unit 1 exam WORLD HISTORY
The development of a Portuguese maritime empire in Malacca and the Malay Peninsula was achieved through
ruthless and murderous attacks on Muslims in the region.
The introduction of the Incan staple crop of potatoes outside South America led to
An increase in northern Europe's population
Martin Luther's complaints against the Roman Catholic Church included all of the following EXCEPT
Baptism was an important sign of devotion to God.
In the period 1450 to 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
Which of the following DOES NOT describe how the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe?
Catholic and Protestant priests forced all artists to use new Renaissance ideas or be excommunicated.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe indulgences sold by the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned
What was Martin Luther's role in shaping the Protestant Reformation?
He wrote the 95 Thesis and started the Lutheran Church.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the English Reformation?
King Henry VIII reformed England into a Muslim and Hindu nation.
India's Mughal dynasty was
Mongol in origin.
Which of the following best explains the data on slavery above?
Most slaves were brought to work on tropical plantations
Which of the following best explains the spread of pamphlets and writing across Europe in the sixteenth century?
Movable type and the printing press had been developed
The religious geography of Europe by the end of the seventeenth century could be described as a
Protestant North and Catholic South
The Chinese dynasty which replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and which came from Manchuria
Qing.
As a result of the Line of Demarcation and the Treaty of Tordesillas, the New World was divided between
Spain and Portugal
Which of the following best supports the contentions of the world economic theory in the passage?
Strong governments in the slave-exporting regions of West Africa
Which of the following was NOT an effect of Johann Gutenberg printing the first bible using a printing press?
The Crusades
Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Renaissance developed first in Italy?
The Crusades left devastation in all other parts of Europe
The term "Columbian Exchange" refers primarily to
The biological exchanges between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
All of the following contributed to the rise of European exploration EXCEPT
The desire to spread Islam throughout the world.
An important reason for Europe's rapid population increase in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was
The introduction of new crops from the Americas
The primary motive for European exploration was
economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade.
which of the following influenced 18th-century population trends in both europe ?
introduction of western hemisphere crops
which of the following factors best explains why the portuguese did not engage in direct trading relations with west african states until the fifteen century?
lack of necessary navigational and maritime technology
In the period between 1600 and 1700, the principal product in the Atlantic trade was
sugar
which of the following changes best justifies the claim that the late 1400s mark the beginning of a new period in world history?
the incorporation of the americas into a broader global network of exchange
Portugal's handicap in its attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade was that
the kingdom was too small, lacking a sufficient population to govern an empire.
The mainland states of SE Asia had better success in resisting Europeans than the Spice Islands because
they were more cohesive politically with strong monarchies and militaries
"Finally, the Great Artisan mandated that this creature who would receive nothing proper to himself shall have joint possession of whatever nature had been given to any other creature. He made man a creature of indeterminate and indifferent nature, and said to him "Adam, according to your desires and judgment, you will have and possess whatever place to live, whatever form you yourself choose. All other things have a limited and fixed nature. We have made you so that with free choice you may fashion yourself into whatever form you choose. To you is granted the power of degrading yourself into the lower forms of life and to you is granted the power to be reborn into the higher forms, the divine." Oration on the Dignity of Man Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, 15th Century The passage above represents the shift in European thinking from relying totally on the teachings of Scholasticism to what type of thinking?
. Renaissance humanism
Which of the following DOES NOT describe indulgences sold by the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
A pass to get one into hell.
The Colombian exchange involved which of the following new connections in the era 1450-1750?
African population to the western hemisphere; western hemisphere food to europe and africa; african and european diseases to the western hemisphere
Which of the following consequences of the Columbian Exchange most affected Amerindians in the sixteenth century?
Diseases caused pandemics
Which of the following statements best illustrates the role of women during the fifteenth century?
Dowries played significant roles in solidifying marriages arrangements between families.
Which of the following best describes the reign of Elizabeth I?
England experienced a golden age, as religious compromise coincided with a resurgence in literature and culture
Which of the following was a major similarity among European colonial empires in the Americas in the period 1450 to 1750.
Enslavement of African peoples and subjugation of Amerindians.
In recent decades, many world historians have challenged the commonly held view that Europeans controlled the largest share of world trade in the seventeenth through the eighteenth centuries. Which of the following evidence from the period would best support this historical reinterpretation?
European merchants transported only a fraction of goods shipped globally.
Which of the following would be the most useful source of evidence for research about the profits of Portuguese and British slave traders in the period 1600 to 1800?
European slave traders' account books
World Economy 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 best supports the contentions of the world economic theory in the passage?
Latin America exported sugar and silver and imported manufactured items.
"They lived in peace in this land before you came, in peace in their own homes. They did nothing to harm you to cause you to slaughter them wholesale." According to the quote what was the European impact on the new world?
Provided for significant economic advantages for Europeans and a brutal physical impact on natives and African slaves
Why did Machiavelli believe it is better for a prince (leader) to be feared than loved?
The ends justify the means, and a leader must do whatever is possible to remain in control.
Which of the following was NOT a factor that defined the Italian Renaissance?
The fall of the Roman Empire.
