Unit 4 Review (APWH)

Which of the following characterized the politics of the Tokugawa shogunate?

The first Ming emperor, drove out Mongols, restored the position of the scholar-gentry. 

What noble was responsible for initiating a series of expeditions in the 15th century?

The Janissaries were

Granted the title of Shogun in 1603, he established political unity in Japan.

Author of The Prince, a book of advice for leaders intent on maintaining their power. 

The creation of the global economy in the 16th century was connected to which of the following?

Who was the last independent Aztec ruler who was killed during the Spanish conquest?

The increasing power of monarchs and other powerful leaders caused

Philosopher who established skeptical review of wisdom, he said “I think,therefore I am”.  

English philosopher who said power of gov't came from the people, not the divine right of kings

What region of the world became the dominant culture in the period after 1450?

The Mughal Empire and the Ottoman Empire before 1700 C.E. shared which characteristics?

Russian tsarina who combined selective Enlightenment ideas /strong centralized government.  

Prince of Moscow who was responsible for freeing Russia from the Mongols. 

Peter the Great established a new capital for Russia at

Which of the following adversely affected Ming economics during the first half of the 1600s?

What European nation first threatened the Ottoman monopoly of trade with east Africa and India?

Enlightenment English thinker who argued that political rights should be extended to women.  

Which of the following lists the major developments of Western civilization in proper sequence?

Italian navigator who failed to find India by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. 

The above image best illustrates which of the following concepts?

English scientist who defined the forces of gravity and established the principles of motion. 

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.  

Whose authority settled Spain’s and Portugal’s rival claims with the Treaty of Tordesillas?

What was Portugal’s principle colony in Latin America?

The Scientific Rev spilled over into an intellectual movement in the 18th century called the

Which European nation first began a sustained campaign of exploration?

French Protestant who stressed doctrine of predestination, established theocracy in Geneva. 

Which of the following applies to Suleiman I?

All of the following were advantages the Spanish enjoyed over the Indians EXCEPT

What spread the Black Death?

By 1750, which of the areas of the world hadn't been dramatically affected by European contact?

Which of the following are among the areas that fell under Ottoman rule?

The introduction of European agriculture and settlement practices to the Americas often led to

What group rose to dominate the Middle East during the 1400s and afterward?

Astronomer who developed a better telescope and who supported the heliocentric theory.  

Johannes Gutenberg was responsible for

Who is generally credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

The Catholic church introduced all of the following to American life EXCEPT

Established a new school of economic thought based on free play of market forces (capitalism) 

Which of the following statements about the Renaissance is NOT accurate?

The official religion of the Safavid Empire was

What economic policy encouraged development of colonies, particularly by northern Europeans?

Enlightenment thought is best characterized by which of the following?

What made Christopher Columbus’s proposed voyage in 1492 unusual was

The demographic shift that occurred in West Africa as a result of the slave trade was primarily

As Buddhism spread within Asia, it usually resulted in

Politically, what aspects of Western culture did Peter the Great emulate in Russia?

All of the following were brought to the Americas by Europeans EXCEPT