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LCA 266 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, what was the outstanding military unit in Europe? A) Janissaries B) Sipahis C) Gazis D) Safavid standing armies - Answer A) Janissaries How were the Ottomans able to administer their diverse peoples with a minimum of resistance? A) They never allowed local or communal-level religious systems to emerge within the Ottoman Empire B) They strongly restricted religious freed...

LCA 266 Exam 1 Questions with All Correct Answers What was true for French merchants after the Ottoman Empire signed the first Capitulation agreement with France in 1536? - Answer- -They were granted permission to trade freely in Ottoman ports -They were exempted from Ottoman taxes -They were charged low tariff rates for import and export goods The penetration of European merchant capital into the Ottoman Empire--specifically, the exchange of the Ottoman raw materials to Europe for manufa...

AMSCO AP World History Unit 3 Review Already Passed Ming Dynasty It was perhaps the peak of Chinese civilization with 300 years of peace and prosperity. They improved the Grand Canal, made great porcelain, and under Yong Le encouraged exploration. Manchu Northeast Asian peoples who founded the Qing Empire. Qing Dynasty Minority Manchu rule over China that incorporated new territories, experienced substantial population growth, and sustained significant economic growth. Kangxi Qing emperor (r....

AMSCO 3.3-3.4How did different belief systems endure or change during the period from ? - correct answers Protestant/Roman Catholic Church: - Changed when Europe shifted from feudalism to centralized governments - Reforms were made in an effort to stop corruption - Theological disagreements: John Wycliffe was disliked by people for translating the Bible into English and for arguing that priests were unnecessary for salvation, Hussites were looked down for heresy (going against the general op...

World CIV 16 Final Exam Questions and Answers. It is accurate to state that the - CORRECT ANSWER Ottoman Turks gained control of much of the Balkans before they took Constantinople. Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople, - CORRECT ANSWER Murad I defeated the Serbs at the Battle of Kosovo. All of the following statements about Ottoman expansion are true except - CORRECT ANSWER after the Kurdish seizure of Constantinople in 1521, Ottoman support of the new Kurdish ruler gave them...

gunpowder empires What were large, multi ethnic states that relied heavily on military to conquer called? Gutenburg Printing Press What invention helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance and the Reformation? Ivan IV the Terrible, beat the Mongols, Tartars, and the Poles, forced nobles into service, first ruler to take the title tsar Ming Dynasty Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern As...

Before 1450, this empire ruled the largest land-based empire in history and "set the stage" for most Eurasian empires. Mongol Empire East Asia. Took power from Ming who took over after Yuan. Confucianism. Security motivated their move into Central Asia. Qing Empire Middle East. Persia. Shia Islam. Went to war with Ottomans. Ruled by a "Shah". Safavid Empire M. East/N. Africa/Europe. Turks. Sunni Islam. Beat old Byzantine Empire. Fought Shi Muslims. Ruled by a Sultan. Ottoman Empire S...

Ottoman Empire () -Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300 -After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul -It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe Significance: Formed by Muslim Turks who conquered the weakened remnants of the Byzantine empire, the Ottomans quickly became a transcontinental threat when they conquered land in the Balkans Osman Bey -The founder of the Ottoman E...

AP Modern : EXAM REVIEW PERIOD 2 Osman - Answer-Founder of the Ottoman Turks Defeat of Byzantine Empire - Answer-1453; by Ottoman Turks (Mehmed II) Istanbul - Answer-Islamic name for Constantinople (Byzantium) Janissaries - Answer-Elite corps of Ottoman slave soldiers from the devshirme system Devshirme - Answer-System of capturing young Christian boys for janissary corps Battle of Lepanto - Answer-Naval victory-Italian city-states defeat Ottomans for control of Indian Ocean tr...

AMSCO: 3.3-3.4How did different belief systems endure or change during the period from ? - correct answers Protestant/Roman Catholic Church: - Changed when Europe shifted from feudalism to centralized governments - Reforms were made in an effort to stop corruption - Theological disagreements: John Wycliffe was disliked by people for translating the Bible into English and for arguing that priests were unnecessary for salvation, Hussites were looked down for heresy (going against the general o...