World History test

Littlejohn – Ch. 3 and 18 (All questions are 2 ½ points each)

Multiple choice

  1. In which country did Buddhism and Hinduism originate?

a)China b) India c) Japan d) Tibet

  1. The Hindu belief in rebirth is best known as . . .

a)karma b) moksha c) nirvana d) shiva

  1. Which of the following is true for Hinduism?

a)The religion had over 30,000 gods

b)Members of the religion follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

c)Followers believe everyone is equal

d)The leader of the religion is a person knows as the Dalai Lama

Matching

  1. Aryansa) a group of light skinned people who moved to India
  2. casteb) sacred literature that is spells and prayers
  3. karmac) it tried to explain how one can achieve liberation from suffering and pain
  4. Upanishadsd) a social class in Indian society
  5. Vedase) punishment or reward for good or bad deeds

True or False

  1. Before he became the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism was a prince.
  2. Buddhists follow a group of beliefs known as the Right Fold Truths.
  3. Buddhists believe in the idea of rebirth and the achievement of enlightenment which they call nirvana.
  4. Buddhism was spread to other areas of Asia by traveling merchants and missionaries.

Multiple choice

  1. In what modern day country would the Ottoman Empire be based?

a)India b) Iran c) Saudi Arabia d) Turkey

  1. Which of the following helped the Ottomans gain their empire?

a)Marrying their sons to allies and gaining land from the marriages

b)Use of muskets and cannons helped them conquer their foes

c)Converting to Islam made the areas around them accept them as leaders

d)Cutting off trade to Europe made the countries in that area poorer and they could not afford to defend themselves

  1. Which of the following leaders was able to conquer the city of Constantinople?

a)Mehmed II b) Orkhan c) SuleymanI d) Timur the Lame

  1. Which leader extended the Ottoman Empire to the cities of Mecca, Medina and Cairo?

a)Osman b) Selim the Grim c) SuleymanI d) Timur the Lame

  1. Which ruler extended the Ottoman Empire to its greatest limit?

a)Osman b) Selim the Grim c) SuleymanI d) Timur the Lame

  1. Which of the following is true for the city of Constantinople once it was ruled by the Ottomans?

a)It could be visited by Christians and other religious people but they couldn’t live there

b)The name of the city was changed to Adrianople

c)Christians and Jews were allowed to live in the city

d)The city was completely destroyed

  1. What led to the downfall of the Ottoman Empire?

a)Ottoman rulers killed their most able sons who would have been future rulers

b)The Safavid Empire defeated the Ottomans at Esfahan

c)An invasion of the Byzantine Empire saw the demise of the Ottomans

d)Suleyman the Great was murdered by his oldest son

Matching

  1. devshirme a) a title for Ottoman rulers
  2. ghazisb) a name for Turkish warriors
  3. janissariesc) elite soldiers loyal to the Ottoman ruler
  4. shahd) a policy of drafting boys from conquered people into the military
  5. sultane) a word that meant king for the SafavidPesians

True or False

  1. The Safavid Empire was based in modern day Iraq.
  2. Isma’il was a fourteen year old boy who conquered Persia and took the title of king.
  3. Shi’ite Islam was the official religion of the Safavid Empire.
  4. Chinese artists were brought into the Safavid Empire and they influenced its culture

Multiple choice

  1. Which of the following art forms was the SafavidEmprie known for?

a)carpet weaving b) frescoes c) oil paintings d) poetry

  1. Who did Safavid artists study under in Europe?

a)Da Vinci b) Donatello c) Michelangelo d) Raphael

  1. Which Ottoman ruler won the battle of Chaldrian and set a border for the Safavid Empire?

a)Othman b) Selim the Grim c) Suleyman d) Timur the Lame

  1. How is Abbas similar to Ottoman rulers?

a)He persecuted those who did not follow the Islamic faith

b)He recruited outsiders into his military

c)He cut off all outside culture from coming into his empire

d)All of the above

  1. What contributed to the fall of the Safavid Empire?

a)It was conquered by the Byzantine Empire

b)It was conquered by the Mughal Empire

c)By converting to Islam the people became pacifists

d)Abbas killed or blinded his most able sons

  1. In which modern day country was the Mughal Empire located?

a)China b) India c) Iran d) Turkey

  1. Which leader started the Mughal Empire?

a) Akbar b) Aurangzeb c) Babur d) Jahangir

Matching

  1. Esfahana) a beautiful Persian city
  2. NurJahanb) a language that is a combination of many different ones
  3. Shah Jahanc) a large tomb built for a ruler’s wife
  4. TajMahald) a woman that ruled for her husband
  5. Urdue) he built an elaborate tomb for his wife