whap unit 4

The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic oceans as the perfect location for the civilization of

Sugarcane

which of the following changes best justifies the claims that the late 1400's mark the beginning of a new period in world history

the incorporation of the new world into a broader global network of exchange

which of the following best explains the relative volume of trades to different destinations as shown on the map

the increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations

During the period 1450 to 1750, which of the following commodities was most responsible for transforming the global economy?

Silver

the maritime empires that increase extensive trade and sea travel are

spain, portugal, france, and great britain

Which of the following was NOT one of the main inspirations for European exploration

the desire to conquer China and India

henry hudson's exploration and settlement of the new amsterdam became important due to

the location and prosperity where a major river flowed to the ocean

What do the encomienda and mit'a systems used in Spanish colonies and the labor system used on Brazilian sugarcane plantations have in common?

Both were coerced labor systems designed to enrich European colonizers

The table best supports which of the following conclusions about Japanese trade in the seventeenth century

Japanese imports of foreign goods were funded primarily by the export of precious metals

Which of the following countries or religions led the world in the production of cotton cloth in 1700

India

All of the following have been African contributions to cultures in the Americas EXCEPT

African monetary systems

The Colombian exchange involved which of the following new connections between 1450-1750

African population to the Western Hemisphere ; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to Western Hemisphere

The Mughal empire and the Ottoman Empire before 1700 CE shared which of the following characteristics

Both empires were religiously and culturally diverse

In the period 1550-1750, most of the world's ten largest cities were located in

East asia

From 1500 to 1800, the largest contingent of migrants consisted of

Enslaved Africans

As European were expanding trade networks in japan, Christianity was tolerated at first. How did the change in the beginning of the 1600s

Japan persecuted Christians and limited foreign influences

This passage could best be used to explain which of the following developments in the americas between 1500-1700

Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom

Which explorer is known for circumnavigating the globe and finding a short route around, South America

Ferdinand Magellan

The Portuguese dominance of trade was dependent on their ability to

Force merchant ships to call at fortified trading sites and pay duties

World economic theory, 1500-1800 The world economic system that developed after 1500 featured unequal relationships between Western Europe and dependent economies in other regions. Strong governments and large armies fed European dominance of world trade. Dependent economies used slave or serf labor to produce cheap foods and minerals for Europe and they imported more expensive European items in turn. Dependent regions had weak governments which made European penetration and slave systems possible. Which of the following is an illustration of this world economy theory

Latin America exported sugar and silver and imported manufactured items

"Americans... who live within the Spanish system occupy a position in society as mere consumers. Yet even this status is surrounded with galling restrictions, such as being forbidden to grow European crops, or to store products that are royal monopolies, or to establish factories of a type the peninsula itself doesn't possess. To this, add the exclusive trading privileges, even in articles of prime necessity... in short, do you wish to know what our future held?— simply the cultivation of the fields of indigo, grain, coffee, sugarcane, cacao, and cotton, cattle raising on the board plains; hunting wild game in the jungles; digging in the earth to mine its gold"- Simon Bolivar "Jamaican Letter" 1815 Bolivar was describing the effects of which of the following economic policies?

Mercantilism

What factor played the greatest role in determining a person's social status in Spanish and Portuguese empires in the America by th 17th century?

Racial ancestry

Which of the following was the most important factor in the development of new long-distance maritime commercial patterns in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

The European settlements and exploitation of natural resources in the Americas

This journey brought Africans across the Atlantic for the purpose of selling them as slaves

The Middle Passage

Which of the following accurately describes a significant difference between the Ottoman and Mughal Empires in the early 17th century

The Ottoman ruled over people who were predominantly Muslim, while the Mughal did not

The square areas in the center show plazas, temples, pyramids, places, to display sacrificial victims, and an area to house exotic animals sent my subject states. Historians estimate that the population of Tenochtitlan was at least 100,000. The creation of this particular image of the Aztec capital was part of which of the following processes occurring at the time

The absorption of the Aztec Empire into the Spanish colonial system

Some world historians have argued that the growth of European influence in the period 1450-1750 was due in large part to non-European inventions. The history of which of the following technological developments best supports this contention?

The compass

Which of the following is best 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

The process described by McNeill in the passage is an example of which of the following trends in the period

The intensification of agricultural labor and productivity

Which of the following best exemplifies mercantilism as it was practiced in the Atlantic trading system by 1750?

The protection of European merchant companies by their respective governments

What was a major effect in Africa of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?

The ratio of males to females became unbalanced

The 8mages above best provide evidence of which of the following consequences of colonial expansion in the period 1450-1750

The transfer of wealth to new elites and the development of new gender rules

which of the following would best support the assertion that hierarchies based on racial classification emerged after 1500 CE to maintain the authority of new elite groups in the Americas

The use of terms such as mestizo, mulatto, and creole

Best explains a similarity between the earliest English and French voyages across the Atlantic in the fifteenth and sixteen centuries

They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia

In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian Ocean , Europeans during the period between the 16th and 18th centuries

Were met with limited success because of lack of human numbers and military power

In the three centuries after Columbus' voyages, most of the people who came to the Western Hemisphere originated in which of the following regions

Western Africa

which of the following would best support the conclusion that the columbian exchange involved more profound consequences than did earlier biological exchanges in the world

previous exchanges didn't include the world's 2 hemispheres

Which of the following best describes patriarchal gender systems

Women are inferiors and must be protected by men

Many forced and free migrants practiced the religious beliefs of their homelands as a way of adapting to unfamiliar experiences and environments in their destination societies. Which of the following processes best supports the historical arguments above?

african slaves in americas integrating African beliefs into their practice of Christianity

Before 1700, Spain governed its American colonies through a system of

appointed administrators

which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the 18th and 19th century

both had vast territories with people of various ethnicities and languages

which of the following characterized economic systems in Latin America and in Southeast Asia during the 16th century.

both incorporated forced labor

which of the following conclusions is supported by the graph above

demand for products produced by slaves was increasing

In the long term , the Colombian exchange

increased world population because of the spread of new food crops

Spain and Portugal signed the treaty of tordesillas (1494) primarily because they

needed to resolve their territorial disputes after the discovery of ocean routes to the Americas and the Indian Ocean

in the 15th century european innovations in cartography, navigation, and ship-building were based on knowledge developed in earlier civilization in the following regions EXCEPT

oceania

which of the following regions was least affected by the expansion of European trade networks in the period 1450 ce to 1750ce

oceania

which of the following was an important continuity from the ming and quing dinasty in the 17th century

the use of the examination system and other confucian bureaucratic practices

Why did disease decimate the indigenous populations of the western hemisphere?

the western hemisphere had developed in relative isolation from Europe, Asia, and Africa for thousands of years, so the people had no natural immunities to diseases from the eastern hemisphere

under Spanish rule of the Philippines, the native population

was pressured to convert to Roman Catholicism

which of the following was a major environmental effect on the european establishment of plantation agriculture in the americas during the 17th and 18th century

widespread deforestation and depletion of soil nutrients