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2. Use this image and your knowledge of world history to answer all parts of the question that
follows.

Fototeca Gilardi/AKG Images

Planting the Tree of the State of Russia, 1668. The trunk
begins in the Kremlin, the seat of the Russian government, and
branches out to well-known political and religious figures.

A. Identify how the painting above reflects a continuity in world history.
B. Explain how ONE aspect of the painting above would have served the Russian state.
C. Explain how the strategy of empire building illustrated in the painting above was used by
ANOTHER empire in the period 1450–1750.

3. Use your knowledge of world history to answer all parts of the question below.
A. Identify ONE way in which the European empires were different from the empires of Asia
during the period 1450–1750.
B. Explain ONE motive for European empire building in the period 1450–1750.
C. Explain ONE long-term consequence of European empire building in the period 1450–1750.
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