Question 1

Extensive migration in the East African lake region and Kenyan highlands was due to

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A) attacks by Portuguese and English explorers. 
B) long-lasting drought conditions. 
C) the influx of Islam. 
D) the beginning of the slave trade in those areas. 
E) internecine wars. 
A) attacks by Portuguese and English explorers. 
B) long-lasting drought conditions. 
C) the influx of Islam. 
D) the beginning of the slave trade in those areas. 
E) internecine wars.

Question 2

In 1723 and beyond, rulers governing nearly independent states within the Mughal Empire were commonly called what? With the fragmentation of Mughal political order, who became president of an independent European stronghold of Pondicherry on India's east coast?

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A) Vizier 
B) Nawab 
C) Pondicherry 
D) Sultan 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) Vizier 
B) Nawab 
C) Pondicherry 
D) Sultan 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 3

Akbar showed toleration toward what native majority religion?

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The answer of Akbar showed toleration toward what native majority...

Question 4

Which wealthy Russian family led the early Russian exploration of Siberia?

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A) Romanovs 
B) Cossacks 
C) Saracens 
D) Strogonovs 
E) Muscovites 
A) Romanovs 
B) Cossacks 
C) Saracens 
D) Strogonovs 
E) Muscovites

Question 5

Swahili is an Arabic word meaning

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The answer of Swahili is an Arabic word meaning...

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the rule of Peter the Great?

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A) considered by many to be the greatest ruler of the Romanovs 
B) constructed a small but formidable navy 
C) broke Swedish control of the Baltic Sea 
D) pushed the Russian elite to imitate European fashions 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) considered by many to be the greatest ruler of the Romanovs 
B) constructed a small but formidable navy 
C) broke Swedish control of the Baltic Sea 
D) pushed the Russian elite to imitate European fashions 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 7

The Mughal Empire is distinguished from the Ottomans and Safavids mostly because it was

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A) not very warlike. 
B) heavily influenced by the Chinese. 
C) a Hindu land ruled by a Muslim minority 
D) still controlled by the Mongols. 
E) a democracy. 
A) not very warlike. 
B) heavily influenced by the Chinese. 
C) a Hindu land ruled by a Muslim minority 
D) still controlled by the Mongols. 
E) a democracy.

Question 8

The Ottomans' chief rival in Iran was the

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A) Saranid Empire. 
B) Mughal Empire. 
C) Safavid Empire. 
D) Persian Empire. 
E) Uighur Empire. 
A) Saranid Empire. 
B) Mughal Empire. 
C) Safavid Empire. 
D) Persian Empire. 
E) Uighur Empire.

Question 9

In the Muslim world, homosexuality was

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A) unknown. 
B) encouraged. 
C) introduced by the Silk Road. 
D) disapproved, but relationships with adolescent boys were not unusual. 
E) practiced only among the rich. 
A) unknown. 
B) encouraged. 
C) introduced by the Silk Road. 
D) disapproved, but relationships with adolescent boys were not unusual. 
E) practiced only among the rich.

Question 10

The capital city of the Safavids was

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A) Isfahan. 
B) Istanbul. 
C) Baghdad. 
D) Delhi. 
E) Mecca. 
A) Isfahan. 
B) Istanbul. 
C) Baghdad. 
D) Delhi. 
E) Mecca.

Question 11

Islamic law

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A) did not allow women to own any property. 
B) did not discuss women's property ownership. 
C) forbade women to own property after marriage. 
D) allowed women to keep property after marriage. 
E) made women equal with men. 
A) did not allow women to own any property. 
B) did not discuss women's property ownership. 
C) forbade women to own property after marriage. 
D) allowed women to keep property after marriage. 
E) made women equal with men.

Question 12

Compare and contrast the culture and society of the two important Muslim cities, Istanbul and Isfahan.

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The two cities differed strikingly in th

Question 13

One difference between the Ottoman and Iranian states was that the Ottoman state was based on Sunnism and that the Iranian state was based on

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A) Shi'ism. 
B) Zoroastrianism. 
C) Kharijism. 
D) Sufism. 
E) Sikhism. 
A) Shi'ism. 
B) Zoroastrianism. 
C) Kharijism. 
D) Sufism. 
E) Sikhism.

