ap world unit 4 quiz

improvements in European geographic knowledge of Africa and the Indian Ocean

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

Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire faced considerable restrictions not here religious practices, legal rights, and social freedoms

all of the following statements are factually correct. which might best be used to undermine the author's argument in the second paragraph (Religion in Ottoman Empire)

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

all of the following statements are factually correct. which would best support the authors' argument in the first paragraph? (Religion in Ottoman Empire)

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

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 period circa 1450-1750? (Cossack agreement)

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

the 16th and 17th center maritime exploration efforts of England, France, and the Netherlands were most directly connected to which historical process?

Ideas about the role of divine providence in human affairs

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? (smallpox in Native Americans)

the English settlers tried to help the native Americans who were afflicted with smallpox

the author uses all of the following as evidence to support his argument about the impact of smallpox on Native American populations EXCEPT..... (smallpox in Native Americans)

political, religious, and economic rivalries shaped European colonial policies in Africa

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? (letter from Dutch concerning Africa)

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

the fact that the Russian tsar insisted in the last paragraph that some ambassadors be treated differently from others bets illustrates which of the following about international policies in the period circa 1650-1750? (Cossack agreement)

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

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? (smallpox in Native Americans)

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

the point of view expressed by the Dutch West India Company's directors in the letter can bets be described as.... (letter from Dutch concerning Africa)

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

the privileges discussed in the last two paragraphs of the passage bets demonstrate that in some instances in period circa 1450-1750.... (Cossack agreement)

secure profits from the rapidly expanding trans-Atlantic slave trade

the report's position on the proposed transfer of Luanda is best understood in light of the author's goal to.... (letter from Dutch concerning Africa)

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

which of the following best describes the author's claim in the second paragraph? (Barbados passage)

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

which of the following describes the author's argument in the first paragraph? (Barbados passage)

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

which of the following is an implicit argument made by the author in the passage? (Barbados passage)

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

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? (Religion in Ottoman Empire)

advances in shipbuilding and navigational methods

which process most immediately led to the global expansion of European political power in the period circa 1500?