World History A Exam

All of the following are examples of Human-Environmental Interaction (HEI) of the Columbian Exchange EXCEPT

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All of the following statements about the Age of Exploration are accurate EXCEPT

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All of the following statements are accurate of the British East India Trading Company EXCEPT

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Considering both Mercantilism AND Triangle Trade which statement most accurately describes the transfer of goods SENT from the European Mother Countries across the Atlantic and received by the colonies in the Americas and the Caribbean?

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See Chart: Based soley on the information presented in the chart which of the following statements is most accurate?

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Which of the following BEST describes why the European and Asian civilizations were more technologically advanced than the civilizations of the Americas?

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Which statement most accurately describes what was unique about the economy of the Thirteen Colonies as compared to the other New World colonies?

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According to Thomas Hobbes, the best form of government was a(n)

Absolute Monarchy

Which of the following is an example of how a feudal monarch was different from an absolute monarch?

Absolute rulers controlled the social, economic, political, and military aspects of their kingdoms

Which leg of the Triangle Trade was known as the Middle Passage?

Africa to the Americas

How did the 13 colonies in America benefit economically from the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?

American cotton and tobacco industries profited from slave labor

All of the following are accurate statements about the French and Indian War EXCEPT

At the conclusion of the war, France was established as the dominant power in Europe and the Americas; England and Spain became the dominant force in Africa and Asia

Which of the following statements BEST support Voltaire's beliefs on the structure of the government?

Believed the average citizen could not rule or aid in governing; instead favoring representation by the educated citizens and philosophers who were enlightened minded

All of the following are associated with absolutism EXCEPT; Bureaucracy, mercantilism, or Noble Autonomy

Bureaucracy

Which of the following statements most accurately describes trading between the Americas (the colonies) and Europe (Mother Countries) as a part of the Triangle Trade?

Cash crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton were sent to Europe.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the Chinese relationship with Europeans during the Qing Dynasty?

China perceived themselves as superior to Europeans and did not care for their inferior trade goods and would only sell their desired trade gods for gold and silver.

What were the most important crops brought from the Americas to Europe?

Corn and potatoes

The belief that a monarch's authority to rule comes directly from God is referred to as;

Divine Right of Kings

Which regions of the world are most impacted by the incorporation of New World crops into their diets. Potatoes--Cassava--Tomatoes

Eastern Europe--Sub-Saharan Africa--Mediterranean Region

Why did European nations initially seek out new trade routes to avoid using the old "Silk Road" route?

European countries knew it would be more profitable if they could establish their own trade routes

The "first leg" of the triangular trade route brought

European goods to Africa, mostly notably guns

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the concept of the "Divine Right of Kings"?

European rulers believed that the authority to rule came directly from God, this divine connection was used to justify their absolute rule over their kingdoms

What was one of the first economic reason for European countries to seek new trade routes via sea to trade with the East

Europeans were forced to seek new routes because of the Mongol conquest the Middle East stopped the Spice Trade.

How did the economic policy of mercantilism aid in the creation of the absolute monarch?

Filling the royal treasury with gold and silver allowed the absolute ruler to pay their own armies who were loyal to them alone

What argument did the government (absolute monarchy and nobles) and church officials use to justify their war of censorship against the enlightenment?

God had created the old order, and what God had created was good and should not be changed

Which of the following statements BEST support Thomas Hobbes' belief on the role of government?

Governments must be designed to protect the people from themselves

See chart: Based upon the current populations of Haiti what can you infer about the economic history of the island?

Haiti once had a heavy reliance on slave labor to work the sugar plantations.

Which of the following historical scopes was NOT directly heavily dominated by the powers of the absolute monarch?

Human Environmental Interaction

An enlightened despot was a ruler who . . .

Influenced limited political and social change based on the ideals of the enlightenment

This philosopher believed that humanity was neither good nor evil, but in a state of nature had inherent rights (there's at birth) that could not be taken away from them

John Locke

Considering the simplified version of Triangle Trade; match the leg of the Triangle Trade with what was traded: Europe to Africa--Africa to the Americas--The Americas to Europe

Manufactured Goods--Human Beings (slaves)-- Raw Material

The idea of the "separation of powers" in the American Constitution was borrowed from which thinker of the enlightenment?

Montesquieu

This enlightenment philosopher believed that government decisions should favor the "general will" of the people

Montesquieu (None of the above)

Which choice provides best and most important evidence of the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the "New World" (Americas)?

Native American populations were nearly annihilated because they lacked the immunities against Old World Diseases

Which of the following is an example of how life in European was impacted by the Columbian Exchange?

New crops were introduced in Europe, food production increased leading to improved health and increased populations.

Determine which enlightenment philosopher would have been influential in the following statement from the Declaration of the Rights of Man: "The principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation."

Rousseau

In the industrial age, this philosopher would have most likely supported a socialist political system.

Rousseau

Which European country took control of the Philippines and made it apart of their Empire?

Spain

Match the Caribbean colony to its European Mother country: Cuba--Haiti--Jamaica

Spain--France--England

See Chart: According to the information presented in the chart above all of the statements below can be inferred as accurate EXCEPT

Sugar cane is the most important food in diets around he world

Which force did Scottish economist Adam Smith argue would regulate a free market system?

Supply and Demand

What mercantilist policy was designed to protect local industries from foreign competition?

Tariffs increased the price of imported goods, thus making foreign goods more expensive than local ones.

Who benefited the MOST from the taxes placed on trade goods in Mercantilism?

The Monarchs who greatly increased the size of their personal treasuries, allowing them to expand and maintain their power.

Which of the following statements best describes the interaction and relationship between Europe and the Philippines?

The Philippines were conquered by the Spanish and result Spanish culture,language and Roman Catholicism became prominent on the islands.

See Chart: Which statement BEST summarizes the primary purpose of this chart?

The current populations of these countries of a majority of people of Old World decent

Who benefited the MOST from the taxes placed on trade goods in mercantilism?

The monarchs/crown who put the tax revenue in their treasuries

Which of the following would BEST support John Locke's belief on the role of government?

The sole purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people

All of the following are accurate of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire EXCEPT

They gained control of the Aztecs solely by converting them to Christianity.

All of the following are examples of Europe's driving force behind the Age of Exploration EXCEPT

To become completely independent and not rely on needing any trade goods from the Middle East and/or Asia.

Which of the following was a long-term effect directly related to the Seven Years War?

To pay for the national debt accrued during the war,The British crown raised taxes in the Thirteen Colonies- this increase in taxes was major factor that led to the American Revolution

Why did the Japanese government turn against foreign traders in the mid-1500s and become isolationists?

To preserve Japanese social, ideological, and political traditions due to the fear of the spread of Christianity and possible take-over by a European power

Which of the following aspects of cultural diffusion helped spread enlightenment ideas throughout the world?

Trade

"New France's" economy relied primarily on what activity?

Trapping and Trading of the Furs