AP World History Modern Units 3 & 4 Review (1450-1750)

Question 1

Which transfer between hemispheres would have been MOST responsible for the demographic trend you see after 1500 C.E.?

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Maize (corn), potatoes, & beans from Americas to Afro-Eurasia

Question 2

Middle East. Persia. Shia Islam. Went to war with Ottomans. Ruled by a "Shah."

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C) Safavid Empire

Question 3

"The Janissaries" of the Ottoman Empire would be an example of how land-based empires_________.

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Developed military professionals.

Question 4

All of these civilizations participated in Unit 2 Trans-Saharan trade. How did their trade CHANGE in 1450-1750?

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They captured slaves for Atlantic export in exchange for European goods.

Question 5

The expansion of Ottoman and Safavid empires led to conflict . What was TRUE about the cultural reasons these two fought

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The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims while the Safavids were Shia Muslims.

Question 6

Why did the vast majority of Latin America become Catholic after 1492?

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Spanish & Portuguese priests were aided by imperial rule

Question 7

What's the MOST likely reason this painting was commissioned (paid for) by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent?

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To glorify Turkish values & rulership of the Sultan.

Question 8

While it was diffused by the Mongols, who were the original inventors of gunpowder?

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The Chinese

Question 9

All of the images below deal MOSTLY with which time period in European history?

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The Scientific Revolution

Question 10

This description of the Ottoman Empire shows that a continuity from Unit 1 to Unit 3 is that Ottomans were ORIGINALLY

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pastoralist Turkish peoples.

Question 11

Before 1450, this empire ruled the largest land-based empire in history & "set the stage" for most Eurasian Empires.

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Mongol Empire

Question 12

What was NOT a reason for Unit 4 European maritime exploration and empire building?

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Europe wanted to rely on the Ottoman Empire for its trade.

Question 13

The BEST explanation for Europe's ability to make breakthroughs in navigation technologies would be that...

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technologies from other civilizations were diffused & improved upon.

Question 14

In setting "transoceanic interconnections" in motion, Portugal's primary motivation before 1450 was

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To get direct access to the lucrative Indian Ocean trade network

Question 15

Which of the following environmental innovations was UNIQUE to the challenges of sailing in the Indian Ocean?

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An understanding of seasonal monsoon wind patterns

Question 16

Sikhism is a good example of a syncretic religion that developed in this time period. What religions were combined?

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Hinduism and Islam

Question 17

Which is an accurate definition of the Columbian Exchange?

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The exchange of new plants, animals, & diseases between hemispheres.

Question 18

"Port factories" for foreign merchants in Tokugawa Japan would be an example of how land-based empires_____.

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Generated Revenue through trade

Question 19

All of the following were parts of Martin Luther's arguments against the Catholic Church EXCEPT

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He argued that doing good works was more important than faith.

Question 20

Which breakthrough of the Scientific Revolution most challenged traditional religious views?

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The study of astronomy & the place of the sun in the solar system

Question 21

The "trading posts" of European maritime empires were most similarly comparable to which Unit 2 trade network?

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Exchange in the Indian Ocean

Question 22

What was the Mughal Empire's policy toward different religions for most of its history (up to Emperor Aurangzeb).

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Rulers were religiously tolerant, allowing majority Hinduism to continue.

Question 23

"Yasak" or forcing Siberians to give furs to the Russian Empire would be an example of how land-based empires_________.

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Created Tribute collection systems

Question 24

South Asia. Sunni Muslims ruling over a majority Hindu population. Were religiously tolerant until Emperor Aurangzeb.

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B) Mughal Empire

Question 25

"Civil Service Examinations" of the Qing Dynasty would be an example of how land-based empires_________.

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Recruited bureaucratic elites

Question 26

Which region(s) supplied the most SUGAR to feed the 'sweet tooth' of the world circa 1450-1750 C.E.?

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The Caribbean & Brazil

Question 27

So, labor was needed on plantations, much of it forced. Which type of coerced labor had been used by the Inca Empire?

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Mit'a

Question 28

The first voyages of BOTH Spain and England to the Americas were motivated MOST by a

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desire to find a new route to trade with Asia for luxury products.

Question 29

What's the best definition of "Mercantilism"?

