Study Chapter 26
AP World History Ch 26 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 603-612
1. From what groups in Chinese society did the founder of the Taiping Rebellion draw his followers? Pg. 602
Peasants, Slaves, Women, religious people,
2. Even though they were not colonized by European powers, why did both China and the Ottoman Empire go into decline in the 1800s? Pg. 603
They contributed to all of the political movements that were growing apart and other empires were better
(Timeline Pg. 604)
3. What were the years of Muhammad Ali’s reign in Egypt? _1805-1849_
4. What were the years of the Opium War in China? _1839-1841_
5. What were the Years of the Crimean War? _1854-1856_
6. When did the Suez Canal open? _1869_
7. When did the British invade, occupy and begin to control Egypt? _1882_
8. When did the Young Turks seize power in Istanbul? _1889_
9. Which groups rivaled each other for power within the Ottoman government? Pg. 603
Religious experts and the commanders of the Janissary corps
10. How did European commerce undermine the Ottoman economy? Pg. 603
The ottomans were constantly trying to compete with European trade, and if not, people became more and more dependent on European trade because it was fast and there was a mass production.
11. Which Russian leader began take territory from the Ottoman Empire around the Black Sea? Why? Pg. 604
Peter the Great because the ottomans were weak and he was looking to expand his territory and beliefs.
12. When did the Greeks break away from Ottoman rule? Pg. 604
1830
13. Why did the Brits choose to ‘prop up’ the tottering Ottoman Empire through the 19th Century? Pg. 605
They wanted to have a better hold on themselves and since Russia was a huge threat to them, they felt the need to do something about it.
14. What happened with Sultan Selim III’s reform efforts? Pg. 605
His initiatives cost him his throne and his life when he was toppled by a Janissary revolt in 1807
15. What happened with Sultan Mahmud II’s reform
1. From what groups in Chinese society did the founder of the Taiping Rebellion draw his followers? Pg. 602
Peasants, Slaves, Women, religious people,
2. Even though they were not colonized by European powers, why did both China and the Ottoman Empire go into decline in the 1800s? Pg. 603
They contributed to all of the political movements that were growing apart and other empires were better
(Timeline Pg. 604)
3. What were the years of Muhammad Ali’s reign in Egypt? _1805-1849_
4. What were the years of the Opium War in China? _1839-1841_
5. What were the Years of the Crimean War? _1854-1856_
6. When did the Suez Canal open? _1869_
7. When did the British invade, occupy and begin to control Egypt? _1882_
8. When did the Young Turks seize power in Istanbul? _1889_
9. Which groups rivaled each other for power within the Ottoman government? Pg. 603
Religious experts and the commanders of the Janissary corps
10. How did European commerce undermine the Ottoman economy? Pg. 603
The ottomans were constantly trying to compete with European trade, and if not, people became more and more dependent on European trade because it was fast and there was a mass production.
11. Which Russian leader began take territory from the Ottoman Empire around the Black Sea? Why? Pg. 604
Peter the Great because the ottomans were weak and he was looking to expand his territory and beliefs.
12. When did the Greeks break away from Ottoman rule? Pg. 604
1830
13. Why did the Brits choose to ‘prop up’ the tottering Ottoman Empire through the 19th Century? Pg. 605
They wanted to have a better hold on themselves and since Russia was a huge threat to them, they felt the need to do something about it.
14. What happened with Sultan Selim III’s reform efforts? Pg. 605
His initiatives cost him his throne and his life when he was toppled by a Janissary revolt in 1807
15. What happened with Sultan Mahmud II’s reform