Why did Peter the Great force Russians to cut their beards?

He wanted Russia to become more modern

The Protestant Reformation paved the way for:

The Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

To avoid rivalry among Muslim families, the Ottoman Empire:

Recruited Christian boys for the Janissary Corps and viziers

Why did many native Americans support France in the French & Indian War?

The French respected native traditions

Which idea was central to Enlightenment thought?

People should use reason & science to discover nature's laws

Why was slavery in Brazil & the Caribbean especially brutal but lucrative?

Sugar was profitable but slaves were worked to death

How did both Louis XIV and Tokugawa Ieyasu control the nobles of their realms?

By requiring their attendance at palace rituals

Which is NOT an example of the spread and reform of religions due to ↑ interactions?

Development of Sikhism in the Americas

Who were "enlightened despots?"

Absolute monarchs who used their power to reform society

Why did so many native Americans die from European diseases like smallpox?

Since they had no previous exposure, they had no immunity

Why did some authorities in Europe and the Middle East ban coffeehouses?

People of all backgrounds met & sometimes criticized rulers

Why did Europeans set up trading post empires in Asia, rather than colonizing as in America?

Strong Asian empires limited Europeans' access

How was the Age of Enlightenment a major paradigm shift?

People used science and reason to challenge tradition

Rulers used art and religion to legitimize rule

Songhay promotion of Christianity

Why did Europeans explore the world during this period?

They sought direct routes to the riches of the East

As merchant's profits increased and gov'ts collected more taxes

funding for visual & performing arts ↑

Which is NOT an example of gender and family restructuring that took place?

dependence of Spanish men on women leaders in the Americas

States adopted practices to accommodate diversity of subjects such as (2 correct)

Spanish creation of Republica of Indios, Spanish creation of new racial classifications

Which was NOT a result of the new global circulation of goods?

Eur role in Asian trde was to move Eur goods around Asia

Which of the following is NOT true about transoceanic maritime reconnaissance?

Polynesian technology spread to Atl. to help w/ navigation

What were 2 types of new innovations developed during this time?

caravel, fluyt, understanding of wind and current patterns

Little Ice Age from 14th c. to 19th c. led to which two?

