Deck 3: Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Question 1

Suleyman was called the ____ for bringing peace and stability within the empire.

A)"peacemaker"
B)"stabilizer"
C)"lawmaker"
D)"righteous"
E)"lawgiver"

Answer 1

"lawgiver"

Question 2

A description of Süleyman would include all of the following EXCEPT that he

A)was a strong Christian leader.
B)expanded the empire.
C)regularized relations with the government and its diverse population.
D)made Turkish the administrative language.
E)made Persian the language of art and poetry.

Answer 2

was a strong Christian leader.

Question 3

Who told Evliya Çelebi,"You will be a world traveler and unique among men"?

A)His wife
B)Thamasp, the King of Persia
C)His mother at his birth
D)The Prophet Muhammad in a dream
E)The Ottoman sultan

Answer 3

The Prophet Muhammad in a dream

Question 4

Who argued that "eternal life is foreordained for some,eternal damnation for others"?

A)The Prophet Muhammad
B)Evliya Çelebi
C)John Calvin
D)Ivan the Terrible
E)Philip II

Question 5

The Ottoman capital was located in

A)Constantinople.
B)Alexandria.
C)Cairo.
D)Bursa.
E)Ankara.

Question 6

Janissaries were

A)slave janitors.
B)Jewish youths.
C)the nobility.
D)slave soldiers.
E)Muslim workers.

Question 7

What is part of the history of St.Basil's Church in Moscow when governed by communist Soviet Union?

A)The church was turned into a museum.
B)Religious services were performed in the church once a year.
C)The church was built to commemorate the victory over the khanate of Kazan.
D)The church was designated a World Heritage Site.
E)The design clearly illustrates the effects of the Renaissance.

Question 8

Evliya Çelebi came from

A)Iran.
B)Russia.
C)the Ottoman empire.
D)England.
E)Italy.

Question 9

Because the Ottomans were overwhelmingly Muslim,which group within the empire did they have to accommodate?

A)Jews
B)Hindus
C)Christians
D)Confucians
E)Jews and Christians

Question 10

The title tsar adopted by Russian rulers meant

A)Caesar.
B)Augustus.
C)emperor.
D)immortal King.
E)dominator.

Question 11

"[T]he most successful of the Turkic-speaking peoples who had migrated westward from the steppes to conquer sedentary agricultural societies" describes which state in western Eurasia?

A)Mughal India
B)Byzantium
C)Safavid Iran
D)Ottoman empire
E)Ming China

Question 12

Which statement about Evliya Çelebi is FALSE?

A)He was a successful officer in the Safavid empire.
B)His records describe the tense relations between the Safavid dynasty and the Ottoman rulers.
C)He performed the hajj by visiting Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
D)He was able to recite the entire Quran.
E)He dreamt that he would be a unique individual.

Question 13

Which nation was not a rising power in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

A)England
B)France
C)Prussia
D)Spain
E)Russia

Question 14

All of these countries were part of the Ottoman empire in the sixteenth century EXCEPT

A)Hungary.
B)Greece.
C)Egypt.
D)Arabia.
E)India.

Question 15

Which statement about Constantinople during the time of Çelebi is FALSE?

A)Hagia Sophia remained the most important church in the Christian world.
B)Communities inside the city were segregated by religion.
C)The success and beauty of the capital was the result of a powerful and successful government at the time.
D)Christians, Jews, Greeks, Franks, and Muslims resided within the limits of the city.
E)Mudejars from Spain found refuge in the city.

Question 16

Süleyman's religious actions included

A)rebuilding Christian churches.
B)sponsoring court debates between religious leaders to create tolerance.
C)forcibly suppressing peasants who revered ancient deities.
D)building mosques and Islamic religious schools.
E)inviting both the pope and patriarch to his court.

Question 17

What did Ivan the Terrible do to commemorate his conquest of the khanate of Kazan?

A)He promoted a 30-day national celebration.
B)He distributed free bread and beer in all his territories.
C)He built St. Basil's Cathedral.
D)He erected an arch of triumph.
E)He commissioned a gigantic statue of himself.

Question 18

Süleyman's legal system

A)curtailed the powers and rights of Jews and Christians.
B)established local governments ruled by Muslims.
C)did not suppress existing religious and cultural traditions.
D)required higher taxes from non-Muslims.
E)imposed the Quran as the basis of law throughout the empire.

Question 19

Suleyman's court dazzling opulence and splendor gained him which nickname?

A)The Prophet
B)The Courtier
C)The Lavish
D)The Splendid
E)The Magnificent

Question 20

Tsar Ivan IV's random cruelty earned him the nickname "the ____."

A)cruel
B)mighty
C)terrible
D)fearful
E)killer

Question 21

Who was Jean de Chardin?

