Chapter 16
45) Which of the following statements concerning the interaction of North American colonists with the Indians is most accurate? A) Colonists interacted with Indians, learned from them, and misused them, but did not forge a new cultural grouping as occurred in much of Latin America. B) Constant warfare between the numerous sedentary agricultural tribes and the European colonists resulted in limited immigration from Europe. C) Rapid intermarriage between Europeans and the Native Americans resulted in the creation of a new class of people, the mestizos, who continued to play a significant role in North American colonial development. D) The occurrence of disease that rapidly decimated the Indian populations of Latin America did not take place in North America, thus Indian populations remained large and intermingled with the European immigrants.
A) Colonists interacted with Indians, learned from them, and misused them, but did not forge a new cultural grouping as occurred in much of Latin America.
29) Which of the following statements most accurately describes the impact of the development of core-dependent economic zones on state formation? A) Forced labor and European influence tended to generate weak governments in dependent regions, while increased trade revenues tended to generate increasing government strength in core states. B) While the profits of global trade tended to strengthen the governments of core regions, the creation of colonies extended powerful governments to dependent zones as well. C) The efforts of international trade tended to enrich private commercial interests but weaken core governments who were unable to tap the wealth. Dependent zone governments, based on company organization, tended to be strong. D) No state government benefited from the creation of core-dependent zones. Neither core regions nor colonies were able to develop strong, centralized governments.
A) Forced labor and European influence tended to generate weak governments in dependent regions, while increased trade revenues tended to generate increasing government strength in core states.
31) Which of the following Western trade goods was of most interest to the Japanese? A) Gunnery B) Porcelain C) Woolen cloth D) Cotton cloth
A) Gunnery
25) What economic policy encouraged the development of colonies, particularly by northern Europe counrties? A) Mercantilism B) Free trade C) Socialism D) Communism
A) Mercantilism
10) What land was claimed for Spain as the result of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe beginning in 1519? A) Philippines B) New Zealand C) Chile D) Australia
A) Philippines
5) The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of A) Portugal B) Spain C) France D) Sicily
A) Portugal
6) What noble was responsible for initiating a series of expeditions along the African coast and outward to the Azores in the 15th century? A) Prince Henry the Navigator B) Cardinal Mazarin, regent of France C) Hugh Dupuy, Count Marechal D) Prince Henry of England
A) Prince Henry the Navigator
20) What was the impact of the introduction of American crops into Europe? A) The introduction of corn and the potato led to major population growth in Europe. B) Fungi introduced to Europe along with American crops led to a severe decline in agricultural productivity. C) Although American crops were introduced around the world by European traders, they were not adopted in Europe itself. D) Plantation agriculture fueled by slave labor became the norm in European agricultural systems.
A) The introduction of corn and the potato led to major population growth in Europe.
33) What was the nature of the trade between eastern and western Europe in the 17th century? A) Western Europe imported grain in increasing amounts from eastern Europe in return for art objects and manufactured goods. B) Eastern and western Europe remained economically isloated, as Russia, Poland, and Prussia extended their trade relationships with the Ottoman Empire. C) The inability of eastern Europe to produce anything of value to the West frustrated attempts to establish trading connections between the two halves of Europe. D) Eastern Europe emerged as a powerful challenger to Western domination of the global commercial network.
A) Western Europe imported grain in increasing amounts from eastern Europe in return for art objects and manufactured goods.
40) In Asia, significant conversion to Christianity A) occurred only in the northern Philippines. B) was limited to the Dutch holding in Indonesia. C) happened wherever the Westerners were able to establish colonies. D) failed to occur anywhere.
A) occurred only in the northern Philippines.
34) In what year did Spanish settlement of the American mainland begin? A) 1492 B) 1509 C) 1588 D) 1607
B) 1509
39) The British East India Company through the negotiation with local Mughal princes gained a station at A) Goa B) Calcutta C) Constantinople D) Dehli
B) Calcutta
15) In what way were the early Dutch and British exploration and trade projects different from those of the Iberian nations? A) The expeditions of Spain and Portugal did not enjoy government support. B) Dutch and British exploration owed much to private initiative of merchant groups and the formation of chartered trading companies. C) Dutch and British exploratory expeditions were independent of their respective governments. D) The Dutch and British operated joint explorations in the names of both governments while Portugal and Spain competed in the competition for conquest.
B) Dutch and British exploration owed much to private initiative of merchant groups and the formation of chartered trading companies.
43) In which of the following colonies did a deeper appreciation of Western institutions and values take place? A) Spanish and Latin America B) French and British colonies of North America C) Brazil D) India
B) French and British colonies of North America
22) A Spanish-led fleet defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1571 at the battle of A) the Sarasso Sea B) Lepanto C) Civitate D) Nicea
B) Lepanto
35) Where was the first Spanish colony on the American mainland? A) Peru B) Panama C) Mexico D) Florida
B) Panama
14) In what region of the world did the Dutch challenge the Portugese for commercial dominance? A) Brazil B) Southeast Asia C) Scandinavia D) India
B) Southeast Asia
2) Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450? A) Eastern Africa B) The Americas C) Asia Minor D) Scandinavia
B) The Americas
16) What British commercial institution ruled India for much of the 18th century? A) The British Tea and Spice Company B) The British East India Company C) The Raj Trading Company D) The Calcutta and Madras Limited
B) The British East India Company
12) Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to Northern European nations in the later 16th century? A) Spain and Portugal were defeated in a critical war with the Ottoman Empire. B) The Dutch and the British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic Rivals. C) Famine and disease disastrously reduced the population of the Iberian peninsula after 1588. D) The Spanish defeat of the English Armada cut England off from further advances in Europe and forced English attention to foreign conquest.
B) The Dutch and the British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic Rivals.
