Unit Four Progress Check: MCQ

"Muslim-Christian relations were at a low ebb when the Ottomans arrived in the Arab lands [in 1516]. The Mamluk sultans of Egypt, the previous rulers of the area... All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which might best be used to undermine or modify the author's argument in the second paragraph?

A Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire faced considerable restrictions on their religious practices, legal rights, and social freedoms.

Which of the following developments can be most directly attributed to Portuguese and Spanish state sponsorship of maritime exploration in the late fifteenth century?

A Improvements in European geographic knowledge of Africa and the Indian Ocean

"Muslim-Christian relations were at a low ebb when the Ottomans arrived in the Arab lands [in 1516]. The Mamluk sultans of Egypt, the previous rulers of the area... Which of the following would a historian most likely cite as evidence in support of the author's argument in the second paragraph of the passage?

A The Ottoman millet system, an arrangement designed to utilize the economic contributions of non-Muslim groups within the empire while granting them limited autonomy to organize their communal affairs under their own religious leaders

"To Your Highnesses of the States General:* We have been informed by our agent Joris Pietersen, who recently returned from the coast of Angola, that war arose between the king of Kongo and the Portuguese... The contents of the letter are best understood in the context of which of the following aspects of the historical situation in sub-Saharan Africa in the early 1600s?

A. Political, religious, and economic rivalries shaped European colonial policies in Africa.

"I admit that the punishments of the slaves on Barbados for all sorts of offenses are indeed very cruel, but one must consider before condemning the [White] inhabitants that they often have no choice but to set moderation aside... Which of the following best describes the author's argument in the first paragraph?

A. The demographic makeup of Barbadian society and the structure of its economy make existing punishments for slaves justified.

"The Cossack commander Bohdan Khmelnytsky and all his Cossacks of the Zaporozhian Host,* humbly bowing to His Majesty Tsar Alexey Mikhaylovich, ruler of all Russia... The privileges discussed in the last two paragraphs of the passage best demonstrate that in some instances in the period 1450-1750

A. internal challenges to state power could lead to the establishment of new state-like structures within existing states

"To Your Highnesses of the States General:* We have been informed by our agent Joris Pietersen, who recently returned from the coast of Angola, that a war arose between the king of Kongo and the Portuguese... The report's position on the proposed transfer of Luanda to the Dutch is best understood in light of the authors' goal to

A. secure profits from the rapidly expanding trans-Atlantic slave trade

The sixteenth- and seventeenth-century maritime exploration efforts by England, France, and the Netherlands were most directly connected to which of the following historical processes?

B Economic competition against Spain and Portugal and a desire to find new sailing routes to Asia

"I admit that the punishments of the slaves on Barbados for all sorts of offenses are indeed very cruel, but one must consider before condemning the [White] inhabitants that they often have no choice but to set moderation aside... Which of the following best describes the author's claim in the second paragraph?

B. Despite the small size of Barbadian plantations, the landowners on Barbados are very wealthy.

"The Cossack commander Bohdan Khmelnytsky and all his Cossacks of the Zaporozhian Host,* humbly bowing to His Majesty Tsar Alexey Mikhaylovich, ruler of all Russia... The fact that the Russian tsar insisted in the last paragraph that some ambassadors be treated differently from others best illustrates which of the following about international politics in the period circa 1650-1750 ?

B. Russia had encountered significant resistance to its plans for further territorial expansion from some of the established states in eastern and southern Europe.

"Muslim-Christian relations were at a low ebb when the Ottomans arrived in the Arab lands [in 1516]. The Mamluk sultans of Egypt, the previous rulers of the area... All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which would best support the author's argument in the first paragraph of the passage?

B. The period of Mamluk rule in Egypt saw a high number of conversions to Islam and a considerable reduction in the percentage of Coptic Christians in the overall population of Egypt.

"This spring, those Indians who lived in their trading house here fell sick with smallpox, and died most miserably. They fear smallpox more than any other disease because it is very common among them... The author uses all of the following as evidence to support his argument about the impact of smallpox on Native American populations EXCEPT

B. the English settlers tried to help the Native Americans who were afflicted with smallpox

Which of the following processes most immediately led to the global expansion of European political power in the period circa 1500 ?

C Advances in shipbuilding and navigational methods

"I admit that the punishments of the slaves on Barbados for all sorts of offenses are indeed very cruel, but one must consider before condemning the [White] inhabitants that they often have no choice but to set moderation aside... Which of the following is an implicit argument made by the author in the passage?

C. Coerced labor systems have allowed a minority of the population of Caribbean colonial societies to reap enormous economic benefits.

"This spring, those Indians who lived in their trading house here fell sick with smallpox, and died most miserably. They fear smallpox more than any other disease because it is very common among them... The author invokes which of the following to support his claim that smallpox's impact on European settlers was different from its impact on Native Americans

C. Ideas about the role of divine providence in human affairs

"The Cossack commander Bohdan Khmelnytsky and all his Cossacks of the Zaporozhian Host,* humbly bowing to His Majesty Tsar Alexey Mikhaylovich, ruler of all Russia... As outlined in the passage, the provisions of the agreement can best be used to illustrate which of the following aspects of state building in Eurasia in the period circa 1450-1750 ?

D. Local elites successfully resisted attempts at state centralization and asserted their autonomy from central rule.

"This spring, those Indians who lived in their trading house here fell sick with smallpox, and died most miserably. They fear smallpox more than any other disease because it is very common among them... The passage implies that the author was aware of smallpox being an infectious disease. Which of the following can best be cited as evidence of that claim?

D. The author's statement that no English settlers fell ill, even though "many performed these favors for the Indians for weeks"

"To Your Highnesses of the States General:* We have been informed by our agent Joris Pietersen, who recently returned from the coast of Angola, that a war arose between the king of Kongo and the Portuguese... The point of view expressed by the Dutch West India Company's directors in the letter can best be described as

D. seeking to steer the States General representatives into taking action that would benefit the company financially