Question 1

In what year was the revised constitution introduced as part of the Tanzimat reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)   1839
B)   1848
C)   1876
D)   1898E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following reforms was NOT introduced in Egypt after 1801?

Accepted Answer

A)   The restoration of the Mamluk armies
B)   The introduction of Western-style military conscription
C)   The hiring of French military advisors
D)   The importation of Western armsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Compare and contrast the conditions leading to the overthrow of the Ottoman Empire in 1908 and the Qing dynasty in 1912.

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Empire: Abdul Hamid attempted to...

Question 4

The successor to the Mahdi, Khalifa Abdallahi,

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A)   relieved the restrictive social regulations imposed by the Mahdi.
B)   immediately lost the military advantage gained by the Mahdi.
C)   fell in the Mahdist defeat at the battle of Omdurman in 1898.
D)   overthrew the Ottoman sultan and captured Istanbul.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Unhappy about the unfavorable terms of trade in China, British merchants hit on a possible solution to reverse the flow of bullion in the form of

Accepted Answer

A)   cotton textiles.
B)   opium from India.
C)   teas.
D)   industrial machinery.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 6

What was the outcome of the Opium War?

Accepted Answer

A)   Despite technological advantages, the British forces were overwhelmed by the Chinese numerical superiority and were unable to penetrate China?s isolation.
B)   The British soon swept the seas of opposition, but were prevented from entering China by opposition from other European powers who feared Britain?s overthrow of the Manchus.
C)   The British victory was so overwhelming that the Manchu dynasty was overthrown by 1850 and replaced by a republic.
D)   British victory in the Opium War allowed European powers to force China to open trade and diplomatic exchanges.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

On what basis did Muhammad Achmad claim leadership of the Sudanic resistance to Egyptian rule?

Accepted Answer

A)   He claimed direct descent from Muhammad
B)   He claimed to be a direct descendant of the kings of Ghana
C)   He was the head of the Sunni ulama in the Sudan
D)   He claimed to be a direct descendant of Murad, the last ruler of the MamluksE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The semi-Christian rebellion that broke out in southern China in the 1850s and early 1860s was the

Accepted Answer

A)   Boxer rebellion.
B)   Kwangxi rebellion.
C)   Taiping rebellion.
D)   Shandong rebellion.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

How did the experience of the Qing dynasty in China and the Ottoman Empire differ between 1700 and 1900?

Accepted Answer

In first century and a half, Manchus ref...

Question 10

In the later 1700s what power became the main threat to the Ottomans? survival?

Accepted Answer

A)   Britain
B)   Austria-Hungary
C)   France
D)   RussiaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Who was responsible for the unification of the Manchu tribesmen prior to the invasion of China in the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lin Zexu
B)   Nurhaci
C)   Cixi
D)   Hong LiaquanE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

What Islamic group ruled Egypt in 1798?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Fatimids
B)   The Umayyads
C)   The Mamluks
D)   The AlmoravidsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

In what area did the Manchus attempt to take strong measures of reform?

Accepted Answer

A)   Elimination of the scholar-gentry
B)   Removal of social restrictions on women
C)   Overturning the Confucian social hierarchy of age and sex
D)   Alleviating rural distress and unrestE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

By the 1870s, the Ottoman Empire

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A)   had recovered most of their territorial losses to European powers.
B)   had ceased to rule any portion of Asia Minor.
C)   had been driven from virtually all of the Balkans.
D)   had driven the Russian armies back to the steppes.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

What accounts for the general failure of Manchu attempts at reform?

Accepted Answer

A)   Resistance on the part of the peasantry
B)   Enormous population growth and the disappearance of open lands
C)   Buddhist resistance
D)   Loss of territory to nomads from the Asian steppesE) All of the above
F) C) and D) B

Question 16

What Ottoman sultan successfully eliminated the Janissary corps as a military and political influence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Selim III
B)   Mahmud II
C)   Abdul Hamid
D)   Selim IIE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

European financiers lent money to the profligate successors of Muhammad Ali because they desired access to Egypt?s cheap cotton and, by the 1850s, a share in the

Accepted Answer

A)   Orient Express.
B)   Cairo Railway.
C)   Suez Canal.
D)   Panama Canal.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 18

What prevented Muhammad Ali from overthrowing the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)   His failure to develop a modern army
B)   The lack of a navy
C)   His defeat by the Ottomans at Omdurman
D)   The opposition of European powersE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The new groups of merchants that developed in China under the more relaxed commercial system of the Manchus were called

Accepted Answer

A)   waiqin.
B)   pescadors.
C)   compradors.
D)   Boxers.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

With what European power did the Ottomans contest the control of Libya just prior to World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)   Britain
B)   Germany
C)   Austria-Hungary
D)   ItalyE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 31: Civilizations in Crisis: the Ottoman Empire, the Islamic Heartlands, and Qing China

In what year was the revised constitution introduced as part of the Tanzimat reforms?

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Which of the following reforms was NOT introduced in Egypt after 1801?

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Compare and contrast the conditions leading to the overthrow of the Ottoman Empire in 1908 and the Qing dynasty in 1912.

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The successor to the Mahdi, Khalifa Abdallahi,

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Unhappy about the unfavorable terms of trade in China, British merchants hit on a possible solution to reverse the flow of bullion in the form of

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What was the outcome of the Opium War?

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On what basis did Muhammad Achmad claim leadership of the Sudanic resistance to Egyptian rule?

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The semi-Christian rebellion that broke out in southern China in the 1850s and early 1860s was the

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How did the experience of the Qing dynasty in China and the Ottoman Empire differ between 1700 and 1900?

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In the later 1700s what power became the main threat to the Ottomans? survival?

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Who was responsible for the unification of the Manchu tribesmen prior to the invasion of China in the 17th century?

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What Islamic group ruled Egypt in 1798?

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In what area did the Manchus attempt to take strong measures of reform?

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By the 1870s, the Ottoman Empire

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What accounts for the general failure of Manchu attempts at reform?

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What Ottoman sultan successfully eliminated the Janissary corps as a military and political influence?

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European financiers lent money to the profligate successors of Muhammad Ali because they desired access to Egypt?s cheap cotton and, by the 1850s, a share in the

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What prevented Muhammad Ali from overthrowing the Ottoman Empire?

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The new groups of merchants that developed in China under the more relaxed commercial system of the Manchus were called

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With what European power did the Ottomans contest the control of Libya just prior to World War I?

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