Unit 4 Quiz
The Columbian Exchange involved which of the following new connections in the era 1450-1750? A European food to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere diseases to Europe; African population to Europe B Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe; European population to the Western Hemisphere C European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa; African food to the Western Hemisphere D African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere
African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere
Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the Columbian exchange? A European food to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere diseases to Europe; African population to Europe B African livestock to the Western Hemisphere; European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere food to Europe C Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe; European population to the New World D European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa; African food to the Western Hemisphere E African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere
African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere
"The inhabitants of the New World were bearers of no serious new infection transferable to the European and African populations that intruded upon their territory . . . whereas the abrupt confrontation with the long array of infections that European and African populations had encountered piecemeal across some four thousand years of civilized history provoked massive demographic disaster among Amerindians." William McNeill, world historian, 1976 Which of the following best illustrates the argument described in the passage above? A Spanish and Portuguese plantation owners imported large numbers of African slaves to work their fields. B Amerindians were killed in large numbers by diseases such as smallpox and measles. C Some Amerindian societies prior to European contact had high population densities and large urban centers of comparable scale to those in Europe. D The Spanish system of forced labor in mines such
Amerindians were killed in large numbers by diseases such as smallpox and measles.
Which of the following was an important continuity in the global economy from 1500 C.E. to 1700 C.E.? A Muslim merchants controlled most major trade routes. B Asian societies produced most of the world's manufactured goods. C Most goods were exchanged using overland trade routes. D Reliance on coerced labor systems declined.
Asian societies produced most of the world's manufactured goods.
Which of the following consequences of the Columbian Exchange most effected the Amerindians in the sixteenth century? A Diseases caused pandemics. B Newly introduced crops replaced indigenous American crops. C The influx of African slaves displaced Amerindians. D European livestock disrupted Amerindian agriculture.
Disease caused pandemics
Which of the following factors best explains why the Portuguese did not engage in direct trading relations with West African states until the fifteenth century? A Lack of the necessary navigational and maritime technology B Lack of European interest in African goods C A prohibition on external trade by the Islamic states of North Africa D Directives from the pope to limit Christian trade with Africa E Fear of dying from tropical diseases
Lack of the necessary navigational and maritime technology
Map 1 NAVIGATIONAL MAP PRODUCED BY ALBINO DE CANEPA, GENOESE MAPMAKER, 1489 ©The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo NONE The map shows a number of cities and places, including Genoa, Venice, Paris, the Muslim emirate of Granada, Algiers, Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and several cities along the Danube River. Map 2 WORLD MAP, PRODUCED BY HENRICUS MARTELLUS, A GERMAN CARTOGRAPHER WORKING IN FLORENCE, ITALY, EARLY 1490s ©The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo NONE Which of the following historical developments most strongly contributed to the mapmaker's depiction of West Africa and the southern half of the world in Map 2 ? A Portugal's development of maritime technology and navigational skills B China's naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean basin C The limited geographical knowledge of western European mapmakers as a result of the region's commercial isolation D The decline of Mediterran
Portugal's development of maritime technology and navigational skills
Which of the following would best support the conclusion that the Columbian Exchange involved more profound consequences than did earlier biological exchanges in World History? A Previous exchanges did not involve societies at radically different levels of technological development. B Previous exchanges did not involve the world's two hemispheres. C The Columbian Exchange involved the peaceful transfer of animals, plants, and diseases. D The Columbian Exchange was accompanied by the spread of missionary religions.
Previous exchanges did not involve the world's two hemispheres.
