Chapter 14 Quiz
The origins of the Atlantic slave trade were associated with the
Production of sugar
Which of the following distinguished the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas from past instances of slavery in world history?
Slave status was associated with race
How did the slave trade affect African states?
Some African states depended on revenues from the slave trade
Which of the following is true of slavery in the pre-modern Islamic world?
Some slaves acquired prominent military or political status
What was one main difference between how the British East India Company operated in Mughal India and how the Dutch East India Company operated in what is now Indonesia?
The British negotiated treaties with local Indian rulers while the Dutch established control through conquest and colonization
What was one main difference between the Spanish colonization of the Philippines and the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean basin?
The Spanish converted Filipinos to Christianity while the Portuguese often blended into the local populations
Which describes the role Europeans played in the economy of the early modern era?
They were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia
the map above illustrates which of the following?
predominant areas of origin and destination of African slaves on the 15th through 19th cenutries
all of the following resulted from the growth of Atlantic slave trade in Africa except
the exclusion of Africa from the emerging global market
which of the following is beset concluded about slavery in British North America from the graph above and knowledge of the period?
the increase in the number of slaves reflected a probable increase in the demand for plantation laborers
which of the following developments in the early modern period provided incentives for Europeans to go into the fur trade?
the middle passage
what did the Portuguese do after they established sea routed to the Indian Ocean>
they conquered several strategic port cities
which of the following was an incentive for the Portuguese to find a direct sea route to Asia?
to circumvent the Muslim and Venetian monopolies on Indian Ocean trade
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 just one among a number of thriving Asian commercial networks
Which of the following describes an effect of the silver trade on Spain?
It enabled Spanish rulers to pursue military and political ambitions in Europe and the Americas
Which of the following describes how the fur trade affected indigenous peoples in North America?
It generated warfare among different groups of Native Americans
Which of the following was a result of the fur trade in North America in the early modern period?
The dependence of Native Americans on European trade goods
The emergence of Japan as a major source of silver production in the 16th century contributed to
The end of civil war and the unification of Japan
How did the decision by the Chinese state require payment of taxes in silver in the 1570s affect the global economy?
The value of silver around the world skyrocketed
How did the Tokugawa shoguns treat Europeans in Japan in the early 17th century?
They expelled all Europeans except the Dutch
which of the following describes the experiences of some women in Africa in the early modern era>
a few women had access to political power
which of the following was a major change in global patterns of religious beliefs and practices in the period 1450-1750 ce?
adherents of monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam increased both in number and in geographic scope as as result of conquest, trade, and missionary activities
which of the following was long term impact of vasco de gama's voyage to India in 1498?
it led to the integration of European merchants into the Indian Ocean economy
a historian researching the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the period 1600-1800 would find which of the following sources most useful for determining patterns in the points of origin, the destination, and the numbers of slaves involved in the trade?
records of cargoes of Spanish and British ships in the trans-Atlantic trade
the first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in
silver
the transfer which of the following as a part of the Colombian Exchange had the greatest effect on human migration patterns before 1800?
sugarcane
the most common destination in the Americas for West African slaves was
the Carribbean and Brazil
which of the following best illustrates the argument described in the passage above?
Amerindians were killed in large numbers by diseases such as smallpox and measles
Which of the following characterizes how European countries sought to control trade in Asia from 1450 to 1750?
By force of arms