Question 1

After the war for Greek independence, Mahmud II

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A) created a new artillery unit and bombarded the Janissaries. 
B) eliminated the power of the religious elite. 
C) restructured the bureaucracy, education, and laws. 
D) made alliances with western Europe. 
E) attacked Persia. 
A) created a new artillery unit and bombarded the Janissaries. 
B) eliminated the power of the religious elite. 
C) restructured the bureaucracy, education, and laws. 
D) made alliances with western Europe. 
E) attacked Persia. A

Question 2

Describe the role Muhammad Ali had on Egyptian history in the post-Napoleonic era.

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In Egypt, Napoleon's generals tried to administer a country that they only poorly understood. Cut off from France by British ships in the Mediterranean, they had little hope of remaining in power and agreed to withdraw in 1801. For the second time in three years, a collapse of military power produced a power vacuum in Egypt. The winner of the ensuing contest was Muhammad Ali, the commander of a contingent of Albanian soldiers sent by the sultan to restore imperial control. By 1805 he had taken the place of the official Ottoman governor, and by 1811 he had dispossessed the mamluks of their lands and privileges. Muhammad Ali's rise to power coincided with the meteoric career of Emperor Napoleon I. It is not surprising, therefore, that he adopted many French practices in rebuilding the Egyptian state. Militarily, he established special schools for training artillery and cavalry officers, army surgeons, military bandmasters, and others. The curricula of these schools featured European skills and sciences, and Muhammad Ali began to send promising officer trainees to France for education. In 1824, he started a gazette devoted to official affairs, the first newspaper in the Islamic world. Muhammad Ali built all sorts of factories to outfit his new army. These did not prove efficient enough to survive, but they showed a determination to achieve independence and parity with the European powers.

Question 3

Russian allies in the Crimean War against the Ottoman Empire included

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A) England. 
B) France. 
C) Italy. 
D) South Africa. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) England. 
B) France. 
C) Italy. 
D) South Africa. 
E) None of these are correct. E

Question 4

In 1700, what percent of Russians lived in cities?

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A) Three 
B) Six 
C) Ten 
D) Fifty 
E) Seventy-five 
A) Three 
B) Six 
C) Ten 
D) Fifty 
E) Seventy-five

Question 5

Under Tanzimat, the shari'a retained legal control over which area?

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A) military law 
B) dommercial law 
C) family law 
D) civil rights law 
E) civil procedure 
A) military law 
B) dommercial law 
C) family law 
D) civil rights law 
E) civil procedure

Question 6

When the Qing banned the importation of , the British sent naval and marine forces.

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A) cotton 
B) coffee 
C) sugar 
D) rice 
E) opium 
A) cotton 
B) coffee 
C) sugar 
D) rice 
E) opium

Question 7

As was often common in empires in Asia, a major problem for modernization and economics in Qing China was .

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dependence

Question 8

Which of the following Tanzimat reforms are examples of westernization?

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A) Styles of military uniform 
B) Formation of a civil service brigade 
C) Secularization of the legal codes 
D) Expansion of civil courts with equal access for all men 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Styles of military uniform 
B) Formation of a civil service brigade 
C) Secularization of the legal codes 
D) Expansion of civil courts with equal access for all men 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Population pressures in China during the late Qing Empire were caused by

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A) doubling of the population in the space of 250 years. 
B) a permanent floating population of unemployed and homeless people. 
C) imperial expansion of open lands for farming and transportation. 
D) doubling of the population and permanent floating population of unemployed and homeless 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) doubling of the population in the space of 250 years. 
B) a permanent floating population of unemployed and homeless people. 
C) imperial expansion of open lands for farming and transportation. 
D) doubling of the population and permanent floating population of unemployed and homeless 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

The war for Greek independence resulted in the

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A) defeat of the Greek revolutionaries and the execution of all traitors. 
B) execution of the sultan. 
C) defeat of the Ottoman fleet by the combined Russian, British, and French forces. 
D) collapse of the Egyptian monarchy. 
E) complete destruction of the Ottoman Empire. 
A) defeat of the Greek revolutionaries and the execution of all traitors. 
B) execution of the sultan. 
C) defeat of the Ottoman fleet by the combined Russian, British, and French forces. 
D) collapse of the Egyptian monarchy. 
E) complete destruction of the Ottoman Empire.

Question 11

Significant decline in Ottoman trade happened when

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A) Anatolia produced few exports. 
B) the Ottoman empire overspent on the Suez Canal project. 
C) Islamic clerics refused to legalize coffee and alcohol trade. 
D) British opium trade superseded Turkish opium and hashish. 
E) it signed a trade monopoly on certain products with Russia. 
A) Anatolia produced few exports. 
B) the Ottoman empire overspent on the Suez Canal project. 
C) Islamic clerics refused to legalize coffee and alcohol trade. 
D) British opium trade superseded Turkish opium and hashish. 
E) it signed a trade monopoly on certain products with Russia.

