link the region together. 
B)  India came under the British crown's direct control. 
C)  The British stopped allowing Indians to serve in the British army. 
D)  The British restored control of cotton manufacturing to India.

Question 5

Compare the changes to existing social structures proposed by Hong Xiuquan's Taiping movement and Charles Fourier's utopian socialism.

Accepted Answer

The Taiping movement proposed to overthr

Question 6

The Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa was similar to Hong Xiuquan in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both drew on native as well as Muslim traditions in their preaching. 
B)  Both led rebellions that were ultimately successful. 
C)  Both had religious visions and embraced a strict moral code. 
D)  Both used western astronomy to prove their personal powers. 
A)  Both drew on native as well as Muslim traditions in their preaching. 
B)  Both led rebellions that were ultimately successful. 
C)  Both had religious visions and embraced a strict moral code. 
D)  Both used western astronomy to prove their personal powers.

Question 7

Which of the following groups supported Usman dan Fodio's revolt against the Hausa city-states?

Accepted Answer

A)  ruling elites 
B)  Fulani tribes people 
C)  Igbo merchants 
D)  Hausa women 
A)  ruling elites 
B)  Fulani tribes people 
C)  Igbo merchants 
D)  Hausa women

Question 8

Which of the following was required of Shawnee culture if they were to be able to cooperate with U.S. government officials?

Accepted Answer

A)  that men rather than women take over farming 
B)  that they commit to communal life, similar to Fourier's phalanxes 
C)  that men move to urban areas and take jobs for cash payments 
D)  that they abandon their native language 
A)  that men rather than women take over farming 
B)  that they commit to communal life, similar to Fourier's phalanxes 
C)  that men move to urban areas and take jobs for cash payments 
D)  that they abandon their native language

Question 9

Why were women especially drawn to Fourier's proposed reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women longed for a way to address the social problems of poverty, prostitution, and the exploitation of workers. 
B)  Women were captivated by Fourier's charismatic speaking style. 
C)  Women were pleased to see the unpleasant jobs spread around to all groups instead of being consigned to women. 
D)  Women longed for a way to return to an idealized country life. 
A)  Women longed for a way to address the social problems of poverty, prostitution, and the exploitation of workers. 
B)  Women were captivated by Fourier's charismatic speaking style. 
C)  Women were pleased to see the unpleasant jobs spread around to all groups instead of being consigned to women. 
D)  Women longed for a way to return to an idealized country life.

Question 10

Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Islamic reform movements sought to overcome the division between Shiites and Sunnis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How would life in Fourier's phalanx qualify as a reform of Restoration Europe's economic order?

Accepted Answer

A)  All members would work at diverse tasks for short periods of time. 
B)  All members would receive the same pay for their work. 
C)  All members would learn how to do all of the necessary tasks to keep the phalanx running. 
D)  All members would do what they could, and take what they needed from the community. 
A)  All members would work at diverse tasks for short periods of time. 
B)  All members would receive the same pay for their work. 
C)  All members would learn how to do all of the necessary tasks to keep the phalanx running. 
D)  All members would do what they could, and take what they needed from the community.

Question 12

The British avoided the use of technologies like the railroad and telegraph in India because they feared that rebels could turn their tools against them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following groups was most attracted to Wahhabi Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  people who believed their current version of Islam was too restrictive and needed to compromise with local cultural traditions 
B)  people who felt threatened by new commercial activities and the increasing pace of intellectual change 
C)  people who belonged to Sufi sects and devoted themselves to Muslim saints 
D)  people who supported the power of the Ottoman Empire in the Arabian Peninsula 
A)  people who believed their current version of Islam was too restrictive and needed to compromise with local cultural traditions 
B)  people who felt threatened by new commercial activities and the increasing pace of intellectual change 
C)  people who belonged to Sufi sects and devoted themselves to Muslim saints 
D)  people who supported the power of the Ottoman Empire in the Arabian Peninsula

Question 14

Which of the following was a sharp contrast between millenarian revolts such as the Taiping Rebellion and orthodox institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  millenarian revolts were often led by scholars. 
B)  millenarian movements were inspired by Confucian, not Daoist, ideals. 
C)  millenarian movements were supported by militias raised by the gentry. 
D)  millenarian revolts often had women in leadership roles. 
A)  millenarian revolts were often led by scholars. 
B)  millenarian movements were inspired by Confucian, not Daoist, ideals. 
C)  millenarian movements were supported by militias raised by the gentry. 
D)  millenarian revolts often had women in leadership roles.