Question 14

What Portuguese capital in East African was taken by the Arabs of Oman in 1698?

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A) Kilwa 
B) Malindi 
C) Mombasa 
D) Mozambique 
E) Fort Dauphin 
A) Kilwa 
B) Malindi 
C) Mombasa 
D) Mozambique 
E) Fort Dauphin

Question 15

Who founded the Safavid Empire?

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The answer of Who founded the Safavid Empire?...

Question 16

Discuss the effects of integrating law and culture in the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires with respect to the relationship between religious law and local tradition. You should refer to the Diversity and Dominance section, as well as the text itself.

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The mainstay of religious law under Isla

Question 17

Tax farming-the paying of taxes in advance for the right to collect greater amounts from others-caused the Ottoman empire to rely more on

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A) shifting the tax burden to the rich. 
B) imposing a tariff on foreign agricultural products. 
C) overfarming. 
D) powerful provincial governors. 
E) peasants working on government land to pay government expenses. 
A) shifting the tax burden to the rich. 
B) imposing a tariff on foreign agricultural products. 
C) overfarming. 
D) powerful provincial governors. 
E) peasants working on government land to pay government expenses.

Question 18

Compared to Istanbul, which term would be least likely to apply to Isfahan?

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A) centrally located 
B) indefensible 
C) cosmopolitan 
D) lacking in cultural life 
E) anticommercial 
A) centrally located 
B) indefensible 
C) cosmopolitan 
D) lacking in cultural life 
E) anticommercial

Question 19

Iran became most closely associated with the manufacture of which item?

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A) silk 
B) coffee 
C) porcelain 
D) carpets 
E) camel saddles 
A) silk 
B) coffee 
C) porcelain 
D) carpets 
E) camel saddles

Question 20

How did the Patrona Halil rebellion show "decay at the center" yet spell "benefit elsewhere"?

Accepted Answer

A) It provided the Janissaries with additional funding for gunpowder. 
B) The cities at the center of the empire were burned to the ground. 
C) The flow of gold and other valuable metals tended to benefit the provinces. 
D) It demonstrated that local elites in the provinces were beginning to gain power relative to the sultan. 
E) Even though the merchants were failing, it was a time of strength for the military. 
A) It provided the Janissaries with additional funding for gunpowder. 
B) The cities at the center of the empire were burned to the ground. 
C) The flow of gold and other valuable metals tended to benefit the provinces. 
D) It demonstrated that local elites in the provinces were beginning to gain power relative to the sultan. 
E) Even though the merchants were failing, it was a time of strength for the military.

Exam 20: Between Europe and China

Extensive migration in the East African lake region and Kenyan highlands was due to

In 1723 and beyond, rulers governing nearly independent states within the Mughal Empire were commonly called what? With the fragmentation of Mughal political order, who became president of an independent European stronghold of Pondicherry on India's east coast?

Akbar showed toleration toward what native majority religion?

Which wealthy Russian family led the early Russian exploration of Siberia?

Swahili is an Arabic word meaning

Which of the following best describes the rule of Peter the Great?

The Mughal Empire is distinguished from the Ottomans and Safavids mostly because it was

The Ottomans' chief rival in Iran was the

In the Muslim world, homosexuality was

The capital city of the Safavids was

Islamic law

Compare and contrast the culture and society of the two important Muslim cities, Istanbul and Isfahan.

One difference between the Ottoman and Iranian states was that the Ottoman state was based on Sunnism and that the Iranian state was based on

What Portuguese capital in East African was taken by the Arabs of Oman in 1698?

Who founded the Safavid Empire?

Discuss the effects of integrating law and culture in the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires with respect to the relationship between religious law and local tradition. You should refer to the Diversity and Dominance section, as well as the text itself.

Tax farming-the paying of taxes in advance for the right to collect greater amounts from others-caused the Ottoman empire to rely more on

Compared to Istanbul, which term would be least likely to apply to Isfahan?

Iran became most closely associated with the manufacture of which item?

How did the Patrona Halil rebellion show "decay at the center" yet spell "benefit elsewhere"?

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