History Final Chapter 14

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How did the silver trade affect China?

Bolivia and Japan became major suppliers of silver

Which of the following was a feature of geography credited to Vasco de Gama?

Cape of Good Hope

Which of the following describes an effect of the European presence in the Indian Ocean on existing Asian commercial networks?

Europeans created a network that became a trading monopoly of spices

What commodity was considered "soft gold" in the early modern commerce?

Furs

Which of the following described an effect of gold and silver on Spain?

It enabled Spanish rulers to continue to conquer different peoples such as the Aztecs and Incas in the Americas

Which of the following describes how the fur trade affected peoples in North America?

It generated income because furs became very valuable

Which of the following was a feature unique to the North American fur trade in the early modern period?

Many people began to learn trapping skills as a source of income because of its popularity

Which if the following is an example of the effect of the Atlantic slave trade on the 13 colonies?

Plantations yielded high amounts of crops

Which of the following European countries sought to control trade on the eastern side of South America?

Portugal

Where was France's most important colony?

Quebec

The first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in...

Silver

Which of the following distinguished the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas from past instances of slavery in world history?

Slave status was directly associated with race

European presence in Africa was connected to...

Slavery

Which of the following countries was the first to challenge Portugal's control of Asian trade?

Spain

The origins of the Atlantic slave trade were associated with the production of...

Sugar

Which of the following was a consequence of the Atlantic slave trade?

The African diaspora

The most common destination in the Americas for West African slaves was

The Caribbean and Brazil

Which of the following was established as a Spanish colony in the 16th century?

The Philippines Islands

Who created a trading post empire in the Indian Ocean?

The Portuguese

Which of the following developments in the early modern period provided incentives for the Russians to go into the fur trade?

The control of Siberia

Which of the following was a result of the fur trade in North America in the early modern period?

The decline in several kinds of animal population

How did the decision by the Chinese state to require payment of taxes in silver in the 1570s affect the global economy?

The value of silver around the world skyrocketed

Why did the Portuguese lead the oversea exploration to the Indian Ocean?

Their geographical position gave them an advantage

What was the best description of the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company?

They both operated as trading monopolies

Which of the following was true about the Philippines?

They existed as a Spanish colonial territory

Which describes the role Europeans played in the economy of the early modern era?

They were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia

Which of the following was an incentive for the Portuguese to find a direct sea route to Asia?

To circumvent the Muslim monopolies and monopolize the spice trade

The majority of slaves shipped to the Americas: mainly came from...

West Africa

Which of the following describes the experience of some women in Africa in the early modern era?

Women outnumbered men because of the slave trade

The emergence of Japan as a major source of silver production in the 16th century contributed to it becoming known as...

the Silver Drain


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