contraction of northern settlements, changes in agricultural practices

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1
Which European power won the Seven Years War in 1763, becoming a global hegemon?
Spain
France
Prussia
Britain
2
Why did Peter the Great force Russians to cut their beards?
He believed beards bred disease
He wanted Russians to look more Asian
He demanded they become Protestant
He wanted Russia to become more modern
3
Which is NOT one of the challenges faced to state consolidation and expansion?
Thirty Years War in Europe
Ottoman-Mughal conflict
piracy in the Caribbean
Samurai revolts in Japan
4
The Protestant Reformation paved the way for:
Columbus' discovery of America
The Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment
Peter the Great's reforms in Russia
Absolute monarchy
5
To avoid rivalry among Muslim families, the Ottoman Empire:
Used Hindu warriors & bureaucrats obtained from the Mughals
Imported Turks from the steppes for the Ottoman army
Used African slaves as warriors and bureaucrats
Recruited Christian boys for the Janissary Corps and viziers
6
Why did many native Americans support France in the French & Indian War?
British fur traders took all the good pelts from the natives
French farmers shared their crops with the natives
The British were terrible farmers
The French respected native traditions
7
Which idea was central to Enlightenment thought?
The universe is too wondrous and mysterious to be understood
Service to others will yield a better world
People should use reason & science to discover nature's laws
The universe is meaningless and random
8
Which nation sponsored Da Gama's voyage and claimed the sea route around Africa to India?
Portugal
The Netherlands
Spain
England
9
All the following resulted from the trade routes shown EXCEPT:
Great wealth for Europe
Prosperity for Africa
Multicultural societies in the Americas
Better diet worldwide
10
Why was slavery in Brazil & the Caribbean especially brutal but lucrative?
Sugar was profitable but slaves were worked to death
Horrific voodoo rituals were performed on slaves
Work in the cotton and tobacco fields was backbreaking
Rum made slave overseers violent & sadistic
11
How did both Louis XIV and Tokugawa Ieyasu control the nobles of their realms?
By imprisoning them in castles
By sending them on foreign missions
By exiling them
By requiring their attendance at palace rituals
12
Which is NOT an example of the spread and reform of religions due to ↑ interactions?
Sufism helped spread of Islam in Afro-Eurasia
intensification of Sunni-Shi'a split in Gunpowder empires
Vodun in the Americas
Development of Sikhism in the Americas
13
Which is NOT an example of economic elites confronting new challenges ?
Mulattos in America
Zamindars in the Mughal Empire
Nobility in Europe
Daimyo in Japan
14
Who were "enlightened despots?"
Monarchs who submitted important decisions to a public vote
Rulers who gave up power to the people
Monarchs who required their subjects to attend school
Absolute monarchs who used their power to reform society
15
Why did so many native Americans die from European diseases like smallpox?
The natives were infected by their domestic animals
Natives suffered from poor diet and overwork
Since they had no previous exposure, they had no immunity
Europeans deliberately infected the natives
16
Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great is known for:
His religious tolerance
Conquering the Safavids
Founding the Mughal Empire
Building the Taj Mahal
17
Why did some authorities in Europe and the Middle East ban coffeehouses?
People of all backgrounds met & sometimes criticized rulers
They believed coffee spread bubonic plague
They believed coffee should only be enjoyed by the nobility
Coffee was associated with pagan Hindus
18
Why did Europeans set up trading post empires in Asia, rather than colonizing as in America?
Asia was much harder to reach than the Americas
The Portuguese kept other Europeans out of Asia
Strong Asian empires limited Europeans' access
Asia had few products that interested Europeans
19
How was the Age of Enlightenment a major paradigm shift?
People used science and reason to challenge tradition
Europeans turned to Buddhism for wisdom
Protestantism replaced Catholicism across Europe
Europeans accepted the equality of all people and religions
20
Rulers used art and religion to legitimize rule
Mexica or Aztec practice of sacrifice
Songhay promotion of Christianity
European notion of divine right
Ottoman miniature painting
21
Land empires expanded dramatically in size for all of the following EXCEPT
Mughal
German
Russian
Manchu
22
Why did Europeans explore the world during this period?
To prove the Vikings had reached North America
They sought direct routes to the riches of the East
To expand scientific knowledge
To launch a Crusade against the Muslims by sea
23
As merchant's profits increased and gov'ts collected more taxes
decrease on innovation
decrease in scientific inquiry
funding for visual & performing arts ↑
decrease in literacy
24
Which is NOT an example of gender and family restructuring that took place?
smaller European families
Southeast Asian women conducting trade w/ European men
dependence of Spanish men on women leaders in the Americas
women as head of households in Africa
25
States adopted practices to accommodate diversity of subjects such as (2 correct)
Spanish creation of Republica of Indios
Spanish creation of new racial classifications
Chinese exam system
tribute collection of Portugal
26
This map shows the routes of which explorer, who sailed farther than any other?
Magellan
Vasco da Gama
James Cook
Francis Drake
27
Which was NOT a result of the new global circulation of goods?
Eur role in Asian trde was to move Eur goods around Asia
global use of silver from Am. helped create a global econ.
Mercantilist policies were used to control overseas terr.
Atl. system moved goods, wealth, labor and mixed cultures
28
Which of the following is NOT true about transoceanic maritime reconnaissance?
Portuguese were first to construct a global trading empire
N. Atl. crossing for 🐟 spurred searches for routes to Asia
Polynesian technology spread to Atl. to help w/ navigation
Columbus' trips ↑ interest in Atlantic travel and trade
29
What were 2 types of new innovations developed during this time?
caravel, fluyt
magnetic compas
astrolabe
understanding of wind and current patterns
30
Little Ice Age from 14th c. to 19th c. led to which two?
contraction of northern settlements
increase in cod fishing
fewer famines and diseases
changes in agricultural practices

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