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1
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
Timur
Babur
Charlemagme
Mehmed III
2
Why did Napoleon rise to power in France?
He had successful military campaigns in the Mediterranean.
The chaos from the French Rev allowed him to cease power.
He was the son of the former King Louis XVI.
He was able to raise through the ranks of the military.
3
Select all that is true of the Edict of Nantes.
Declared that the former wars "never happened." Angered Protestants.
Written after long, bloody wars abut religion & dynastic succession.
Restored Catholicism as the religion of France.
Was written by Henry IV of France.
4
Why was it hard for Mughal rulers to maintain their rule in India?
India was too small.
Local, regional leaders held a lot of power.
The majority of the Indian population was of the Hindu religion.
It required a large army, which was expensive to maintain.
5
Safavid Persia, what time period?
12th century
16th-18th centuries
20th century
20th century
6
What country is highlighted in green?
Turkey
Greece
Iraq
Iran/Persia
7
What goods from the New World was brought to the Old?
Corn
Furs
Potatoes
Horses
8
Who was the founder of Islam?
Ishmael
Jesus
Muhammad
Abraham
9
Romanticism:
a style of art
, literature, during the early 19th century that emphasized imagination and emotions.
False
True
10
High-level equilibrium trap: when a society is producing a high level of a good, so it is not motivated to mechanize.
True
False
11
What empires did the Spanish defeat in the New World?
The Incas
The Toltecs
Mississippian Culture
The Aztecs
12
What were the 3 estates in France?
The first estate, the clergy.
The second estate, the nobility.
The first estate, the king and his family.
The third estate, the commoners.
13
What was the Continental Blockade? When did it occur?
It occurred during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 18th century.
It occurred during the Seven Year's War by Austria.
An effort to block trade/commerce to Great Britain.
It was a strategy of Napoleon's to decimate the British economy.
14
What part of Africa is Ethiopia located in?
The coast
Central Africa
Western Africa
Eastern Africa
15
What is a caliph?
A tsar of minor Russian territories.
A prince in Italy.
A religious leader; deputy of Muhammed.
A king in Africa.
16
Why is Peter the Great important in history? Who was he?
He brought Western ideas and customs to Russia.
He changed the way of life for Russian elites.
He was of the Rurikid Dynasty.
He was a Russian tsar in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
17
What empire conquered Constantinople in 1453?
Mali Empire
Abbasid Caliphate
The Seljuk Turks
The Ottoman Empire
18
Who was Jean Bodin? Why was he important?
He was King of France in the 17th century
He was an American Founding Father
He was a French political philosopher
He formulated the doctrine of sovereignty
19
The Mughal Empire gained power in India in the...
16th century
14th century
18th century
12th century
20
What important good did Spain extract from the New World that gave it immense wealth?
Wood
Cloth
New trees
Silver/gold
21
Monoculture is the cultivation of a single crop in one given area.
True
False
22
What were two major reasons why empires wanted to expand?
To control people that produced profitable goods
World domination.
Empires naturally hated people of other empires.
To control places that had profitable natural resources
23
The Wealth of Nations
was...
A treatise written by the French government.
Not important in the grand scheme of history.
A book about labor and wealth.
Written by the economist Adam Smith.
24
What was the name of the transport of slaves from the Western coast of Africa to the Americas?
The Middle Passage.
The Columbian Exchange.
The Atlantic Triangle
25
The Mughal Empire, in part, left existing power structures in place in the Indian areas it conquered.
False
True
26
What were some reasons why Britain mechanized?
Europe had a small population, so labor costs were higher.
Britain did not have many good natural resources, so it had to colonize.
It wanted to attract less workers.
It wanted to beat the United States.
27
dar-al Islam
refers to the world of Islam, its territories, its culture, its way of life, etc.
True
False
28
Which were empires in Western Africa?
The Swahili
The Ashanti Empire
The Dahomey Empire
The Kongo
29
What area did Great Britain mechanize in first?
The textile industry
The production of cars.
The railway industry
The steel industry
30
In a Mercantile economy, colonies can trade with any country.
True
False
31
Sovereignty refers to the idea that the state had the sole right to make laws and distribute justice.
True
False
32
Select the religion of Mughal Indian rulers.
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Confucianism
33
What discoveries did Sir Isaac Newton make?
Discovered the Heliocentric Theory.
Discovered the laws of gravity and motion.
Discovered the laws of inertia.
Was the father of the subjects of physics and calculus.
34
Select all that is true about the Haitian Revolution.
Was inspired by the rhetoric of the French Revolution.
Was a slave revolt/rebellion in the early 19th century.
Started in the slave colony of Saint Domingue. Led by Toussaint L'Ouveture
Ended in French victory.
35
The French National Assembly was...
A group that called for reform to the French gov't, wanted a constitution.
The renamed group of the third estate during the French Rev.
The delegation of representatives of the French king.
A meeting during the Napoleonic Wars.
36
Reactions to the Enlightenment occurred where?
In politics. Rulers like Catherine II claimed to be enlightened despots.
In religion, in movements such as the Great Awakening.
37
What movement of the 16th & 17th centuries is Isaac Newton associated with?
The Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment
The Protestant Reformation
The Great Awakening
38
What did people from the Old World bring to the New World?
Cattle animals like cows & pigs
Corn
Diseases, such as small pox
Wheat
39
What goods did China trade on the Silk Road?
Spices
Porcelain
Tea
Silk
40
What type of Islam did the Ottoman Empire practice?
Trick question— the Ottomans were Christian
Sunni Islam
Shi’i Islam
The Ottomans were polytheistic
41
What religion was dominant in Safavid Persia?
Shi'i Islam
Orthodox Judaism
Catholicism
Sunni Islam
42
Mercantilism is an economic policy that is designed to maximize exports and minimize imports.
False
True
43
What countries were affected by the high-level equilibrium trap?
The United States
Great Britain
China
India
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Laissez-Faire
...
Opted for no restrictions on internal markets.
Was rooted in Mercantilism.
Linked to idea of supply and demand curve.
Was a concept theorized by Adam Smith.