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An economic system controlling merchants for the benefit of the state.

Question 30

All of the following are true, but what was a POLITICAL effect of the Reformation?

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Kings & rulers used the protest to increase their power.

Question 31

What is the best explanation for the demographic trend you see in this chart?

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Smallpox, measles, & malaria killed 90% of Mesoamerican peoples.

Question 32

Located in Agra, India. It is a "MAUSOLEUM". Shah Jahan ordered it built for the tomb of his favorite wife Mumtaz.

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Mughal Empire

Question 33

Context: The example of Zheng He before 1450 demonstrates that land empires like the Ming were increasingly

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projecting state power and encouraging overseas foreign trade.

Question 34

Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion in which region?

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South Asia

Question 35

For the Ottomans, "Devshirme" was a system that

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Took Christian children as tributes for the army or civil servants.

Question 36

This image shows 6 years in the nearly 400 year Atlantic slave trade. What was NOT an effect of this trade?

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Fossil fuel burning increased to power steam engines for labor.

Question 37

Which of the following BEST describes the symbolism of this portrait of Mughal Emperor Jahangir?

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It shows the growing power of the Empire, justified by religion.

Question 38

M.East/N.Africa/Europe. Turks. Sunni Islam. Beat old Byzantine Empire. Fought Shia Muslims. Ruled by a "Sultan".

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D) Ottoman Empire

Question 39

China's process of charging European merchants in silver coins would be an example of how land-based empires_____.

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Generated Revenue through trade

Question 40

What happened as a result of this transition in Chinese dynasties?

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End of Mongol Empire led to takeover by classically Chinese dynasty.

Question 41

The Spanish discovered that they could get Asian luxury products in exchange for the SILVER they were mining in

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Andean South America

Question 42

The empire from Unit 3 that MOST threatened European culture & economy (trade), spurring Portugal et al to explore, was

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the Ottomans

Question 43

Increasingly, many are protesting AGAINST Columbus Day in the USA because they argue that...

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Columbus lied, enslaved & killed natives, & his "discovery" was a theft.

Question 44

This system of early state-sponsored Spanish colonization that relied on coerced Native labor was called

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encomienda

Question 45

Economically, what drove rivalries between the major states of Eurasia between 1450-1750?

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Competition over trade routes & resource rich territories around the world.

Question 46

Portugal was the 1st to create a "transoceanic interconnection" of trading posts between the

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Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

Question 47

These portraits of Emperors show how land-based imperial authorities used their__________ to legitimize their rule.

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Cultural religious powers

Question 48

Farmers who had to pay a landowner in the Ottoman Empire would be an example of how land-based empires_____.

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Created taxation systems

Question 49

After its victory in conquering all of South Asia, what best describes the Mughal Empire?

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It had a small Muslim minority governing over a large Hindu majority.

Question 50

This map of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade could BEST be used to demonstrate that

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Brazil & the Caribbean were major African slave destinations

Question 51

This image of Lisbon, Portugal in the 17th Century could be used by a historian to prove...

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maritime empires created a new economic elite who'd made $ from trade, just like land-based empires, maritime empires used guns & cannons, empires used monumental architecture to reinforce their rule, navigation & innovations in ship designs were critical to maritime empires

Question 52

Which region(s) supplied the most COTTON, SPICES, & SILK to the world market circa 1450-1750 C.E.?

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South & Southeast Asia

Question 53

SLAVES forcibly taken to work on the plantations of the maritime empires came mostly from

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West and Central Africa

Question 54

How did the Unit 4 European Empires MOST differ from earlier land-based empires of Units 1, 2, & 3?

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They were built by maritime conquest of regions oceans away

Question 55

Our Lady of Guadalupe (1746) MOSTLY reflects a syncretic blending of

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Catholic Christianity and Native American culture

Question 56

East Asia. Took power from Ming who took over after Yuan. Confucianism. Machu, Last Imperial Dynasty of China.

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A) Qing Empire

Question 57

What was a unique innovation of The Netherlands and England to unit 4 economics?

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mercantilist joint-stock companies.

AP World History Modern Units 3 & 4 Review (1450-1750)

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AP World History Modern Units 3 & 4 Review (1450-1750)

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