AMSCO - 3.1 Reading Notes - AP History questions with 100% correct answers 2023/2024

AMSCO - 3.1 Reading Notes - AP Historywho were the four gunpowder empires? - correct answers russia, the ottoman, the safavid, and the mughal empires. why did the gunpowder empires craft artist and architectural legacies? - correct answers to reflect the legitimacy of rulers. what did europe's expansion involve that was unique from the gunpowder empires? - correct answers a wider exchange of network than that which spread gunpowder; transoceanic connections with the americas. what is significant about the year 1450? - correct answers signified the end of the medieval period and the beginning of the early modern period. what events signal the beginning of the early modern period? - correct answers the end of the wave of plagues, the end of the hundred years war between france and england, and the invention of gutenberg printing press followed by increase in literacy. monarchies in europe in 1450 wanted to control:; - correct answers to centralize power by controlling the army and many aspects of religion. which social class was becoming more powerful in europe? - correct answers the middle class which two regions was russia influenced by? - correct answers europe and mongol how did ivan iv extend the border of russia eastward? - correct answers also known as ivan the terrible and first took control of the khanates of kazan, astrakhan, and siberia held by the descendants of golden horde, the mongolian conquerors. what did russia's expansion depend on? - correct answers the use of gunpowder what were the cossacks and what did they do? - correct answers they were bands of fierce peasant warriors that fought the local tribes and the siberian khan why did russia wanted to control the volga river? - correct answers since by possessing this outlet to the sea, moscow could trade directly with persia and ottoman empire without having to deal with the strong forces of the crimean tartars. what religion did russian missionaries wanted to convert siberian tribes to? - correct answers to the eastern orthodox faith where did the russian empire extend to by 1639? - correct answers had advanced east as far as the pacific ocean the ming dynasty was established after the mongols were pushed out of china. what was the result of the ming dynasty. - correct answers managed to stabilize the east region for nearly 300 years who established the qing dynasty? - correct answers a powerful manchu from neighboring manchuria what caused china to rebuild the great wall of china for protection? - correct answers the renewed mongol power what was significant about emperor kangxi's rule and what regions did he incorporate into china's rule? - correct answers presided a period of stability and expansion. - incorporated taiwan, mongolia, and central asia what was notable about emperor qianlong's rule? - correct answers - country was well administered and government tax collections were high. - he initiated military campaigns in lands west of china, leading to annexation of xinjiang accompanied by mass killings of the local population.