A)A French monarch
B)A Safavid ruler
C)A French traveler
D)A Russian spy
E)An Austrian ambassador

Question 22

The Abbas wanted to make contacts with Europeans for all of these reasons EXCEPT

A)commercial opportunities.
B)military alliances against the Ottomans.
C)advanced weaponry.
D)dialogue with church leaders.
E)training a professional army.

Question 23

The term kizilbash is related to the color of the Azerbaijan

A)horses.
B)flags and banners.
C)turbans.
D)boots.
E)tunics.

Question 24

The greatest Safavid ruler was

A)Abbas II.
B)Süleyman.
C)Chardin.
D)Ali.
E)Abbas I.

Question 25

Shah Abbas I built the new Shi'ite capital of Iran at

A)Basra.
B)Baghdad.
C)Isfahan.
D)Tehran.
E)Mosul.

Question 26

What is Sufi?

A)A mystical form of Islam
B)An architectonic style
C)A dialect spoken in Iran
D)A famous recipe from the court of Peter the Great
E)A type of Ottoman weapon

Question 27

Which of these devotions Sufi members observe?

A)Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
B)Abstinence from meat on Thursday
C)Recitation of the ninety-nine names of God
D)Vow of celibacy
E)Recitation of the prayer of the Angelus daily

Question 28

The Ottoman attempt to expand into Europe was stopped twice when they failed to take

A)Paris.
B)Sicily.
C)Vienna.
D)Rome.
E)Spain.

Question 29

Which city was built to serve as Russia's "window on the West"?

A)St. Basil
B)Mecca
C)St. Petersburg
D)Novosibirsk
E)Vladivostok

Question 30

Which country was the strongest military power in central Europe in the early eighteenth century?

A)Prussia
B)Persia
C)Austria
D)Spain
E)Russia

Question 31

Safavid Iran at the time was referred to as

A)Prussia.
B)Persia.
C)Abbas.
D)Amsterdam.
E)Vienna.

Question 32

The Russian Romanov family remained in power until the

A)end of World War II.
B)invasion of Napoleon.
C)early part of the twentieth century.
D)Crimean War.
E)reign of Catherine the Great.

Question 33

What was not one of Jean de Chardin's personal views of the Iranians,noted in the feature "Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: A French View of the Iranians"?

A)Iranians believe in destiny.
B)They often use obscene language.
C)Iranians are typically rude and inhospitable to strangers.
D)Iranians often act out of self-interest.
E)Most Iranians have little knowledge of the world outside Iran, and no interest in traveling.

Question 34

By the mid-seventeenth century,Russian serfs

A)had completely disappeared.
B)had less burdensome obligations.
C)could not be bought or sold by law.
D)were landowners.
E)were still considered the property of a landowner.

Question 35

The proselytizing action of which religion had the most permanent effect on sixteenth-century Russia?

A)Orthodox Christianity
B)Islam
C)Protestantism
D)Buddhism
E)Catholicism

Question 36

Abbas demonstrated the concept that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" by forming an alliance between

A)Shi'ites and Sufis against the Sunnis.
B)Iranians and Europeans against Constantinople.
C)Ottomans and Europeans against Iran.
D)Europeans and Russians against the Ottomans.
E)Sunnis and Sufis against the Shi'ites.

Question 37

Who approved the Bill of Rights in 1689?

A)Oliver Cromwell
B)Peter the Great
C)King William and Queen Mary
D)Louis XIV
E)Philip II

Question 38

The kizilbash,led by Ismail,believed in the Shi'ite interpretation of Islamic faith; therefore,they believed that ____ should have been Muhammad's successor.

A)Ali
B)Hussein
C)Ismail
D)Abbas I
E)Evliya Çelebi

Question 39

What was not to be found in Isfahan?

A)Water channels
B)Fine bazaars
C)Magnificent gardens
D)Tall plane trees on the side of the streets
E)The Taj Mahal

Question 40

"One King,One Law,One Faith" was ____ motto.

A)John Calvin's
B)Peter the Great's
C)Richelieu's
D)Louis XIV's
E)Philip II's

Question 41

Which of the following was a result of the Glorious Revolution?

A)The establishment of a Catholic throne
B)The exile of William and Mary
C)The creation of the English Bill of Rights
D)The end of Catholic-Protestant discrimination
E)Catholic rule in Ireland

Question 42

How did a balance of power between Parliament and the English throne affect England's future?

A)A stable social system was created.
B)English commerce was expanded.
C)England became a world power.
D)The British navy became the dominant world military power.
E)All of these

Question 43

Evliya Çelebi saw all of these people in Dubrovnik EXCEPT

A)Jews.
B)Armenians.
C)Chinese.
D)Greeks.
E)Persians.

Question 44

New powers emerged during the late seventeenth century including all the following EXCEPT

A)England.
B)France.
C)Russia.
D)Italy.
E)Prussia.

Question 45

The greatest of the Habsburg monarchs was

A)Charles I.
B)Elizabeth I.
C)Isabella.
D)Charles V.
E)John Calvin.

