Bi-Weekly Quiz #2 - Chapters 13 and 14

During the seventeenth century, rising levels of global commerce increased prosperity in the Ming and Mughal Empires but also led to which of the following?

A decline in centralized state control

Which of the following statements best characterizes the effect of attempts to convert both Amerindians and Africans to Christianity during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Africans and Amerindians used Christianity to supplement their existing beliefs, not replace them.

Which of the following was a consequence of the fact that European buyers preferred male slaves?

Gender imbalance in the Americas contributed to the continuation of the transatlantic slave trade.

In what way was the principality of Moscow similar to both Japan and China in this period?

All three used territorial expansion and commercial networks to consolidate state power.

What was a consequence of Europeans' introducing firearms into North America?

Amerindian groups fought each other as they sought to increase their hunting and trapping ranges.

Which of the following reflects a difference between China and the Islamic Empires?

China's internal market fueled its growth and culture, instead of the foreign trade that provided wealth to the Islamic Empires.

Which of the following is a similarity between the ways that the rulers of Muslim and Chinese empires used the new wealth circulating in global trade?

Chinese and Muslim rulers glorified their regimes through magnificent architecture and art.

What was a global effect of the Seven Years' War?

Great Britain emerged as the world's strongest colonial power, making it harder for indigenous people to pit European powers against one another.

What led European countries other than Spain and Portugal to turn to cultivation in order to extract wealth from their American colonies?

Little mineral wealth was found in the English, French, or Dutch colonies.

What types of characteristics did Carolus Linnaeus use to define racial categories?

Physical appearance and form of governance

Why did Ming China escape the sectarian warfare that ravaged Europe?

The Chinese believed it was the emperor, rather than any religious group, that held the mandate of heaven, so no sect was favored over the others.

For what reason did the Chinese take little interest in the maps brought by Matteo Ricci?

The Chinese believed that Ricci's maps made China seem an unimportant country on the edge of the world.

Since there was no demand for European products in Asia, what steps did the Dutch take to reduce the need to use precious metals to pay for Asian spices?

The Dutch used their merchant ships to increase their participation in inter-Asian trade.

In what way did the Islamic world in the period between 1500 and 1780 change from its earlier pattern of cultural development?

The Islamic world developed three distinctive cultural traditions centered on the Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid empires.

Which of the following was a consequence of the political and economic disorder in the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century?

The Mamluks in Egypt asserted political and commercial autonomy.

What were some of the broader consequences of the Enlightenment?

The expansion of literacy and the spread of critical thinking

How did Captain Cook's voyages to Australia reflect Enlightenment ideas?

They included scientists to describe and classify Australia's fauna, flora, people, and natural features.

Which of the following strategies contributed to the early success of the Qing dynasty?

They presented themselves as upholders of familial values and traditional Chinese culture.

How did Asante kings use the wealth they acquired from trade?

They showed their link to wealth and power by displaying gold-covered spears, maces, and elephant tails.

What, according to mercantilist thinkers, was the purpose of colonies?

To enrich the mother countries that had founded them