Which of the following factors would contribute most to future revisions of Map 2 ? A Western Europeans' discovery of geographical scholarship from the Mongol khanates B The experiences of European merchants transporting Asian goods in the Indian Ocean C Spanish sponsorship of trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific maritime exploration D Qing China's resumption of maritime expeditions to expand its tribute system
Spanish sponsorship of trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific maritime exploration
The economies of the southern colonies of colonial British America developed the most like colonial economies in... A Canada B the Dutch East Indies C the Caribbean and Brazil D Ireland and Scotland E Massachusetts and New York
The Caribbean and Brazil
SAILING SHIP ON THE INDIAN OCEAN CARRYING PILGRIMS TO MECCA, MINIATURE ILLUSTRATION FROM A THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT The figure presents an illustration titled "Sailing Ship on the Indian Ocean Carrying Pilgrims to Mecca; Miniature Illustration from a Thirteenth-Century Islamic Manuscript." The illustration shows several men sailing on a ship. On the deck of the ship, one man is sitting comfortably while trying to adjust the sail. Several others are also helping to adjust the sail. Below the deck are several other men looking out of windows. Three fish are shown in the water below the ship. Arabic writing is at the top of the illustration. Abu Zayd and Al-Harith sailing, miniature from Maqamat of al-Hariri (1054-1122), manuscript 5847, folio 119, verso, 1237, 13th century / Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France / De Agostini Picture Library / Bridgeman Images Muslim maritime activities in t
The arrival of Portuguese and other Europeans
Which of the following was the most immediate effect of the Portuguese establishment of a school for navigation in the 1400s? A The development of overseas trade between West Africa and Europe B The establishment of regular trade contacts between Europe and the Americas C The decline of Venetian control of the trade in Asian luxury goods D The establishment of direct overseas trade links between India and Europe
The development of overseas trade between West Africa and Europe
POPULATION OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC, 1778-1878 A table with two columns and ten rows is shown. The first column is titled Year and the second column is titled Population. Row 1: Year - 1778, Population - 242,000. Row 2: Year - 1823, Population - 135,000. Row 3: Year - 1831-32, Population - 124,000. Row 4: Year - 1835-36, Population - 107,000. Row 5: Year - 1850, Population - 84,000. Row 6: Year - 1853*, Population - 73,000. Row 7: Year - 1860, Population - 70,000. Row 8: Year - 1866, Population - 63,000. Row 9: Year - 1872, Population - 57,000. Row 10: Year - 1878**, Population - 58,000. The historical trend represented by the table is most similar to which of the following? A The spread of the Black Death along the Silk Roads in the fourteenth century B The impact of the Columbian Exchange on American populations in the sixteenth century C The effects of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on West Africa
The impact of the Columbian Exchange on American populations in the sixteenth century
Which of the following changes best justifies the claim that the late 1400s mark the beginning of a new period in world history? A The rise of the Aztec and Inca empires B The economic recovery in Afro-Eurasia after the Black Death C The incorporation of the Americas into a broader global network of exchange D The emergence of new religious movements in various parts of the world
The incorporation of the Americas into a broader global network of exchange
THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE 1450-1900 Which of the following best explains the relative volume of trade to different destinations as shown on the map? A The need for labor in new mining centers B The traditional use of enslaved soldiers by the Ottoman Empire C The increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations D The growing desire for household servants among emerging commercial elites
The increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations
Which of the following describes the most important cause of the demographic changes associated with the Columbian Exchange? A The spread of New World diseases to Afro-Eurasia and environmental damage in the Americas B The introduction of New World food crops to Afro-Eurasia and the spread of epidemic diseases to the Americas C Environmental degradation in Afro-Eurasia and the spread of Afro-Eurasian food crops to the Americas D European settlement in the Americas and the forced migration of Native Americans to Afro-Eurasia
The introduction of New World food crops to Afro-Eurasia and the spread of epidemic diseases to the Americas
Which of the following best explains a similar motivation behind the establishment of Portuguese trading posts in Africa and the establishment of Portuguese trading posts in Asia? A The trading posts in both regions were intended to prevent economic collapse following the disintegration of powerful local empires. B The trading posts in both regions were intended to facilitate commercial cooperation between European states. C The trading posts in both regions were intended to facilitate the transfer of slaves to the Americas. D The trading posts in both regions were intended to allow the Portuguese to control access to heavily trafficked maritime routes.
The trading posts in both regions were intended to allow the Portuguese to control access to heavily trafficked maritime routes.
A historian would most likely use Map 1 to research which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 ? A The efforts of wealthy Renaissance patrons to encourage the fine arts and scientific research B The ways that European cartography drew on earlier knowledge from the Islamic world and merchant activity in the Mediterranean C The influence of Crusades against the Ottoman Empire on the commercial expansion of Italian city-states D The consolidation of the Russian Empire, its expansion into Siberia, and its challenge to imperial China
The ways that European cartography drew on earlier knowledge from the Islamic world and merchant activity in the Mediterranean
Which of the following best explains an effect of Spanish voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Europe in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? A They encouraged many governments to expand the use of coerced labor in Europe. B They led to the rapid spread of epidemic diseases such as smallpox. C They greatly increased interest in transoceanic travel and trade in other European countries. D They led to the introduction of new staple crops such as sugar.
They greatly increased interest in transoceanic travel and trade in other European countries.
All of the following factors contributed to significant growth in worldwide population from 1750 through 1900 EXCEPT A decline of epidemic disease B introduction of Western Hemisphere food crops to new areas C expansion of land under cultivation D new grain crops developed in the Green Revolution
new grain crops developed in the Green Revolution
