chapter 13

Why did European wars expand into global confrontations?

Conflicts over overseas colonies and trade routes replaced earlier regional religious and territorial struggles.

How did European seaborne commerce in Asia compare with its commerce in the Americas?

In Asia, European merchants struggled to conquer empires or control large territories.

What was the economic philosophy called that assumed that the world's wealth was fixed and one country could only increase its wealth at the expense of another?

Mercantilism

How did the Asante kingdom use its access to gold to begin its growth and development?

The Asante used their gold to buy firearms, which they used to raid neighboring communities for captives to be sold as slaves.

For what reason did the Dutch kill or enslave nearly the entire population of the Banda Islands?

The Dutch wanted to buy nutmeg at a low price in the Banda Islands and sell nutmeg at many times that price in Europe.

Which of the following best describes the initial relationship that developed between French North American colonists and Amerindians?

The French relied on native peoples' knowledge of trapping and adapted to Amerindian ways.

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.

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

To enrich the states that had founded them

The English colonial model in the New World differed from that of other European states in that it:

dispossessed native peoples from their lands in order to accommodate a growing English settler population

TRUE or FALSE: Royal absolutism in France meant the king derives his authority from the people, not God.

false

_________ was to the Atlantic System as _____________ was to Imperial Russia.

slavery, serfdom

Which of the following was the most lucrative source of wealth for European planters in the Americas in the seventeenth century?

sugar

In 1789, France held the world's richest sugar colony---St. Domingue.

true

TRUE or FALSE: Aside from land rents, the textile trade with Europe was a major source of wealth for the Mughal Empire.

true

TRUE or FALSE: Russian commoners migrated to Siberia because they were fleeing serfdom and religious persecution.

true

TRUE or FALSE: The Dutch developed the stock exchange, the banking system, and cargo insurance, all of which contributed to the growth of global commerce.

true