Chapter 14
Which group of people was consigned to the bottom of Linnaeus's classification of people?
Africans
Which of the following is a similarity between indigenous peoples in the Pacific and the Americas?
Both groups had large numbers of people perish from European-introduced disease
What was a consequence of the "native learning" movement promoted by some Japanese intellectuals?
Buddhism was branded a foregin contaminant of Japanese culture
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 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
Which of the following is a reason Creoles in Spanish and Portuguese colonies were drawn to Enlightenment ideas?
Enlightenment ideas helped to justify their dissatisfaction with colonial rule
Which of the following was a way in which the arts were used by artists or by their patrons to send a social message between 1500 and 1750?
European women such as Mary Wollstonecraft took up the pen to counter the belief that women could not act as rational beings
Which of the following supported the Mughal nobility's lavish-lifestyle?
Foreign trade brought in silver had advanced the money economy, which helped the nobility prosper
Which of the following did Adam Smith see as a valid reason for creating an economy with less government regulation?
He believed that free and fair competition provided the best opportunity to produce wealth
Which of the following shows the early Mughal Empire's attitude toward the culture of South Asia?
Hindus and Muslims shared the flourishing art, architecture, and music
Which of the following helps explain the degree of intermarriage between European men and native women in the Americas?
Initially, European colonists were overwhelmingly male
Which of the following statements is supported by John Locke's notion of the tabula rasa?
People should be free to rise in society according to their talents
Which of the following were the most popular books published in Ming China?
Study guides for civil service examinations
Which of the following is an important cultural achievement of the Safavids?
The Safavid Empire provided a home for a Shiite Islam, and blended it with traditional Persian culture
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 was one of the goals of the authors of Encyclopedie?
They sought to gather all the knowledge scattered over the face of the earth and present it in useful form
What ideas did European Enlightenment thinkers hold in common?
They wanted to improve their societies and search for universal objective knowledge
How did Europe's cultural exchanges with the Americas an the Pacific compare with its exchanges with China and the Islamic world?
Unlike cultures in China and the Islamic world, indigenous cultures in the Americas and the Pacific were undermined by contact with the Europeans
What type of significant artwork was produced by the Oyo Empire and Benin?
sophisticated bronzes
