Question 1

In what ways did the Ottoman Empire and the Ming dynasty use architecture and the arts to enhance their legitimacy and project power?

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Question 2

To project imperial power and grandeur, the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty

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A)  constructed the Forbidden City. 
B)  overthrew the Yuan dynasty. 
C)  began building the Great Wall. 
D)  began building the Grand Canal.

Question 3

Which region in Afro-Eurasia probably suffered the most from the Black Death and yet made a spectacular comeback?

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A)  China 
B)  South Asia 
C)  the Ottoman Empire 
D)  Europe

Question 4

How did the Ottoman sultan's role change in the latter fifteenth century?

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A)  The sultan came to be considered "the shadow of God" on earth. 
B)  The sultan's home, Topkapi palace, became a training school for the bureaucracy. 
C)  The sultan withdrew into the seclusion of Topkapi palace instead of personally leading his soldiers. 
D)  Ottoman dynastic and familial traditions no longer had any place in governance.

Question 5

As a result of the Ming dynasty abandoning support for oceanic exploration,

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A)  Chinese commerce ground to a halt and imperial revenue declined. 
B)  Chinese maritime power declined and opened the way for newcomers and rivals in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. 
C)  the Ming were able to position themselves to more effectively defend against military threats from the south. 
D)  European navies were able to conquer Chinese ports in the fourteenth century.

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

Which of the following best demonstrates Suleiman's achievements in Istanbul?

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A)  Suleiman ordered the construction of Suleymaniye Mosque to be located opposite the Hagia Sophia. 
B)  Suleiman destroyed Hagia Sophia, the domed Byzantine cathedral, because it symbolized Christian resistance. 
C)  A larger set of law courts was built on the site of the Hippodrome. 
D)  Only Muslims were allowed inside Istanbul, displaying Suleiman's commitment to an Islamic empire.

Question 8

Which of the following was a result of the Black Death in Europe?

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A)  Traditional political institutions gained strength, because only strong states seemed capable of dealing with the plague. 
B)  The wealthy were able to escape the Black Death because they could afford the best medical care. 
C)  Some individuals, believing that the church had lost God's favor, retreated into personal spirituality to put their lives in order. 
D)  Population densities recovered quickly because of the introduction of new food crops from the Americas.

Question 9

In order to reestablish political order following the crises of the fourteenth century, many dynastic rulers

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A)  fostered beliefs and rituals that confirmed their legitimacy for example, by stating 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 10

Which of the following allowed the Ottoman Turks to triumph over other warrior bands in Anatolia?

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A)  They welcomed those with different religious beliefs. 
B)  They rejected Islamic religious authority, which forbade warfare against fellow Muslims. 
C)  They had no geographic base to defend, thus freeing them to remain constantly on the attack. 
D)  They adopted Shiism from the Safavids, thus neutralizing a major threat on their borders.

Question 11

Compare the bureaucratic structures of the Ming and Ottoman dynasties. How did each support the strength of the ruling family?

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Question 12

Which work best exemplifies the Renaissance humanist belief that secular learning, not just religious theology, should inform political power?

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A)  David 
B)  The Divine Comedy 
C)  Danse Macabre 
D)  The Prince

Question 13

Which of the following were part of the religious revival that took place after Timur's conquest of the Delhi Sultanate?

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A)  Sikhism, Sufism, Tengrism 
B)  Mahayana Buddhism, Shiism, Sufism 
C)  Bhakti Hinduism, Sikhism, Sufism 
D)  Bhakti Hinduism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism

Question 14

Seeing themselves as "the shadow of God" on earth, Ottoman sultans

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A)  forced all of their subjects to convert to Islam. 
B)  assumed the role of protectors of holy cities in Greece and Italy. 
C)  funded construction of elaborate mosques. 
D)  made Arabic the official language of the administration.

Question 15

Renaissance culture spread throughout Europe by the late sixteenth century primarily because of

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A)  the persecution of Renaissance humanists in Spain, causing them to move to Northern Europe. 
B)  economic prosperity and competition between political and religious leaders. 
C)  the drastic increase in literacy as a result of the use of the printing press. 
D)  an influx of Muslim intellectuals after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

Question 16

Populations in both China and Western Europe succumbed to the plague in large numbers because both had

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A)  been conquered by the Mongols and had no strong political structure. 
B)  suffered from years of famine and food shortages that had weakened their populations. 
C)  little settled agriculture. 
D)  large pastoral populations that spread the plague.

Question 17

What was the Western European Christian church's response to challenges to its authority following the plague?

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A)  The church threw its support behind one ruler for all of Europe. 
B)  The church demanded strict obedience and persecuted those who questioned its doctrines. 
C)  The church gave up its attempts to reassert its former secular powers. 
D)  The church became less hierarchical.

Question 18

The group that eventually drove the Mongols out of China was known as

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A)  the Red Turbans. 
B)  the Yellow Turbans. 
C)  the Beghards. 
D)  the Uighurs.

Question 19

The Europeans, provoked by the Ottoman conquests, began to establish commercial connections to the east, south, and west, just as the Chinese turned away from maritime exploration and commerce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following accurately describes a way that Shiism influenced the Safavids?

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A)  The Safavids believed that the shah was chosen and ordained by God. 
B)  The Safavids believed that clerics should remain passive and allow the shah to deal with heresy. 
C)  The Safavids were more decentralized in their governance than the Sunni Ottomans. 
D)  The Safavids were more tolerant of other forms of Islam than the Sunni Delhi Sultanate.

Exam 11: Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500