Question 15

Both Usman dan Fodio and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab drew on which of the following inspirations for Islamic reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rejection of the corrupting power of wealth in the established Islamic empires 
B)  the similarities between Islam and other Abrahamic religions 
C)  the life of Muhammad and early Islamic practices 
D)  the connections that had emerged between Islam and regional religious traditions 
A)  the rejection of the corrupting power of wealth in the established Islamic empires 
B)  the similarities between Islam and other Abrahamic religions 
C)  the life of Muhammad and early Islamic practices 
D)  the connections that had emerged between Islam and regional religious traditions

In what way did the Mayans who followed José María Barrera resemble the Chinese who followed Hong in the Taiping Rebellion?

What was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Taiping Rebellion?

Compare the ideas of Charles Fourier with those of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. What problems did each see arising from industrializing society, and what remedies did they propose? What contributed to the differences between their views?

How did the British change their approach to ruling India after 1857?

Compare the changes to existing social structures proposed by Hong Xiuquan's Taiping movement and Charles Fourier's utopian socialism.

The Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa was similar to Hong Xiuquan in which of the following ways?

Which of the following groups supported Usman dan Fodio's revolt against the Hausa city-states?

Which of the following was required of Shawnee culture if they were to be able to cooperate with U.S. government officials?

Why were women especially drawn to Fourier's proposed reforms?

Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Islamic reform movements sought to overcome the division between Shiites and Sunnis.

How would life in Fourier's phalanx qualify as a reform of Restoration Europe's economic order?

The British avoided the use of technologies like the railroad and telegraph in India because they feared that rebels could turn their tools against them.

Which of the following groups was most attracted to Wahhabi Islam?

Which of the following was a sharp contrast between millenarian revolts such as the Taiping Rebellion and orthodox institutions?

Both Usman dan Fodio and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab drew on which of the following inspirations for Islamic reform?

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Exam 16: Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

In what way did the Mayans who followed José María Barrera resemble the Chinese who followed Hong in the Taiping Rebellion?

What was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Taiping Rebellion?

Compare the ideas of Charles Fourier with those of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. What problems did each see arising from industrializing society, and what remedies did they propose? What contributed to the differences between their views?

How did the British change their approach to ruling India after 1857?

Compare the changes to existing social structures proposed by Hong Xiuquan's Taiping movement and Charles Fourier's utopian socialism.

The Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa was similar to Hong Xiuquan in which of the following ways?

Which of the following groups supported Usman dan Fodio's revolt against the Hausa city-states?

Which of the following was required of Shawnee culture if they were to be able to cooperate with U.S. government officials?

Why were women especially drawn to Fourier's proposed reforms?

Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Islamic reform movements sought to overcome the division between Shiites and Sunnis.

How would life in Fourier's phalanx qualify as a reform of Restoration Europe's economic order?

The British avoided the use of technologies like the railroad and telegraph in India because they feared that rebels could turn their tools against them.

Which of the following groups was most attracted to Wahhabi Islam?

Which of the following was a sharp contrast between millenarian revolts such as the Taiping Rebellion and orthodox institutions?

Both Usman dan Fodio and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab drew on which of the following inspirations for Islamic reform?

Becoming Human

Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads, Chariots, 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 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600

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Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1500-1780

Reordering the World, 1750-1850

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An Unsettled World, 1890-1914

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The Three-World Order, 1940-1975

Globalization, 1970-2000

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