Drill 6 · Multiple Choice · Unit 3: Land-Based Empires
AP World History Unit 3 Drill 6 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Unit 3: Land-Based Empires. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.
This drill focuses on how land-based empires expanded and consolidated power from c. 1450 to c. 1750, with attention to the Ottoman Empire's administrative methods and use of ideology to legitimize rule. Read the passage carefully, then answer all five questions.
Adapted from an imperial decree issued in the name of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I, c. 1550 CE.
"I, who am the Sultan of Sultans, the sovereign of sovereigns, the distributor of crowns to the monarchs of the globe — I address this command to all governors, judges, and administrators within my domains. The devshirme shall be carried out according to established custom: from among the Christian subjects of my empire, boys of suitable age and ability shall be selected, converted to Islam, educated in the palace schools, and trained for service in my household and armies. Through this system, the ablest men of my realm, regardless of their origins, may rise to the highest offices. Let no official obstruct this collection, for it is the foundation of my invincible military and the instrument by which my empire is governed with justice and order."