Question 46

Which religion was made illegal during the reign of King Henry III?

A)Calvinism
B)Protestantism
C)Catholicism
D)Buddhism
E)Judaism

Question 47

Which religious tradition did Elizabeth follow during her reign?

A)Catholicism
B)The Anglican Church
C)Calvinism
D)The Orthodox Church
E)Judaism

Question 48

The religious problems of Philip II involved all the following EXCEPT

A)the Spanish moriscos.
B)conflict with the papacy.
C)Dutch Calvinists.
D)English actions against the Spanish.
E)the expulsion of all remaining Iberian Muslims.

Question 49

Philip's attempt to assert his power over England was unsuccessful when

A)the Spanish armada failed to invade England.
B)Spain lost its possessions in Africa to the British.
C)Spanish Muslims allied with England to take Madrid.
D)Spain lost its American holdings in the Caribbean to the British.
E)the Spanish throne was challenged by the Bourbon rulers of France.

Question 50

Who said "I am the state"?

A)Cardinal Richelieu
B)Queen Elizabeth I
C)King Charles I
D)King Louis XIV
E)Pope Francis

Question 51

As a result of the religious turmoil in Germany

A)Charles V strengthened his position as emperor.
B)the Habsburg empire became Catholic.
C)German princes were allowed to create Lutheran or Catholic states.
D)Martin Luther was forced to recant his attacks on the church.
E)the Habsburg empire became Protestant.

Question 52

Tens of thousands of ____ were slain during the St.Bartholomew's Day massacre.

A)Prussians
B)Catholics
C)Huguenots
D)Jews
E)Armenians

Question 53

The Thirty Years' War resulted in the

A)physical preservation and restoration of the countryside.
B)death of almost one-half of the population of Germany.
C)permanent division of Germany between Protestants and Catholics.
D)strengthening the position of the emperor.
E)centralization of the power in the Holy Roman empire.

Question 54

What is associated with the final results of the English Civil War?

A)Parliament lost power to the throne.
B)Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the new English Commonwealth.
C)The Anglican Church of England was dissolved.
D)The throne could raise taxes without going to Parliament.
E)The English monarchy was reinstated with the son of Charles I.

Question 55

Prussia's capital was

A)Paris.
B)Vienna.
C)Berlin.
D)London.
E)Moscow.

Question 56

Which city became the greatest world's center of philosophy by the mid-eighteenth century?

A)Paris
B)London
C)Milan
D)Athens
E)Venice

Question 57

Through marriages and diplomatic maneuvers,the Habsburgs came to rule

A)Portugal.
B)the western part of France.
C)Denmark.
D)Spain.
E)Poland.

Question 58

How did Louis XIV attempt to make France the most powerful Catholic state in Europe?

A)He upheld the Edict of Nantes.
B)He tolerated the French Huguenots.
C)He cooperated with other Catholic monarchies.
D)He converted to Catholicism in a public rally.
E)He weakened Austria and Spain.

Question 59

Charles V took all of these actions EXCEPT

A)retiring in a monastery.
B)abdicating the throne.
C)dividing his territory between his brother and his son.
D)imposing Catholicism through military means.
E)becoming Holy Roman emperor.

Question 60

Who was known as the "Sun King"?

A)Charles I
B)Richelieu
C)John Calvin
D)Louis XIV
E)Charles XI

Question 61

Please define the following key terms
Safavid dynasty

Question 62

Please define the following key terms
Ismail

Question 63

Which state became the greatest world's greatest sea power by the mid-eighteenth century?

A)France
B)The Netherlands
C)Russia
D)Austria
E)Britain

Question 64

Please define the following key terms
Evliya Çelebi

Question 65

Please define the following key terms
Isfahan

Question 66

Please define the following key terms
Theotokos

Question 67

Please define the following key terms
Prussia

Question 68

Please define the following key terms
Peter the Great

Question 69

Please define the following key terms
beard tax

Question 70

The Winter Palace was the residence of the ____ family.

A)Richelieu
B)Romanov
C)Basil
D)Çelebi
E)Calvin

Question 71

Please define the following key terms
Book of Travels

Question 72

Please define the following key terms
Süleyman

Question 73

Please define the following key terms
tsar

Question 74

Please define the following key terms
Sufi

Question 75

Please define the following key terms
Sephardim

Question 76

Please define the following key terms
Kizilbash

Question 77

Frederick William I ruled over a powerful Prussian nation through all the following EXCEPT

A)establishing a strong centralized government.
B)exempting peasants from taxes.
C)creating a professional military and modern military technology.
D)allowing the middle class little power.
E)making the rural aristocracy the social bedrock of society.

Question 78

Please define the following key terms
Abbas I

Question 79

Please define the following key terms
Janissaries

Question 80

Please define the following key terms
Ivan IV