AP World History
RHS
Mrs. Osborn
Name__________________________________________ Per_____ Date_________________________
PERIOD 5 (1750-1900)
Ch 27 Reading Study Guide: “The Ottoman Empire & East Asia, 1800-1870”
(TEXT, Bulliet 2nd edition, pp. 673-695)
DIRECTIONS:
HONOR STATEMENT: On my honor, I understand that this is an individual assignment and is
to be completed entirely by myself. (Copying or ‘splitting’ the assignment with other students
will not prepare me for tests/essays in this course.)
A) Write answers on your OWN paper. Do the work on your own. You need to read.
B) Using 3x5 index cards, create study flash cards (term on one side, definition on the other
side w/chapter pg#) of the following key terms: Janissaries, Serbia, Tanzimat, Crimean War,
percussion cap, breech-loading rifle, extraterritoriality, Opium War, Bannermen, Treaty of
Nanking, treaty ports, most-favored-nation status, Taiping Rebellion, Meiji Restoration.
C) Using complete sentences, answer the following questions. Page numbers provided.
1. How did Muhammad Ali pay for many of his reforms? (in PowerPoint notes)
2. List at least three goals of reform of the Ottoman government under Selim III. p.675
3. Why were janissaries so opposed to reform? p.675
4. Why/how did Serbia gain independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1805? p.676
5. Why did the ulama oppose Selim III’s reforms? p.676
6. How was Greece able to gain its independence from the Ottoman Empire? p.677-678
7. List at least 3 features of the Tanzimat Reforms. p. 678
8. What was the preferred language of the reformed educational system? p.678
9. What impact did Ottoman reforms have on women? p. 679
10. What was the significance of the Crimean War? p.679-681
11. What did the Young Turks promote? p. 683
12. How did European leaders view Russia? (in PowerPoint notes)
13. Why was the Russian government hesitant to industrialize? (in PowerPoint notes)
14. Why did European countries view Russia as more “European” than the Ottoman Empire?
(What was the main religion in Russia?)
15. What did Russia’s southward expansion do to its relations with its neighbors? Who were
those neighbors? (in PowerPoint notes)
16. What was the Decembrist Revolt? (in PowerPoint notes)
17. Read the first paragraph under ‘Fighting the Opium Trrade’ and summarize it in 4-5
sentences. p.685
18. Why did the British begin to export opium to China? p.684
19. What did the British do when the Qing government banned the importation of opium? p.684
20. What did the Opium War expose about the Bannermen? p.684
21. What decisive military advantage did the British have in the Opium War? p.684
22. List four aspects/conditions of the Treaty of Nanking. p.685-686
23. What good things did the congregations of Christian missionaries do? What aspects about the
missionaries did the Chinese view as evil? p.687
24. What two factors contributed to the explosion of the Taiping Rebellion? p.687-689
25. In Tokugawa Japan, where did political power rest? P.691-692
26. Who demanded that Japan open its ports for refueling and trade? (Chandler from “Friends”)
p.692
27. What was the Treaty of Kanagawa modeled after? P.693
28. How did leaders of Meiji Japan plan to remain free from Western imperialism? P.694
29. The Meiji sought to “strengthen the foundation of imperial polity”. How did they plan to do
this? P.694
30. What did Meiji oligarchs introduce? P.694
D) Free Response Focus Questions: Answer EACH of these questions in a 4-6 sentence
paragraph.
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In your own words! Do not simply copy from the book and memorize the response. Know it.
Be sure to support your response with plenty of facts.
Understand where events fall historically (global context, cause/effect, etc)
31. What are the results of Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt? How does Egypt respond to this European
aggression?
32. The problems that land-based Eurasian empires faced in regard to European sea-based empires were
very similar. The solutions they attempted were not. Compare the situations of the Ottoman and Qing
Empires in the nineteenth century and their responses to the European challenge.
33. The Janissary revolt in Serbia and the execution of Selim III taught Ottoman leaders that reform had
to be more systematic. The Ottoman response was the Tanzimat Reforms. Describe those reforms and
evaluate their effectiveness.
34. What were the causes of the Crimean War? Be specific, especially concerning the different nations
and states involved.
35. Discuss the factors within China and among the Chinese people that explain the powerful British
presence in China by 1842. Describe the social situation in China and Britain’s economic interests.
36. Nineteenth-century Qing China suffered from both foreign intrusion and social unrest. What was the
most obvious demonstration of the Chinese people’s dissatisfaction at midcentury (ie around 1850)?
Explain in detail the causes and results of that unrest.
E) FLIPPED VIDEOS: Watch the following short video for this chapter:
- WHCC Meiji Restoration (start at 5:43): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nosq94oCl_M
NO ART IMAGES FOR THIS CHAPTER
Chinese Dynasties to the 19th century- CCOT
DATE
2100 BCE-1600 BCE
DYNASTY
Xia
1600 BCE- 1046 BCE
Shang
1046 BCE- 771 BCE
Western Zhou
770 BCE- 256 BCE
Eastern Zhou
475 BCE- 221BCE
221 BCE- 206 BCE
206 BCE- 220 CE
Period of disunity
581- 618 CE
618- 907 CE
960- 1279 CE
RELIGION(S)
NOTABLE INFO?
1279- 1368 CE
1368- 1644 CE
1644- 1914 CE