Global History Ch. 20

January 2010 #44 • Spain mines silver in the Americas. • The Dutch establish a colony in Southeast Asia. • The English East India Company controls tea plantations in India. Which policy is most closely associated with these events? (1) pacifism (2) mercantilism (3) nonalignment (4) containment

(2) mercantilism

January 2013 #19 Which idea is most closely associated with the economic concept of mercantilism? (1) Colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for a colonial power. (2) Wealth and power are based on land exchanged between nobles. (3) Goods and services are traded without government interference. (4) Property is owned collectively and administered by the state.

(1) Colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for a colonial power.

January 2013 #17 Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history? (1) The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas. (2) The Ming dynasty launched expeditions to the east coast of Africa. (3) Muslim Arab armies succeeded in con- quering Egypt and Syria. (4) The British established control over new territories in India.

(1) The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas.

June 2011 #15 Which conclusion about Spanish colonialism in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram? (1) The fewest people in the population had the greatest power. (2) Africans and Native Americans were politically powerful. (3) The peninsulares made up the majority of the population. (4) Mestizos and mulattoes controlled the most land in the colonies.

(1) The fewest people in the population had the greatest power.

January 2012 #48 One way in which the Atlantic slave trade and the Jewish diaspora are similar is that both (1) forced people to migrate (2) encouraged the growth of secularism (3) created conditions leading to the Encounter (4) resulted from the fall of Constantinople

(1) forced people to migrate

June 2013 #49 The Columbian exchange is most closely associated with the beginnings of (1) mercantilism (2) mass production (3) humanism (4) scientific socialism

(1) mercantilism

January 2011 #47 • Vasco da Gama discovered an all-water route from Europe to India. • Ferdinand Magellan's crew circumnavigated the globe. • Issac Newton defined the forces of gravity. These events relate most directly to (1) revised understandings of natural surroundings (2) questioning the benefits of the mercantile system (3) increased suspicion between different religions (4) development of new manufacturing techniques

(1) revised understandings of natural surroundings

January 2011 #46 Which title best completes the partial outline below? I. ________________________________ A. Sugar, tobacco, and cotton to Europe B. Textiles, rum, and manufactured goods to Africa C. Enslaved Africans to the Americas (1) Trade Within the Hanseatic League (2) Elements of Triangular Trade (3) Factors of Industrialization (4) Results of the Congress of Vienna

(2) Elements of Triangular Trade

June 2010 #15 Based on the information shown on this map, most manufactured goods were produced in (1) the West Indies (2) Europe (3) English colonies (4) Africa

(2) Europe

January 2014 #17 In colonial Spanish America, which system was developed by the Spanish to support plantation agriculture? (1) barter (2) encomienda (3) domestic (4) guild

(2) encomienda

June 2011 #23 Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa? (1) Land was distributed equally between social classes. (2) Territorial divisions were primarily estab- lished using tribal boundaries. (3) Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers. (4) Timbuktu became the center of great learning.

(3) Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.

June 2011 #16 What was one effect of the Columbian exchange on European society? (1) Migration to the Americas declined. (2) Horses were acquired for the first time. (3) The population increased with the intro- duction of new foods. (4) The Christian Church was divided into Roman Catholic and Orthodox.

(3) The population increased with the intro- duction of new foods.

January 2013 #18 In the 1500s, European attempts to establish colonies in Africa were hindered by (1) the abolition of the slave trade (2) the cooperative efforts of Christian and Islamic missionaries (3) a variety of geographic obstacles in Africa (4) a widespread unified resistance by African tribal leaders

(3) a variety of geographic obstacles in Africa

January 2011 #19 One effect of the encomienda system in Latin America was that it (1) eliminated the use of guilds (2) promoted isolationism (3) exploited indigenous peoples (4) reduced Spanish influence

(3) exploited indigenous peoples

August 2011 #21 The arrows on this map, "The African Diaspora," represent the (1) development of trade routes in North Africa (2) expansion of African kingdoms involved in the slave trade (3) forced migration of African peoples from their homeland (4) dependence by Africans on imports for economic development

(3) forced migration of African peoples from their homeland

January 2012 #18 The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas resulted in (1) the strengthening of indigenous cultures (2) political independence for the colonies (3) the exploitation of natives (4) religious freedom for the majority of peasants

(3) the exploitation of natives

August 2010 #17 The Middle Passage is best defined as (1) a route through the Swiss Alps (2) a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water (3) the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas (4) the expulsion of Muslims from Spain

(3) the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas

August 2014 #16 Which situation came first? (1) Spain introduced the encomienda system. (2) Portugal claimed Brazil. (3) Spain and Portugal competed for colonies in the Americas. (4) Columbus arrived in the Caribbean region.

(4) Columbus arrived in the Caribbean region.

August 2013 #18 Which country is responsible for the extensive colonial use of the encomienda labor system? (1) England (2) the Netherlands (3) France (4) Spain

(4) Spain

August 2012 #18 Europeans considered mercantilism a successful policy because it (1) encouraged self-sufficiency in less developed nations (2) led to alliances with Asian countries (3) protected traditional social practices (4) created wealth for the colonial powers

(4) created wealth for the colonial powers

August 2012 #17 This chart of the Columbian exchange shows the (1) benefits of the exploration of Asia by Europeans (2) effects of the Middle Passage on the Americas (3) introduction of South American products into North America (4) interaction of cultures between the Western and Eastern hemispheres

(4) interaction of cultures between the Western and Eastern hemispheres

August 2014 #17 The term mercantilism is best described as (1) an economic policy in which a colonial power controls trade (2) an international policy of laissez-faire economics (3) a network linking industrialized nations (4) an exchange of land between nobles

1) an economic policy in which a colonial power controls trade