AP World History unit 3 progress check MCQ

Based on the purpose of the letter, Selim's description of the followers of Shah Ismail I as a "heretical faction" can best be interpreted as a commentary of the Safavid Empire's

adherence to Shi'a Islam

A historian would most likely interpret the rhetoric in the passage as evidence that rulers of imperial states in the period circa 1450-1750 continued to

use religious ideas to highlight their political legitimacy and attack the legitimacy of their enemies

Which of the following aspects of the international situation in early sixteenth-century southwest Asia is most relevant to understanding Sultan Selim's letter?

The Ottoman and Safavid empires fought numerous wars for control over Iraq, Syria, and other regions of the Middle East.

The conduct of the siege as described in the passage could best be used to explain which of the following processes in the period 1450-1750 ?

The use of new weapons by expanding imperial states

The type of weaponry used in the siege, as described in the passage, could also help to explain the expansion of all of the following states in the period 1450-1750 EXCEPT the

Aztec (Mexica) Empire

The type of warfare described in the passage most directly helps to explain which of the following sixteenth-century developments?

The intensification of political rivalries between the Ottoman Empire and neighboring states in Europe and the Middle East

Which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 is best understood as a response to the trends shown in the table?

The creation of larger state bureaucracies

The relationship between levels of military personnel and state revenues as shown in the table is best understood in the context of which of the following global developments in the period 1450-1750 ?

As military forces expanded and became more professionalized, states were forced to develop new ways to generate revenue

The trends in military personnel and state revenue shown in the table are best understood in the context of which of the following changes in the relationship between states and local elites in the period 1450-1750 ?

States increasingly centralized their authority at the expense of local elites.