AP World History Unit 3 Review Questions and Answers (Graded A+)

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AP World History Unit 3 Review Questions and Answers (Graded A+) Before 1450, this empire ruled the largest land-based empire in history and "set the stage" for most Eurasian empires. ✔✔Mongo... l Empire East Asia. Took power from Ming who took over after Yuan. Confucianism. Security motivated their move into Central Asia. ✔✔Qing Empire Middle East. Persia. Shia Islam. Went to war with Ottomans. Ruled by a "Shah". ✔✔Safavid Empire M. East/N. Africa/Europe. Turks. Sunni Islam. Beat old Byzantine Empire. Fought Shi Muslims. Ruled by a Sultan. ✔✔Ottoman Empire South Asia. Sunni Muslims ruling over a majority Hindu population. Were religiously tolerant until Emperor Aurangzeb. ✔✔Mughal Empire While it was diffused by the Mongols, who were the original inventors of gunpowder? ✔✔The Chinese How is gunpowder made? ✔✔By mixing Sulphur, saltpeter, and charcoal. Who discovered gunpowder/how? ✔✔By alchemists trying to discover a potion of immorality. "The Janissaries" of the Ottoman Empire would be an example of how land-based empires_________. ✔✔Developed military professionals "Civil Service Examinations" of the Qing Dynasty would be an example of how land-based empires_________. ✔✔Recruited bureaucratic elites "Yasak" or forcing Siberians to give furs to the Russian Empire would be an example of how land- based empires_________. ✔✔Created tribute collection systems "Port factories" for foreign merchants in Tokugawa Japan would be an example of how land-based empires_____. ✔✔Generated revenue through trade Farmers who had to pay a landowner in the Ottoman Empire would be an example of how land- based empires_____. ✔✔Created taxation systems China's process of charging European merchants in silver coins would be an example of how land- based empires_____. ✔✔Generated revenue through trade Aztecs demanded goods from neighboring civilizations would be an example of how land-based empires_____. ✔✔Created tribute collection systems "The Cossacks" of the Russian Empire would be an example of how land-based empires_________. ✔✔Developed military professionals The Ming's most famous Emperor was Yongle. What were his policies in the theme of POLITICS? ✔✔He started civil service examinations to combat bureaucratic corruption. Qing Dynasty defeated Ming Dynasty. What new military tech. helped them MOST both in that war and against pastoralists? ✔✔Gunpowder, guns, and cannons Which empire established the civil service exam? ✔✔Qing What is Devshirme? ✔✔A tribute of young boys that the Ottomans levied on Christian communities Janissaries ✔✔Christian boys taken from families, converted to Islam, and then rigorously trained to serve the sultan Which empire had Janissaries and Devshirme? ✔✔Ottoman Empire Which empire used court rituals to display power? ✔✔Songhai Empire Which empire used a tribute system instead of bureaucracy? ✔✔Aztec Empire Bureaucracy ✔✔a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. Collected taxes Zamindars ✔✔Bureaucrat tax collectors based on land holding and production Which empire used zamindars? ✔✔Mughal Empire Tax farming ✔✔Told amount to collect, would tell a higher amount to keep some for their pockets Which empire used tax farming? ✔✔Ottoman Empire Tribute lists ✔✔Had people/goods/resources on it, a list of tribute to collect Which empire used tribute lists? ✔✔Aztec Empire Tax money was used to... ✔✔Expand military and further consolidate power What benefitted Asia in battle? ✔✔Gunpowder weapons What benefitted the Americas in battle? ✔✔Their fierceness and intimidation (sacrifices) What was the Ottoman's elite group in the military? ✔✔Janissaries What was the Safavid's elite group in the military? ✔✔Gulams Gulam ✔✔Loyal to Shah, in Safavid Empire The "Blood Tax" was in what empire? ✔✔Aztec Empire Caliph ✔✔Title, successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims Doctrine of Divine Right of Kings ✔✔God had established kings as his rulers on earth, and they were answerable ultimately to him alone. A king had to obey God's laws and rules for the good of the people. (EUROPE) Protestant Reformation ✔✔EUROPE: Catholic/Protestant split, caused rulers to pick which religion their Empire would be, contributed to Christianity's growth Ottoman/Safavid conflict ✔✔both were Muslim Ottoman: Sunni Safavid: Shi'a How did art legitimize power in the land-based empires? ✔✔Portraits of emperors showed their power How did monumental architecture legitimize power in the land-based empires? ✔✔Big structures showed power. Taj Mahal- HUGE burial site Palace at Versailles- HUGE palace, especially with the hall of mirrors showed power. Importance of Safavid Empire ✔✔Forcibly imposed Shi'a Islam as official religion of the state, in Middle East/Persia Beliefs of Safavid Empire ✔✔Shi'a Islam, Shah ruler, Gulams Famous rulers of Safavid Empire ✔✔Abbas the Great (Sha Abbas who built royal mosque) Enemies of Safavid Empire ✔✔Ottoman Empire (different religious beliefs) Ottoman Empire importance ✔✔Beat old Byzantine Empire, had devshirme, Janissaries, farming tax system, in Middle East/N Africa/Europe Beliefs of Ottoman Empire ✔✔Sunni Islam Famous rulers of Ottoman Empire ✔✔Osman Ottoman Empire enemies ✔✔Safavid (different religious beliefs) Mughal Empire importance ✔✔Sunni Muslims ruling over Hindus, religiously tolerant until Emperor Aurangzeb, had zamindars (bureaucrat tax collectors) Mughal Empire beliefs ✔✔Sunni Muslims, religiously tolerant Mughal Empire famous rulers ✔✔Aurangzeb, Akbar, Babur Mughal Empire enemies ✔✔Ottoman Empire and Uzbeks Russian Empire ✔✔Expanded westward, fur, improvements to economy/etc. Yasaks, cossacks. Russian Empire beliefs ✔✔Various (Christian/Islam/Judaism/Buddhism) Russian Empire famous rulers ✔✔Catherine the Great, Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible Russian Empire enemies ✔✔Ottoman Empire Yasak ✔✔Tribute that Russian rulers demanded from the native peoples of Siberia, most often in the form of furs. Cossacks ✔✔Military professionals in Russia Catherine the Great (Russia) ✔✔followed a successful policy of expansion against the Turks, one of Russia's greatest rulers Peter the Great (Russia) ✔✔Tried to westernize Russia and built a new capital at St. Petersburg Ivan the Terrible (Russia) ✔✔Expanded power eastward greatly First great tsar (Ceasar) Took away the right of peasants to roam Crushed the power of the boyars Left as leader but later came back when the people needed him Killed his son [Show More]

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