Unit 2 Flashcards
(34 cards)
All of the following set the stage for the Renaissance in Western Europe EXCEPT…
a. the increased power and wealth of monarchs who then became patrons of the arts and sponsors of academic projects
b. traded expanded, bringing wealth into Europe that funded education, research, and innovation
c. the Crusades led to connections between Europe and the Islamic Empire, exposing Europeans to the scholarship, technology and progress of Muslim socities
d. the growth of cities, creating more interactions for cultural sharing and the spread of ideas
e. a declining merchant class that made way for more church sponsored art and scholarship
e. a declining merchant class that made way for more church sponsored art and scholarship
The Ottoman Empire gained a lot of their wealth due to..
a. Their powerful military pillaging neighboring countries
b. Their control of the spice trade in Southeast Asia
c. Their location between Asian and Europe, making them middlemen in trade
d. Exporting silk and spices
c. Their location between Asian and Europe, making them middlemen in trade
What was the dominant religion of the Safavids?
a. Sunni Muslim
b. Judaism
c. Hindu
d. Shi’a Muslim
d. Shi’a Muslim
What group created the Ottoman Empire?
a. Hindus from India
b. Shi’a Muslims
c. Turks from Anatolia
d. Descendants of Mongols
c. Turks from Anatolia
All of the following correctly describes the Omani Empire EXCEPT…
a. the empire was heavily dependent on trade over land from the silk road
b. the empire was a web-like collection of ports around the Indian Ocean
c. the empire is located in present-day Oman
d. trade was used to exchange goods and ideas in this empir
a. the empire was heavily dependent on trade over land from the silk road
Which of the following is not one of the conditions for Absolutism?
a. centralized authority
b. increased power for nobles
c. weakened church authority
d. wealth to pay for war, palaces, and monuments
b. increased power for nobles
Which of the following is not a characteristic of absolute monarchs?
a. Build up military and use it
b. Strengthen political & economic power
c. Build monuments to their power
d. Religion is kept separate from government
d. Religion is kept separate from government
All of the following are evidence of the Ming dynasty’s success EXCEPT..
a. Reinstituting and strengthening the Civil Service program and drawing up a new law code that was more accessible for average citizens creating more consistancy in how laws were interpreted and implimented
b. The construction of the imperial palace known as the Forbidden City, to serve as a fortress to protect the imperial family
c. Restoring, expanding and strengthening the Great Wall to over 3,000 miles including tens of thousands of towers.
d. Large sea expeditions made up of 200- 300 enormous treasure ships, believed to be 400 feet long, sent out to build trade and political relationships
e. Chinese invasion and take over of Japan through the use of the Jinyiwei, a secret police that answered directly to the emperor
e. Chinese invasion and take over of Japan through the use of the Jinyiwei, a secret police that answered directly to the emperor
Which of the follow could be considered an overarching effect of the Protestant Reformation?
a. end of religious warfare
b. the Crusades
c. decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
d. sale of indulgences
c. decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
The Omani Empire is best described as:
a. An empire set up in the grasslands of China
b. The largest empire known to this day.
c. A maritime empire that controlled trade in the Arabian sea
d. A maritime empire with large sea armies
c. A maritime empire that controlled trade in the Arabian sea
Describe the relationship between the Mughal government and the population.
a. The Christian government did not mind the Muslim population and allowed them to continue practicing Islam freely.
b. The Muslim government and the Hindu population created tension, resulting in the Mughal’s demise.
c. The Hindu government oppressed the Muslim population and was not tolerant of any religion.
d. The Muslim government was tolerant of other religions, including that of the majority Hindu population and worked to create unity between them.
d. The Muslim government was tolerant of other religions, including that of the majority Hindu population and worked to create unity between them.
Which best describes the impact of the location of the Ottoman Empire?
a. Being in-between Africa, Europe, and Asia allows for them to be the “middlemen” in trade, increasing wealth.
b. Their location along the sea allows the to tax trade coming through via oceanic passageways.
c. They are isolated so they cannot trade.
d. Their location between Africa, Europe, and Asia allow for lots of natural recourses.
a. Being in-between Africa, Europe, and Asia allows for them to be the “middlemen” in trade, increasing wealth.
Why did the Safavids change their policy towards people of other religions?
a. To attract foreign merchants and bureaucrats
b. Many of the citizens had converted to Christianity
c. To protect themselves from invaders
d. The Ottomans had put pressure on them to become more tolerant
a. To attract foreign merchants and bureaucrats
The belief that salvation should be based on faith alone, and the bible alone is the sole authority was first promoted by which Protestant group?
a. Lutherans
b. Anglicans
c. Catholics
d. Calvinists
a. Lutherans
All of the following were ways in which Muslim scholars influenced the Scientific Revolution, EXCEPT..
a. They provided direct support and funding for European scientists
b. They studied and passed along scholarship and innovation from Hindu and Chinese scholars
c. They studied and improved upon the work of earlier scholars from Greece and Rome
d. Their development of experimental methods inspired European scientists to adopt a more empirical approach to science
e. Their translations of ancient Greek and Roman texts into Arabic made these works accessible to European scholars
f. Their advancements in astronomy and mathematics provided essential tools for European scientists
a. They provided direct support and funding for European scientists
Absolute Monarchs claimed ____________________, answering only to God & no earthly power.
a. The mandate of heaven
b. Divine right
c. The full support of the people
d. Democratic rule
b. Divine right
The Comanche Empire had all of the following qualities of other empires EXCEPT what?
a. Power over a large territory.
b. The diverse population of multiple ethnic groups.
c. Areas where resources were extracted.
d. A central government.
d. A central government.
Which of the following was true of the Comanche Empire?
a. It is famous for its architectural achievments such as the Comancherian Imperial Palace
b. Democratically elected leaders from different bands made decisions together as a government
c. It had a consoldiated, central government under the monarch
d. It had clear fortified boarders
e. Although it was diverse and segmented, it was unified under a shared belief system
f. Their economy thrived off the use of slave labor for farming from tribes they conquered, giving them a large subjugated population
b. Democratically elected leaders from different bands made decisions together as a government
here did the Renaissance begin?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. Constantinople
c. Italy
The Great Wall was prioritized by the Ming Dynasty for which of the following reasons?
a. To keep out invasions from the Yuan Dynasty in the south
b. To unify China under the mandate of heaven
c. To keep out invaders from Central Asia like the Mongols
d. To flex their wealth and trade dominance to other empires
c. To keep out invaders from Central Asia like the Mongols
The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by
a. unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle
b. an advance of Muslim culture
c. Christian unity throughout the region
d. great intellectual and artistic creativity
d. great intellectual and artistic creativity
To build up their militaries and finance wars, monarchs raised taxes on the poor. This often resulted in ___________________.
a. Nobility claiming political power
b. The nobility revolting
c. Peasant revolts
d. War between states
c. Peasant revolts
Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the medieval church in western Europe was criticized for
a. refusing to sell indulgences to peasants
b. being too tolerant of Muslims
c. being too concerned with worldly power and riches
d. allowing the Bible to be printed and distributed to the people
c. being too concerned with worldly power and riches
Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation?
a. They launched their own reformation, strengthening their core beliefs
b. They launched the printing and distribution of the bible in multiple languages
c. They ignored the Protestants as they did not impact the power of the Catholic Church
d. They reformed some of their core beliefs, taking on some ideas of the Protestants
a. They launched their own reformation, strengthening their core beliefs
