Contact,Commerce, & Colonization

What percent of the Amerindian population was killed by Afro-Eurasian diseases during the sixteenthcentury? 90 percent 70 percent 50 percent 30 percent

90 percent

Which of the following allowed the Spanish to defeat both the Aztec and Inca Empires? Both empires' armies were smaller and less experienced than the Spanish forces. Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish. Both empires lacked knowledge that the Spaniards had landed, giving the Spanish the element of surprise. Both empires' religions prevented them from mustering forces to oppose the Spanish.

Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish.

What was a similarity between the Ming and the Mughal dynasties? Both were able to limit European traders to port cities. Both prided themselves on restoring indigenous rule after a period of foreign conquest. Both faced declining populations due to the arrival of diseases from the Americas. Both ruled over homogeneous populations.

Both were able to limit European traders to port cities.

The Columbian Exchange led to which of the following? Afro-Eurasian farmers became less competitive compared to American farmers. Syphilis spread throughout the Western Hemisphere. Corn maize replaced some traditional crops in China and Africa. The Afro-Eurasian landscape came to look more like the Americas.

Corn maize replaced some traditional crops in China and Africa.

By the end of the seventeenth century, what best characterized the role of Europeans in Asia? European colonists had seized several substantial Asian territories. The Dutch had displaced the Portuguese and English as the sole European presence in Asia. Europeans in Asia were primarily missionaries, who lacked commercial interests. Europeans held a few coastal enclaves and had not significantly transformed Asian trade.

Europeans held a few coastal enclaves and had not significantly transformed Asian trade.

What led Portuguese traders to explore the coast of Africa in the mid-sixteenth century? Gold's value rose dramatically during and after the Black Death, and the Portuguese believed that Africa was a source of precious metals. The Spanish had taken control of the gold coming from the Americas, so the Portuguese had to look elsewhere. The Portuguese were denied access to the Mediterranean trade in gold by their rivals, the Dutch. The Holy Roman Empire refused to allow the Portuguese merchants a share of trade in gold mined in the Carpathian Mountains.

Gold's value rose dramatically during and after the Black Death, and the Portuguese believed that Africa was a source of precious metals.

Which of the following accurately describes Columbus's first impression of the Taino people? He believed that they were childlike primitives. He believed that they would not be able to understand Christian doctrine. He believed that they could become trade partners with the Spanish. He believed that they were ferocious warriors.

He believed that they were childlike primitives.

What was Egypt's main significance within the Ottoman Empire? It served as the largest source of recruits for the Ottoman military. It provided a geopolitical boundary to prevent the Iberian powers from further expansion. It served as the Ottoman's breadbasket. It was the Empire's principal center for literary and cultural innovation.

It served as the Ottoman's breadbasket.

Which of the following sparked Martin Luther's challenge to the Catholic Church? Luther believed that true knowledge of God came through meditation. Luther wanted German cathedrals to rival those of Rome in their grandeur. Luther was disgusted with corrupt church practices such as the selling of indulgences. Luther was shocked by what he experienced as an itinerant monk.

Luther was disgusted with corrupt church practices such as the selling of indulgences.

Which areas of the Americas produced the bulk of the silver that fueled global commerce in thesixteenth century? Brazil and the Andes Mesoamerica and the Andes Mesoamerica and Brazil the Andes and the Caribbean

Mesoamerica and the Andes

Why was it necessary to continue to import large numbers of African slaves to replenish labor onsugar plantations? Slaves worked in large groups comprising more than 200 individuals per plantation. Most of the slaves were women, and lost time from their labors raising children. Most slaves came in family groups, and could not be separated to work on newly created plantations. Most of the slaves were men, who suffered high mortality rates due to overwork and poor conditions.

Most of the slaves were men, who suffered high mortality rates due to overwork and poor conditions.

What actions did Ottoman officials take to assist the caravan trade transporting goods from China tothe Ottoman heartland? Officials oversaw the raising of camel herds to rent to merchants. Officials sent soldiers to accompany caravans to protect them from bandits. Officials forced nomadic desert peoples to adopt settled, agricultural lifestyles. Officials established caravans camps for travelers' refreshment and protection.

Officials established caravans camps for travelers' refreshment and protection.

How did the encomienda system work in the Caribbean? Spanish settlers were granted a quota of African slaves to perform plantation labor. Each Spanish settler was granted an equal portion of land to farm. Select Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract a quantity of Indian labor. Spanish missionaries were granted a certain number of Indians that they were required to convert.

Select Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract a quantity of Indian labor.

In the early sixteenth century, which of the following contributed to the Aztecs' constant warfare? The Aztecs' neighbors were unwilling to trade with them, requiring warfare to secure highly desired luxury items such as rare quetzal feathers. The Aztecs believed that the gods required human hearts and blood, leading to the sacrifice of thousands of war captives. The Aztecs and their neighbors were engaged in a bitter struggle to obtain control of the Yucatan Peninsula. The Aztecs' neighbors attempted to choke off their access to the sea, denying the Aztecs sources of fish protein and coastal trade.

The Aztecs believed that the gods required human hearts and blood, leading to the sacrifice of thousands of war captives.

During the sixteenth century, what impact did the European presence in the Indian Ocean and SouthChina Sea have on Asian dynasties? The European presence undermined Asian rulers' control of territory and people. The European presence encouraged the militarization of empires and more warfare. The European presence was so minimal that it made no impact. The European presence enhanced Asian rulers' wealth and might.

The European presence enhanced Asian rulers' wealth and might.

During the sixteenth century, to what use did Mughals put their increased global and local commerce? They tried to force the Dutch and English out of the Indian Ocean trade. They formed closer tributary ties with Ming China. They sponsored their own voyages of exploration. They used the resources to glorify their court's architecture and art.

They used the resources to glorify their court's architecture and art.

From where did the Europeans get the model of sugar cane production used in their Americancolonies? South Asia West Africa East Asia South Africa

West Africa

In Ming China, where did women find the greatest opportunities to obtain wealth and influence? as performers in the new entertainment districts healers, consorts, and power brokers as merchants in trading centers such as Macao as authors of Confucian guides for proper behavior

as performers in the new entertainment districts

What was Europe's main contribution to the Atlantic system? labor land raw materials military technology

military technology

Which of the following beliefs was shared by Luther and Calvin? the belief that ordinary people needed priests to act as intermediaries between themselves and God the belief that humans could gain admittance to heaven through their pious actions the belief that the source of religious knowledge lay in the Scriptures the belief that clergymen need to be celibate

the belief that the source of religious knowledge lay in the Scriptures