Worlds Entangled Quiz

In what way was the principality of Moscow similar to both Japan and China in this period? All three controlled diverse populations through strong central government. All three used territorial expansion and commercial networks to consolidate state power. All three consolidated power through identification with one religion. All three granted favorable trade status to the Dutch.

All three used territorial expansion and commercial networks to consolidate state power.

Which of the following is a similarity between the ways that the rulers of Muslim and Chinese empires used the new wealth circulating in global trade? Chinese and Muslim rulers financed pure scientific research. Chinese and Muslim rulers glorified their regimes through magnificent architecture and art. Chinese and Muslim rulers lowered taxes on their peasant populations. Chinese and Muslim rulers established new universities to teach western knowledge.

Chinese and Muslim rulers glorified their regimes through magnificent architecture and art.

Under the French model of absolutism, to whom was the king accountable? the nobility jurists God the people

God

For what reason did the Tokugawa shoguns expel all foreign traders except for the Dutch? The Japanese did not have the capacity to collect taxes from dispersed trading companies. The Japanese feared that British technology would destabilize Japan. The Dutch were Protestants and did not proselytize. The Dutch would not undercut the Japanese economy by importing silver.

The Dutch were Protestants and did not proselytize.

Which of the following was a consequence of the political and economic disorder in the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century? The Mamluks in Egypt asserted political and commercial autonomy. The influence of merchants in Ottoman politics increased. The Koprulu reforms failed to reenergize the Ottoman government. The Ottoman sultans turned to the Safavids for military support.

The Mamluks in Egypt asserted political and commercial autonomy.

Which of the following strategies contributed to the early success of the Qing dynasty? They lightened taxes on the peasants and increased taxes on the gentry. They presented themselves as upholders of familial values and traditional Chinese culture. They promoted intermarriage between Manchus and the Han. They retracted the Ming Canton system.

They presented themselves as upholders of familial values and traditional Chinese culture.

What was a consequence of the Europeans introducing firearms into North America? Native peoples refused to use firearms, clinging to traditional weapons. Amerindian groups used the weapons to unite against the European invaders. Amerindian groups fought each other as they sought to increase their hunting and trapping ranges. Native peoples traded guns for alcohol, which they then bartered for trade goods.

Amerindian groups fought each other as they sought to increase their hunting and trapping ranges.

Multiple Answer Question- How did climate change during the Little Ice Age impact the societies affected by it? Average temperatures declined, shortening growing seasons in some regions. Glaciers covered most of Europe, leading to mass migrations to the east and the south. Many leaders increased taxes, leading to peasant unrest. Precipitation was more irregular, meaning drought was more common in some regions.

Average temperatures declined, shortening growing seasons in some regions. Glaciers covered most of Europe, leading to mass migrations to the east and the south. Many leaders increased taxes, leading to peasant unrest.

Which of the following was a consequence of the Thirty Years' War? Protestant states triumphed in central and eastern Europe, replacing the Austrian Habsburgs. The *erman economy prospered as it was a center for manufacturing new weapons such as cannons. Russia emerged as a great European power in the power vacuum that followed the Treaty of Westphalia. Central Europe's populations and economies did not recover for more than a century.

Central Europe's populations and economies did not recover for more than a century.

Which of the following groups benefited most from the wealth generated by the Atlantic system? European sailors African warriors European elites African elites

European elites

In what way did the Canton system seek to control trade? It allowed no official trade between Chinese and European merchants. It required European merchants to check in at Canton before proceeding into China's interior to trade. It only allowed Dutch merchants to trade with China. It required European traders to have Chinese merchants act as guarantors for their good behavior and payment of fees.

It required European traders to have Chinese merchants act as guarantors for their good behavior and payment of fees.

Which of the following was an effect of the enclosure of common lands in the English countryside during the seventeenth century? Chartered companies increased in number and spread to the countryside. Serfdom was imposed on the remaining English peasants. Agricultural productivity dropped drastically, leading to famines. Landowners began to plant new crops to sell in distant, instead of domestic, markets.

Landowners began to plant new crops to sell in distant, instead of domestic, markets

Which of the following led Russians to migrate to Siberia? Many were fleeing serfdom and religious persecution. Many wanted to improve their economic status by acquiring free land from the government. Some believed they were taking part in a glorious crusade against polytheistic native Siberians. Some wanted to work in the lucrative salt mines.

Many were fleeing serfdom and religious persecution.

This event was a contest among European powers for control of both colonies and global trade networks. Thirty Years' War Siege of Vienna Seven Years' War Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands

Seven Years' War

Which of the following statements are supported by the map? Asian merchants only exported raw materials. Spain introduced American silver into the global economy through both transatlantic and transpacific trade. Silver was a globally recognized medium of exchange. Each European power specialized in the trade of one or two specific commodities.

Spain introduced American silver into the global economy through both transatlantic and transpacific trade. Silver was a globally recognized medium of exchange.

Which of the following was the most common way that African slaves in the Americas resisted the conditions of their enslavement? They formed committees to petition the government for better conditions. Hundreds of violent slave revolts broke out across the Caribbean. Slaves tried to increase their productivity so that their masters would free them as a reward. Thousands of slaves fled to the remote interiors of Brazil or the Caribbean islands.

Thousands of slaves fled to the remote interiors of Brazil or the Caribbean islands.

How was Muscovy able to extend its influence across Siberia to the Pacific Ocean? by building forts and trading posts, as the French did in the Mississippi Valley of North America by encouraging local textile production and forming trade alliances, as the Portuguese, Dutch and English did in India by enclosing communal farmland , as landowners did in rural England by conquering land and developing plantations, as the English did in North America and the Caribbean.

by building forts and trading posts, as the French did in the Mississippi Valley of North America

What was the economic philosophy called that assumed that the world's wealth was fixed and onecountry could only increase its wealth at the expense of another? capitalism absolutism monetarism mercantilism

mercantilism

All of the following resulted from the Little Ice Age EXCEPT it became easier for Swedish armies to invade Denmark. rice production increased in China. there was increased famine in the Senegambia region. increased peasant unrest put economic pressure on elites.

rice production increased in China.

Which of the following was the most lucrative source of wealth for European planters in the Americas in the seventeenth century? rice corn spices sugar

sugar

Which group closed off the studies into European science, history, and geography begun by Ibrahim Muteferrika? the devshirme the janissaries the Sufis the uluma

the uluma