Politics and Gov
Louis XIV and Peter the Great were
Absolute Rulers
Farming, building roads/bridges, and creating trade routes are examples of
Adapting to environment
The Mughals, particularly Akbar the Great, were known for
Religious Toleration
The theory justifying a monarch’s rule by God’s authority is called
(1) laissez faire
(2) totalitarianism
(3) Confucianism
(4) divine right
4. Divine Right
Which innovation helped connect Africa to Eurasia on the Indian Ocean Trade route?
Lateen Sails
Islamic Gunpowder Empires
The location of Constantinople is significant because it connects two continents known as
Eurasia
The Protestant Reformation was led by _____ and challenged which institution?
Martin Luther, Catholic Church
What was the name of the first Bible made using a printing press?
1. Wittenberg Bible
2. Lutheran Bible
3. Gutenberg Bible
4. German Bible
3. Gutenberg Bible
Louis XIV funded the construction of Versailles by doing what?
Taxing his French citizens
Louis XIV made use of the printing press by creating what?
Propaganda
The Great Wall of China, constructed during the Ming Dynasty, was meant to defend the empire against which nomadic group?
Mongols
The Protestant Reformation caused a ____ in the Catholic Church.
Split
Prior to the Protestant Reformation, all Bibles were written in which language?
1. English
2. Greek
3. Latin
4. German
3. Latin
One reason Peter the Great moved the capital was to
Have access to water, ports that were not frozen.
The Qing Dynasty was founded, and ruled, by which group (descended from the Mongols)?
Manchu
The civilization that made adaptations to live in the Andes Mountains was the ______.
Inca
The main difference between the Confucian/Chinese concept of Mandate of Heaven and the Christian/European concept of Divine Right is that
A ruler can lose the Mandate of Heaven if he is a poor leader, while a ruler cannot lose the Divine Right no matter what actions he takes.
In addition to making the Protestant Reformation possible, the printing press also contributed to which of the following historical developments?
1. The expansion of the Ottoman Empire
2. The fall of the Mongol Empire
3. The Columbian Exchange
4. The Scientific Revolution
4. The Scientific Revolution
The two main commodities traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade Route were what?
Gold and salt
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, through education and government service, peasants could improve their social/political standing in a process known as
Social or Upward Mobility
One reason why Russia was so isolated from the West before the rule of Peter the Great was that its ports were often ______.
Frozen
A similarity between Peter the Great and the Qing Dynasty is that...
Both had mandated laws regulating the hairstyles of some of their male subjects. Religious officials were exempt in both cases. Peter only enforced for nobles and not peasants. Whereas ALL subjects had to wear Manchu Queue.
What key term can be used to describe the effect Akbar’s religious toleration had on cultural diversity in the Mughal Empire?
Din-l Ilahi
Cosmopolitanism
Religious diversity
Syncretism
2. Cosmopolitanism
What was the name of the device used by the Inca to keep numerical records?
Quipu