Ap world unit 3 test

The inclusion of the image in the manuscript best illustrates which of the following features of the period 1450-1750 ?

Rulers using art to legitimize their rule

Which of the following best explains the process illustrated in the image?

States used gunpowder weapons to establish large empires.

Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following factors contributed most directly to the Mughal Empire's territorial expansion in South Asia?

The Mughals' adoption and effective use of gunpowder weapons

Which of the following developments in the late fifteenth century could best be used as evidence to support Darwin's argument in the second paragraph regarding a change in patterns of long-distance trade?

The discovery of maritime routes that linked Europe and Asia through the Indian Ocean

Outside of the Ottoman Empire, Sufis contributed most directly to which of the following during the period before 1750?

The spread of Islam to new locations on the margins of the Muslim world, such as southeast Asia

Which of the following best describes the author's claim about the Chinese examination system in the second paragraph?

The system provided limited but important opportunities for social advancement in Chinese society

The methods of warfare shown in the image were instrumental in explaining the territorial expansion of all of the following land-based empires EXCEPT

the Aztec (Mexica) Empire

The photograph above of a sixteenth-century Mughal mosque in India built by Akbar is an example of which of the following?

Emergence of capitalist economies

All of the following statements about Du Halde are factually accurate. Which would most likely lead historians to question the objectivity of his portrayal of the scholars shown in the image?

He was a Jesuit and based his book on Jesuit missionary reports.

Which of the following most likely describes the fate of the Golkonda state after 1650 ?

It was conquered by the Mughal Empire.

inform his audience about the cultural, political, and economic characteristics of the places he visited

Sunni Muslim jurist who believes that a Muslim ruler should patronize the religious elite and seek to expand Islam

Which of the following imperial expansions was most similar to those of the Ottoman and Mughal Empires?

The Manchu Empire in East Asia

Which of the following most directly strengthened Sunni religious scholars' role as official interpreters of Islamic doctrine within the Ottoman Empire, as suggested by the passage?

The Ottoman Empire's rivalry with the Safavid Empire

Which of the following developments in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries most directly helps to explain the presence of the scholars shown in the image of China?

The Protestant Reformation led the Catholic Church to seek new converts outside of Europe.

Which of the following empires in the period 1450-1750 engaged in a type of territorial expansion most similar to that depicted in Map 1 ?

The Spanish Empire

The Ottoman Empire's recruitment of soldiers and bureaucrats through the system depicted in the image is most similar to which broader method that rulers used to strengthen their empires in the period 1450-1750 ?

The collection of tribute

Which of the following most strongly contributed to the shift of power from nomadic empires to settled states that Darwin identifies in the second paragraph?

The development and spread of gunpowder weapons across Eurasia

Which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 could best be used as evidence to modify Darwin's argument in the first paragraph about the establishment of Eurasian empires on "nomadic foundations"?

The establishment of the Safavid Empire

Which of the following statements from the second paragraph most directly supports the claim that the examination system strengthened the Chinese states?

The statement that "when an old dynasty was replaced by a new, the latter usually undertook an early revival of the examination system practically unchanged"

The particular event depicted in the painting was likely important to Golkonda rulers mostly because it

could be used as a symbol of the union between the state's ruling class and the majority of its population

The commercial practices shown in the images emerged in order to

facilitate a growing trade in luxury goods by providing greater access to credit and currency.

A historian could best explain the arguments made in the passage regarding the pope and the clergy in the context of Protestant claims that the Catholic Church

had become corrupted by power

Image 1 could best be used as evidence of the ways in which

imperial states attempted to expand commercial activity.

All of the following developments in Song dynasty China were important factors in the accumulation of wealth outlined in the first paragraph EXCEPT

increased Chinese involvement in the Indian Ocean trade

The purpose of Ibn Battuta's account was most likely to

inform his audience about the cultural, political, and economic characteristics of the places he visited

The spread of new cultural ideas, such as those illustrated by the religious beliefs of Xu Guangxi and Candida Xu, most strongly encouraged some Asian governments in Eurasia in the period 1450-1750 to

limit trade and other contacts with foreigners

All of the following pieces of additional information regarding the events portrayed in Image 2 are factually accurate. Which would be most useful in evaluating the message that the image was intended to convey?

Emperor Aurangzeb was a strong proponent of Sunni Islam, while the rulers of Golconda were supporters of Shiism.

Ibn Battuta's claim in the second paragraph that the ceremony that he observed at the court of the sultan of Sumatra was similar to a ceremony that he had seen at the court of the Delhi sultan in India is most likely understood in the context of which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean region in the period 1200-1450 ?

Increasing cross-cultural interactions facilitated the spread of cultural traditions.

Which of the following explains the most common effect that the process illustrated in the image had on relationships between states in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1450-1750 ?

It led to deepening rivalries and conflicts as states' military capabilities grew.

The image most directly illustrates which of the following features of the political development of medieval Europe?

Its decentralization, as European rulers frequently delegated authority to local subordinates.

In Europe, political relationships of the type depicted in the image emerged most directly on account of which of the following developments?

Local elites' need for military protection from more powerful lords

The recruitment depicted in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 ?

Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority

The author's portrayal of the activities shown in Image 2 was most directly informed by

Christian religious ideals

A historian interpreting the passage would most likely explain that the audience of the sermon is an illustration of the fact that

political support from the German nobility aided in the development of the early Protestant community

A historian interpreting the views expressed in the passage would likely explain that those views were most strongly influenced by Protestant desires to

reform Christian society by adhering more closely to Biblical teachings

Which of the following is a similarity between the Ottoman and Chinese governments during the period 1450—1750 ?

An extensive governmental bureaucracy

Which of the following best describes the relationship that the Chinese and Aztec empires had with their respective peripheral states during the fifteenth century C.E.?

Both empires established tributary relationships with their peripheral states.

Which of the following is true of both the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire between 1450 and 1750 ?

Both empires were established by skilled warriors on horseback who came originally from Central Asia.

All of the following statements about the use of the currency shown in Image 1 in China under the Yuan dynasty are factually accurate. Which best explains why the currency often led to hyperinflation?

Excessive amounts of currency were printed in order to fund military expeditions and reward local elites.

The act of the countess of Béarn in the image is most closely identified with which of the following political systems?

Feudalism

Taken together, the two images best support which of the following claims regarding developments in the period from 1450 to 1750 ?

Gunpowder technology facilitated the expansion of land-based empires.

Which of the following factors contributed most to Manchu expansion in Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

The use of cannons and gunpowder

Which is the most likely reason that rulers during the seventeenth century built elaborate palaces such as the one at Versailles, France, shown above?

To demonstrate their wealth and power