3) What region of the world became the dominant culture in the period after 1450? A) China B) The West C) Africa D) The Islamic Middle East
B) The West
8) The captain of the first Portuguese fleet to reach India was A) Amerigo Vespucci B) Vasco de Gama C) Christopher Columbus D) Ferdinand Magellan
B) Vasco de Gama
26) The dominant commercial nations of northern Europe made up the ________ zone of the world economy A) dependent B) core C) negative trade D) free trade
B) core
28) Dependence in the world economy and the consequent need to produce unprocessed goods cheaply led to the development of _________ labor systems. A) dependant B) independent C) coercive D) socialist
C) coercive
38) The most important Dutch colony in Africa was located on A) Mozambique B) Madagascar C) the Cape of Good Hope D) the Island of Ceylon
C) the Cape of Good Hope
7) The first Portuguese fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in A) 1291 B) 1354 C) 1488 D) 1519
C) 1488
32) Which of the following civilizations was most fully part of the global trading netowrk in the 16th century? A) Russia B) Ottoman Empire C) China D) Mughal Empire
C) China
41) In which of the following regions was European settlement a significant factor in the establishment of colonies? A) West Indies B) Indonesia C) Dutch South Africa D) China
C) Dutch South Africa
17) As part of the "Colombian Exchange," which of the following was a European contribution to the Americas? A) Bullion B) Raw materials C) Horses D) Corn
C) Horses
1) How was the global trade network of the 15th century different from that of previous eras? A) There was no significant trade between civilizations prior to the 15th century B) Trade prior to the 15th century was limited to the Eastern Hemisphere as a result of the military dominance of Eastern nations. C) In previous eras, most attention was given to the development of regional economies and cultural zones, rather than a global network. D) Trade in previous eras was most entirely in the hands of the West as a result of overwhelming advantages in technology.
C) In previous eras, most attention was given to the development of regional economies and cultural zones, rather than a global network.
4) Which of the following was NOT a technological improvement introduced during the 15th century in the West? A) Use of the compass for navigation B) Deep-draft, round-hulled ships C) Lateen sails D) Gunpowder adapted to gunnery
C) Lateen sails
19) Which of the folowing was NOT a crop imported into Europe as a result of the "Columbian Exchange"? A) Corn B) Tobacco C) Millet D) Potatoes
C) Millet
21) Which of the following areas of trade was NOT dominated by the West after the establishment of a global trading network in the 17th century? A) The Atlantic B) The Pacific C) The Indian Ocean D) The Mediterranean
C) The Indian Ocean
42) Which of the following represents an impact on western Europe from the development of colonies? A) Colonial development resulted in a greater sense of cooperation among European nations. B) The development of colonies hastened the growth of centralized governments and destroyed the growth of the merchant class in Western Europe. C) The use of colonials produced sugar and widely in Europe. D) The decline of the Catholic Church and its power resulted from many European moving to the colonies.
C) The use of colonials produced sugar and widely in Europe.
13) What was the purpose of the early English voyages to North America? A) To establish colonies B) To create a fortified port and trading region C) To discover an Artic route to China D) To drive the Spanish from the Americas
C) To discover an Artic route to China
36) Which of the following regions was NOT part of the Spanish colonial empire? A) Hispaniola B) Panama C) Jamiaca D) Brazil
D) Brazil
9) What region in the Americas was claimed by Portugal? A) Mexico B) Peru C) Panama D) Brazil
D) Brazil
30) Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between Asian civilizations and the world commercial network of the 16th and 17th centuries is NOT accurate? A) Asian civilzations had ample political strength and economic sophistication to avoid dependent status. B) East Asia constituted the civilization that remained most fully and consciously external to the world economy. C) China depended on extensive government regulation to keep European activities in check. D) China was able, thanks to the existence of its coastal navy, prevent the establishment of European ports.
D) China was able, thanks to the existence of its coastal navy, prevent the establishment of European ports.
11) What Italian captain sailing for the monarchs of Spain reached the Americas in 1492? A) Ferdinand Magellan B) Amerigo Vespucci C) Dante Alighieri D) Christopher Columbus
D) Christopher Columbus
44) Why did the southern colonies of the Atlantic seaboard become important before those farther north? A) Gold was discovered within the southern colonies of the Atlantic seaboard. B) The harsh climate of the northern colonies left of those regions virtually unsettled. C) Only the southern colonies were able to eliminate the native Indian population. D) Cultivation of cash crops produced by coercive labor emerged there.
D) Cultivation of cash crops produced by coercive labor emerged there
23) Despite Japan's official policy of isolation, the Dutch were able to gain special access to the port of A) Osaka B) Kyoto C) Nissei D) Nagasaki
D) Nagasaki
18) What is the most accepted figure for the percentage of the population of American Indians who died following the European colonization? A) Over 15 percent B) Over 25 percent C) Over 33 percent D) Over 50 percent
D) Over 50 percent
37) The British were able to oust the French from Canada following the A) Taipei rebellion B) Sepoy rebeliion C) Battle of Manzikert D) Seven Years War
D) Seven Years War
24) Which of the following statements best accounts for the Spanish failure to hold a position of dominance in world trade? A) The Spanish withdrew voluntarily from the race for world trade dominance and established a policy of international isolation. B) The Catholic church that dominated Spanish society argued against the establishment of a commercial mentality in Spain. C) Spain's interests were increasingly directed toward the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. D) Spain's internal economy and banking system were not sufficient to accommodate the bullion from the new world and lacked significant manufacturing capability.
D) Spain's internal economy and banking system were not sufficient to accommodate the bullion from the new world and lacked significant manufacturing capability.
27) Which of the following regions was dependent on the core zone of the global trade network? A) Holland B) France C) Engalnd D) Sub-Saharan Africa
D) Sub-Saharan Africa