Question 12

A significant impediment to Russian economic modernization was

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A) restrictions on work times imposed by the Orthodox Church. 
B) relative nonexistence of the middle classes. 
C) the perpetuation of serfdom. 
D) complete lack of an educational system. 
E) demonization of the reform efforts of Peter the Great still lingered in the nobility. 
A) restrictions on work times imposed by the Orthodox Church. 
B) relative nonexistence of the middle classes. 
C) the perpetuation of serfdom. 
D) complete lack of an educational system. 
E) demonization of the reform efforts of Peter the Great still lingered in the nobility.

Question 13

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 What were the origins and results of Greek independence for the Ottoman Empire?

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Students should describe the background

Question 14

The root cause of the Crimean War was the Ottoman Empire's goal, supported by the British and the French, to thwart

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A) Russia's desire to expand south through the Black Sea region. 
B) Russia's desire to spread Orthodox Christianity throughout the Ottoman Empire. 
C) Ottoman domination of Serbia. 
D) Russia's desire to control Constantinople (Istanbul). 
E) Russia's siding with Greece during the 1829 independence movement. 
A) Russia's desire to expand south through the Black Sea region. 
B) Russia's desire to spread Orthodox Christianity throughout the Ottoman Empire. 
C) Ottoman domination of Serbia. 
D) Russia's desire to control Constantinople (Istanbul). 
E) Russia's siding with Greece during the 1829 independence movement.

Question 15

Discuss the factors within China and among the Chinese people that explain the powerful British presence in China by 1842.

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By the early nineteenth century, Qing so

Question 16

Which of the following are true of women under the Taiping?

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A) They were organized into military brigades. 
B) They were ordered not to follow traditional foot-binding. 
C) They participated fully in farming. 
D) women had their own brigade 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) They were organized into military brigades. 
B) They were ordered not to follow traditional foot-binding. 
C) They participated fully in farming. 
D) women had their own brigade 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

In what sense can the Crimean conflict be thought of as the first modern war?

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Students should understand the ways in w

Question 18

Who became the leader of Egypt after the failure of the French, Mamluk, and Ottoman governments?

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A) Gamal Nasser 
B) Mohandas K. Gandhi 
C) Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab 
D) Muhammad Ali 
E) Anwar Sadat 
A) Gamal Nasser 
B) Mohandas K. Gandhi 
C) Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab 
D) Muhammad Ali 
E) Anwar Sadat

Question 19

The Taiping Rebellion

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A) was known as the "bloodless" civil war. 
B) succeeded in its goal to Christianize China. 
C) was a gambit designed to lure French and British forces to their destruction. 
D) was the world's bloodiest civil war. 
E) never actually took place. 
A) was known as the "bloodless" civil war. 
B) succeeded in its goal to Christianize China. 
C) was a gambit designed to lure French and British forces to their destruction. 
D) was the world's bloodiest civil war. 
E) never actually took place.

Question 20

Ottoman reforms

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A) may have decreased the influence of women in society. 
B) provided new universities for female students. 
C) made women equal to men under the law. 
D) provided women with greater job opportunities. 
E) did not change women's position in society. 
A) may have decreased the influence of women in society. 
B) provided new universities for female students. 
C) made women equal to men under the law. 
D) provided women with greater job opportunities. 
E) did not change women's position in society.

Exam 24: Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

After the war for Greek independence, Mahmud II

Describe the role Muhammad Ali had on Egyptian history in the post-Napoleonic era.

Russian allies in the Crimean War against the Ottoman Empire included

In 1700, what percent of Russians lived in cities?

Under Tanzimat, the shari'a retained legal control over which area?

When the Qing banned the importation of , the British sent naval and marine forces.

As was often common in empires in Asia, a major problem for modernization and economics in Qing China was .

Which of the following Tanzimat reforms are examples of westernization?

Population pressures in China during the late Qing Empire were caused by

The war for Greek independence resulted in the

Significant decline in Ottoman trade happened when

A significant impediment to Russian economic modernization was

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). What were the origins and results of Greek independence for the Ottoman Empire?

The root cause of the Crimean War was the Ottoman Empire's goal, supported by the British and the French, to thwart

Discuss the factors within China and among the Chinese people that explain the powerful British presence in China by 1842.

Which of the following are true of women under the Taiping?

In what sense can the Crimean conflict be thought of as the first modern war?

Who became the leader of Egypt after the failure of the French, Mamluk, and Ottoman governments?

The Taiping Rebellion

Ottoman reforms

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New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

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Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

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East Asia in Global Perspective

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Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

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