Land based administration

Question 1

What did the Palace of Versailles symbolize?

Accepted Answer

Royal authority

Question 2

How did the Qing Dynasty maintain control?

Accepted Answer

Harsh military control

Question 3

Which dynasty ruled China from 1368-1644?

Accepted Answer

Ming Dynasty

Question 4

What was the oprichnina?

Accepted Answer

A paramilitary force

Question 5

Who was known as the Defender of Orthodoxy?

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great

Question 6

Which ruler moved the capital to St. Petersburg?

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great

Question 7

What was Akbar known for?

Accepted Answer

Efficient government

Question 8

Which empire had a system of tax farming?

Accepted Answer

Mughal Empire

Question 9

True or false: Kings were seen as God's representatives.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What was a common method of legitimizing power?

Accepted Answer

Religious endorsement

Question 11

What did the English Bill of Rights ensure?

Accepted Answer

Civil liberties

Question 12

What did the Ming Dynasty reestablish?

Accepted Answer

Civil service exam

Question 13

Which monarch declared 'L'etat, c'est moi'?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV

Question 14

How did Peter the Great modernize Russia?

Accepted Answer

Building industries

Question 15

What was the main tribute of the Mexica?

Accepted Answer

Respect and allegiance

Question 16

What was the primary purpose of the Janissaries?

Accepted Answer

Military service

Question 17

Who was the first powerful daimyo in Japan?

Accepted Answer

Oda Nobunaga

Question 18

What was the role of zamindars?

Accepted Answer

Tax collectors

Question 19

How did Ivan IV control boyars?

Accepted Answer

By confiscating lands

Question 20

Who believed in the divine right of kings?

Accepted Answer

King James I

Question 21

What did Louis XIV declare about his power?

Accepted Answer

I am the state

Question 22

What did Peter the Great establish in Russia?

Accepted Answer

New industries

Question 23

How did Tokugawa shogunate control daimyo?

Accepted Answer

By hostage system

Question 24

Which empire had tributary states?

Accepted Answer

Songhai Empire

Question 25

What was a method used by rulers to consolidate power?

Accepted Answer

Building temples

Question 26

Which dynasty ruled China after the Yuan?

Accepted Answer

Ming Dynasty

Question 27

How did the Ottomans collect taxes?

Accepted Answer

Through tax farming

Question 28

True or false: The Ming Dynasty abolished the civil service exam.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

What was a key feature of Akbar's rule?

Accepted Answer

Religious tolerance

Question 30

What was the devshirme system?

Accepted Answer

A military recruitment

Question 31

What did the Tokugawa shogunate reorganize?

Accepted Answer

Governance of Japan

Question 32

What was the significance of St. Petersburg?

Accepted Answer

Warm-water port

Question 33

What did the Janissaries represent?

Accepted Answer

Elite military force

Question 34

Who was Peter the Great?

Accepted Answer

A Russian tsar

Question 35

True or false: The Ottoman devshirme system recruited Muslim boys.

Accepted Answer

False

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