APWH Unit 4 MCQs
One of the most important pieces of knowledge that helped revolutionize long distance travel by boat was
Knowledge of the wind patterns and regional currents
Which of the following factors best explains why the Portuguese did not engage in direct trading relations with West African states until the fifteenth century?
Lack of the necessary navigational and maritime technology
Which Maritime Empire was the first to establish large-scale slave-trading operations on the African continent for the purposes of export to plantations in the Americas?
Portugal
Which of the following countries was the first to dominate the seas with advanced naval technology?
Portugal
According to the map, which of the following is true?
Silver was traded on a truly global scale
Which of the following best describes the maroon wars in the Americas?
Slaves fought for their independence by escaping slaveholders & establishing independent settlements
What was the Encomienda System?
System of labor that enslaved Natives in exchange of food and shelter
Explain ONE difference in the way that technology affected state power in Asia and in the way that technology affected state power in Europe in the period 1450 to 1750.
The development of the printing press in Europe and the emergence of numerous centers of printing that producedvast amounts of literature often led to challenges to the power of European states, to an extent not seen in Asia.
they allowed continued exploration/ventures to colonize with limited risk to investors
They provided limited liability
All of the following were significant environmental effects of the trade illustrated on the map EXCEPT
air pollution resulting from the increased exploitation of fossil fuels
The Caravel was an example of
innovations in ship design
Metacom's War fits which of the following statements? There are two answers.
it was the final major effort of the indigenous people to drive the British out of New England it resulted in British dominance of New England, even though several Native American tribes continued to live there
All of the following factors contributed to significant growth in worldwide population from 1750 through 1900 EXCEPT
new grain crops developed in the Green Revolution
The success of European powers in penetrating the Asian trading system by 1600 can best be explained by the
opening of rich silver mines in Peru and Mexico
The first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in
silver
Desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in
the slave trade
Why were joint-stock companies such as the East India Company or the Dutch East Indian Company the driving force behind the development of maritime empires?
they allowed continued exploration/ventures to colonize with limited risk to investors
According to the map, which of the following was the primary goal of Europeans in their relations with Asia?
trade
The map suggests that the European presence in Asia was connected to
trade
Which economic system was in place when the exchange of goods in 1450-1750 arose?
European mercantilist laws
Which of the following best describes the impact on African society of the trade depicted on the map?
Gender and family roles were restructured as the male population in West Africa diminished
Which of the following is most likely to have influenced eighteenth-century population trends in both Europe and China?
Introduction of Western Hemisphere crops
What was the stance of the Japanese for trade after they allowed Christian missionaries and European Explorers to their country?
Japan became isolated from the rest of the world due to Christian Missionaries destroying Buddhist temples.
Which of the following is an illustration of this world economy theory?
Latin America exported sugar and silver and imported manufactured items.
What was the name of the communities created by runaway slaves during this time period?
Maroon societies
Which group had the greatest success in converting people outside Europe to Christianity?
Spanish missionaries in the Philippines
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
Split the Americas between Spain and Portugal
Which of the following would complicate generalizations made from this world economy theory?
Strong governments in the slave-exporting regions of West Africa
The majority of slaves went to __________ to work on _______.
The Caribbean; sugar plantations
Identify ONE way in which the event depicted in the image reflects political changes in the global balance of power in the eighteenth century.
The Mughal emperor's granting of concessions to the British East India Company reflects the ways in which some European joint-stock companies contributed to expanding European power across the world while weakening Asian states.
Explain ONE similarity in the way that technology affected state power in Asia and in the way that technology affected state power in Europe in the period 1450 to 1750.
The compass allowed Asian and European states to engage in long-distance maritime trade and thereby increasestate revenue and power.
Which of the following best characterizes world trade in the period 1450 to 1750 ?
The demand for Asian commodities was financed by New World silver.
Which of the following resulted from the arrival of western Europeans in India and China during the time period 1450 to 1750?
The establishment of small European enclaves in India and China
Explain ONE way in which the event depicted in the image reflects economic changes in Asia in the eighteenth century.
The event shown in the image illustrates how Europeans were able to use their economic power through joint-stockcompanies, such as the British EIC, to weaken Asian states
The Colombian Exchange can be described as -?
The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemisphere
In the period 1500 to 1750, the population of the Portuguese colony of Brazil grew rapidly and became predominantly African. Which of the following best explains these demographic changes?
The increase in global demand for cash crops such as sugar
Which of the following best explains the relative volume of trade to different destinations as shown on the map?
The increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations
Explain ONE significant way in which Great Britain's relationship with South Asia changed in the nineteenth century, compared with the relationship depicted in the image.
The most significant change in the relationship between Great Britain and South Asia from the time of the image to the nineteenth century is that the image shows only the beginning of the British conquest of India, whereas the British gained total control over India in the nineteenth century.
Identify ONE technological transfer between world regions that affected state power in the period 1450 to 1750.
The transfer of shipbuilding technologies between regions affected state power in the period 1450-1750
How did the Tokugawa shoguns treat Europeans in Japan in the seventeenth century?
They expelled all Europeans except the Dutch, who were allowed to trade at a single site.
Which describes the role that Europeans played in the economy of the early modern era?
They were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia.
In the three centuries after Columbus' voyages, most of the people who came to the Western Hemisphere originatedin which of the following regions?
Western Africa
How did Ana Nzinga, ruler of Ndongo, effectively resist Portuguese domination?
after allying with Port. and that alliance breaking, she & her people fled & over took Matamba, allied with the Dutch & gave runaway slaves freedom to build up her power
Which of the following characterizes how European countries sought to control trade in Asia from 1450 to 1750?
by force of arms and conquest
Before 1870, the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily by
coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements
Monopolies enriched European companies or nations by...
giving that nation or company exclusive trading rights over an area or over a crop, so they received all of the profits for trading it
Lateen sail, compass, astronomical charts were all influences from
interaction with East Asia and South Asia and the Middle East
The trend shown on the graph above is best explained by the expansion in the production of
sugar
Map 14.4 in the textbook shows that the most common destination(s) in the Americas for West African slaves was(were)
the Caribbean and Brazil
Which of the following was established as a Spanish colony in the sixteenth century?
the Philippines
The Pueblo Revolt (1680) could be considered successful because...
the Pueblo and Apache fought off Spanish colonizers trying to force religious conversions, and kept their influence away until 1692.
The accumulation of capital allowed for...
the economy of Western Europe to grow as entrepreneurs entered long-distance markets
What are the colonies supposed to provide the mother country under a mercantile system?
A market, precious metals and raw materials
Which of the following best describes the Mughal Empire?
A system in which an Islamic minority ruled over a Hindu majority
All of the following have been African contributions to cultures in the Americas EXCEPT
African monetary systems
Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the Columbian Exchange?
African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere
The fact that Europeans often had to pay for Asian spices and textiles in cash led to which of the following?
An intense desire for precious metals
In the period 1450—1750, which of the following, produced on large plantations by slave labor, were significant commodities in the growing world market?
Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco
Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property
Chattel slavery
