Question 1

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 death 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 death of many farmers led to food shortages, which in turn led to rapidly rising prices, work stoppages, and unrest.

Question 2

The Safavids became the most tolerant of the Islamic empires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is an accurate assessment of the dynamic within the Islamic heartland by the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ottomans were more tolerant of sects within Islam than were the Safavids or the Mughals. 
B)  The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals maintained peaceful relationships with each other since they were all ruled by Muslim descendants of the Mongols. 
C)  The Mughals of India and the Safavids were more open-minded toward non-Muslim religions within their territories than were the Ottomans. 
D)  The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals all established their legitimacy through military power, religious backing, and a loyal bureaucracy. 
A)  The Ottomans were more tolerant of sects within Islam than were the Safavids or the Mughals. 
B)  The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals maintained peaceful relationships with each other since they were all ruled by Muslim descendants of the Mongols. 
C)  The Mughals of India and the Safavids were more open-minded toward non-Muslim religions within their territories than were the Ottomans. 
D)  The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals all established their legitimacy through military power, religious backing, and a loyal bureaucracy.

Question 4

The Ming dynasty, like the Ottomans and the European monarchies, enhanced their legitimacy by claiming divine support for their rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare the role of the Ming and Ottoman bureaucracies in reestablishing order and creating a centralized state.

Accepted Answer

Both the Ottomans and the Ming needed to

Question 6

Compare Chinese and Portuguese maritime exploration in the fourteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A good student response should show that

Question 7

What happened during the Hongwu Emperor's reign?

Accepted Answer

A)  China severed all ties with the Red Turban leadership. 
B)  China established an imperial bureaucracy staffed by individuals who were appointed based on a civil service examination. 
C)  The emperor ordered the capital to be relocated to Beijing. 
D)  The Chinese bureaucracy became so powerful that it ultimately undermined the emperor's rule. 
A)  China severed all ties with the Red Turban leadership. 
B)  China established an imperial bureaucracy staffed by individuals who were appointed based on a civil service examination. 
C)  The emperor ordered the capital to be relocated to Beijing. 
D)  The Chinese bureaucracy became so powerful that it ultimately undermined the emperor's rule.

Question 8

In which Muslim state did the clerics view themselves as both religious and political enforcers against any heretical authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ottoman Empire 
B)  the Safavid dynasty 
C)  the Mughal dynasty 
D)  the Ming dynasty 
A)  the Ottoman Empire 
B)  the Safavid dynasty 
C)  the Mughal dynasty 
D)  the Ming dynasty

Question 9

The Janissaries were

Accepted Answer

A)  conscripted through the devshirme from Muslim families in Anatolia. 
B)  conscripted through the devshirme to serve the provincial governors. 
C)  bureaucrats who helped Ottoman sultans limit the autonomy of local rulers. 
D)  taken from their homes after they turned eighteen. 
A)  conscripted through the devshirme from Muslim families in Anatolia. 
B)  conscripted through the devshirme to serve the provincial governors. 
C)  bureaucrats who helped Ottoman sultans limit the autonomy of local rulers. 
D)  taken from their homes after they turned eighteen.

Question 10

Which of the following factors led to the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mongol invasions of the early fourteenth century 
B)  the Black Death 
C)  rebellions caused by forced conversions to Sunni Islam 
D)  the invasion of Timur Tamerlane) 
A)  the Mongol invasions of the early fourteenth century 
B)  the Black Death 
C)  rebellions caused by forced conversions to Sunni Islam 
D)  the invasion of Timur Tamerlane)

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

The Safavids became the most tolerant of the Islamic empires.

Which of the following is an accurate assessment of the dynamic within the Islamic heartland by the sixteenth century?

The Ming dynasty, like the Ottomans and the European monarchies, enhanced their legitimacy by claiming divine support for their rule.

Compare the role of the Ming and Ottoman bureaucracies in reestablishing order and creating a centralized state.

Compare Chinese and Portuguese maritime exploration in the fourteenth century.

What happened during the Hongwu Emperor's reign?

In which Muslim state did the clerics view themselves as both religious and political enforcers against any heretical authority?

The Janissaries were

Which of the following factors led to the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate?

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

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: Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

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

The Safavids became the most tolerant of the Islamic empires.

Which of the following is an accurate assessment of the dynamic within the Islamic heartland by the sixteenth century?

The Ming dynasty, like the Ottomans and the European monarchies, enhanced their legitimacy by claiming divine support for their rule.

Compare the role of the Ming and Ottoman bureaucracies in reestablishing order and creating a centralized state.

Compare Chinese and Portuguese maritime exploration in the fourteenth century.

What happened during the Hongwu Emperor's reign?

In which Muslim state did the clerics view themselves as both religious and political enforcers against any heretical authority?

The Janissaries were

Which of the following factors led to the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate?

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

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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