Chapter 13 quiz

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Atlantic trade on Africa?

American food crops produced more calories per acre than traditional African staples, which partially offset the population loss of the slave trade.

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

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

In 1600, what enabled the Dutch East India Company to raise ten times the capital that the English East India Company could raise? a.) The Dutch monarchs provided large amounts of capital to the Dutch East India Company. b.) Amsterdam had the most efficient money market, with the lowest interest rates in the world. c.) The English had not yet developed financial systems such as joint stock companies and banks. d.) The Dutch controlled the trade in East Indian spices and used their sale to genera

B.) Amsterdam had the most efficient money market, with the lowest interest rates in the world.

Which of the following prevented English monarchs, such as Queen Elizabeth I, from establishing an absolutist regime? a.) English monarchs were legally required to obtain the consent of Parliament in order to raise funds. b.) English monarchs never wanted to centralize their authority. c.) England was composed of several independent duchies, which refused to allow the monarch to have absolute power. d.) England was religiously unified, removing an issue that allowed monarchs to discredit their o

a.) English monarchs were legally required to obtain the consent of Parliament in order to raise funds.

Which of the following was used by Tokugawa Ieyasu to secure relative peace, which lasted for two centuries after his death? a.) He gave more power to the daimyo to control rogue samurai called ronin. b.) He declared himself shogun and established a hereditary system of succession. c.) He kept the population in check to avoid famine and peasant revolts. d.) He arranged marriages among the children of local authorities to solidify political bonds.

b.) He declared himself shogun and established a hereditary system of succession.

What role did Europeans play in the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century slave trade in Africa? a.Europeans relied on the Muslim slave trade in North and East Africa to bring slaves from the interior. b.Europeans remained in coastal enclaves, depending on indigenous political and trading networks to bring slaves to them. c.Europeans introduced the idea of slavery to Africa for the first time, ending centuries of peaceful agriculture and hunting. d.Europeans sent armies armed with firearms to inva

b.Europeans remained in coastal enclaves, depending on indigenous political and trading networks to bring slaves to them.

Which of the following was an effect of the enclosure of common lands in the English countryside during the seventeenth century? a.Agricultural productivity dropped drastically, leading to famines. b.Landowners began to plant new crops to sell in distant, instead of domestic, markets. c.Chartered companies increased in number and spread to the countryside. d.Serfdom was imposed on the remaining English peasants.

b.Landowners began to plant new crops to sell in distant, instead of domestic, markets.

Which of the following was the most lucrative source of wealth for European planters in the Americas in the seventeenth century? a.Rice b.Sugar c. Corn d. Spices

b.Sugar

Which of the following accurately describes the role of silver in early 17th-century China? a.) The Dutch, English, and Spanish cooperated with one another to ensure China received a steady supply of New World silver. b.) The quantity of Japanese silver specie shipped to China rose steadily throughout the period. c.) The primacy of silver made peasants' lives easier. d.) China increasingly relied on the global trading system for silver, making the Chinese economy vulnerable to dislocation.

d.) China increasingly relied on the global trading system for silver, making the Chinese economy vulnerable to dislocation.

Which of the following was a consequence of the political and economic disorder in the ottoman empire in the seventeenth century?

the influence of merchants in ottoman politics increased

What, according to mercantilist thinkers, was the purpose of colonies? a. To allow merchants to profit by diversifying their economic investments b. To enrich the states that had founded them c. To encourage international cooperation through free trade d. To act as laboratories in which new methods of state administration could be tested

b.To enrich the states that had founded them

What was a global effect of the Seven Years' War? a.) Great Britain emerged as the world's strongest colonial power, making it harder for indigenous people to pit European powers against one another. b.) France and Spain both gained new territorial holdings in the Americas. c.) Russia completed its annexation of Siberia and controlled lands from the Baltic to the Pacific. d.) Indigenous people who sided with the winners, the Dutch and the British, were able to gain favorable concessions includin

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

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?a.) Dutch merchants used paper money and letters of credit to pay for spices. b.) The Dutch introduced the opium trade to Southeast Asia. c.) The Dutch used their merchant ships to increase their participation in inter-Asian trade. d.) Dutch privateers captured Spanish treasure ships bound for Manila.

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

In what way was the principality of Moscow similar to both Japan and China in this period? a.) All three controlled diverse populations through strong central government. b.) All three consolidated power through identification with one religion. c.) All three granted favorable trade status to the Dutch. d.) All three used territorial expansion and commercial networks to consolidate state power.

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

Why can historians claim that Mughal rulers were victims of their own success? a.) Peasant revolts against the cash economy undermined the empire's tax base. b.) Mughal support for the orthodox ulama led to rebellions among heterodox Muslims and non-Muslims. c.) The policy of religious toleration encouraged fighting among representatives of different religions. d.) The combination of prosperity and dependence on local elites for governance allowed the local elites to become more autonomous.

d.) The combination of prosperity and dependence on local elites for governance allowed the local elites to become more autonomous.