Question 1

English translation of what the Chinese called their land; called "Chung Kuo" in Chinese

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Middle Kingdom

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Imperial City

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Down Under

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Mother Land

Question 2

Overthrew the Mongols in the 14th century; restored native Chinese rule

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Ming dynasty

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British

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Japanese

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Qing Dynasty

Question 3

Founded Ming dynasty; used secret police force and ruled with imperial absolutism

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Taizu

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Mehmet II

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Zheng He

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Chengzu

Question 4

Third Ming dynasty emperor

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Chengzu

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Zheng He

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Taizu

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Mehmet II

Question 5

Perfected by the Mings; known as "china"; used for making vases, plates, etc..

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porcelain

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terracotta

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iron

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jade

Question 6

Ming art subject; another term for nature scenes

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landscapes

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cosmopolitan

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portraits

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skyline

Question 7

City built within Peking (Beijing); built by the Mings

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Imperial City

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Constantinople

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Istanbul

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Vienna

Question 8

A transportation system restored by the Mings; first begun in 700 BC; final version was 1,100 miles long:

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Grand Canal

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Transcontinental Railroad

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Great Wall of China

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Suez Canal

Question 9

Building project that began as isolated fortresses; Mings built most of the portions; connected together by different leaders

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Great Wall of China

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Suez Canal

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Transcontinental Railroad

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Grand Canal

Question 10

Ming Admiral sent out on naval voyages meant to spread Ming trade, assert dominance, and maintain control over pirates

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Zheng He

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Taizu

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Mehmet II

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Chengzu

Question 11

The foreign dynasty that seized power from the Ming dynasty; located northeast of China

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Manchu dynasty

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British

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Japanese

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Yuan Dynasty

Question 12

Another, more common name for the Manchu Dynasty

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Qing Dynasty

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Ming Dynasty

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Chou Dynasty

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Yuan Dynasty

Question 13

Until what year was the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty in control of China?

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1911

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1865

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1963

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2001

Question 14

True/False: The Manchus allowed native Chinese to participate at some levels of government and allowed the Chinese to maintain their own culture.

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true

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false

Question 15

The empire that began during the beginning of the 14th century in the land east of the Byzantine Empire

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Ottoman Empire

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Safavid Empire

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Mughal Empire

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Ming Dynasty

Question 16

Geographical land region located in today's Turkey; the land east of the Byzantine Empire

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Anatolia

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Balkan

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Appenine

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Arabia

Question 17

Man who defeated the Byzantine Empire; robbed Constantinople

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Mehmet II

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Chengzu

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Zheng He

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Taizu

Question 18

City that was formerly Constantinople; became permanent capital of the Ottoman Empire

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Istanbul

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Beijing

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Adrianapole

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Vienna

Question 19

Why did China refer itself as the Middle Kingdom?

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The Chinese considered their civilization to be the center of the world.

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They believed that their civilization had been formed out of a black hole.

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The Chinese thought their country was medium-sized.

Question 20

How did Emperor Taizu exercise absolute power in China?

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He regulated the Chinese and used a secret police to deal with anyone who opposed him.

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He was very tolerant of different religions; appointed governors who held most of the power in his empire.

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He allowed the people to vote for representatives that would make the laws.

Question 21

Why did the Chinese Government conclude that a navy was no longer essential?

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The ships were no longer needed to deliver and protect supplies on ocean routes because the Grand Canal was completed.

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Due to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, trave by sea was no longer necessary.

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A kamikaze wind had destroyed their enemy's navy.

Question 22

How did Ottoman profits on goods from the East result in negative consequences for the empire?

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Europeans found alternate trade routes by sea and bypassed the Ottomans.

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Ottomans charged too low a price for the eastern goods and fell behind economically.

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Chinese silk makers realized that they could get a higher price for their silk if they transported it directly to Europe via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean Sea.

Question 23

How did the Ottomans initially deal with the mixture of religions on their empire?

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Different religions were allowed to exist in the Ottoman Empire. Only Polytheism was prohibited.

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Other religions were allowed, but subject to slave labor creating bells for Muslim mosques.

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The government exercised absolute imperialism, crushing all other religions except Islam.

Question 24

The Ottomans built an empire that would last for how many years?

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600

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100

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2,000

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2,500

Question 25

The Ottomans were the among the first to use a small version of what weapon in battle?

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cannons

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trebuchets

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bows and arrows

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laser missiles

Question 26

A country that lies northeast of China (north of the Korean peninsula) and that invaded Ming China

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Manchuria

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Britain

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Mongolia

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Russia

Question 27

The empire that viewed merchants and artisans as essential to the empire's economic success.

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Ottoman

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Ming

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Mughal

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Qing

Question 28

The Ottoman Empire was initially dominated by the what people group?

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Turks

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Italians

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Jews

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Greeks

Question 29

The first founder of the Safavid dynasty

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Shah Ismail I

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Babur

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Akbar

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Mehmet II

Question 30

The Safavid Empire was primarily which group of Islam, Sunni or Shiite?

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Shiite

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Sunni

Question 31

The Safavid Empire existed where which modern country exists today?

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Iran

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Turkey

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India

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Israel

Question 32

What was the nickname of Babur, the Muslim leader and descendant of Chinggis Khan who established the Mughal Empire in northern India?

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the Tiger

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the Bear

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the Hammer

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the Enlightened One

Question 33

The Mughal leader who instituted reforms, allowing more religious freedom.

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Akbar

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Ismail I

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Babur

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Mehmet II

Question 34

The trade company from a foreign country that took over the Mughal Empire in 1803, eventually handing over full control of the empire to the foreign country's government in 1857.

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British East India Company

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French Voyageurs Company

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Dutch West Indies Company

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