unit 4

The actions of the Maroons that forced British colonial authorities to conclude a treaty with them are best explained as evidence of reactions against which of the following global trends in the period 1450-1750? The persistent spread of epidemic diseases The continuing impoverishment of indigenous populations resulting from agricultural transfers The increase in armed conflict resulting from state rivalries over control of trade routes The increasing expansion and centralization of state power

The increasing expansion and centralization of state power

On a global scale, which of the following most directly led to the expansion of the trade between Europe and Asia in the time period reflected in the chart? European merchants' role in exporting European manufactured goods to Asia The consistently high demand for European luxury goods among Chinese customers The shifting balance of trade as a result of the circulation of American silver The collapse of existing Indian Ocean trading networks

The shifting balance of trade as a result of the circulation of American silver

Christopher Columbus 1500-1575 1451-1506 1250-1321 1690-1742

1451-1506

Transatlantic Slave Trade 1500s-1800s 1700s-1900s 1200s-1900s 1600s-1700s

1500s-1800s

26. Metacom's War 1820-1825 1675-1678 1355-1358 1920-1923

1675-1678

Pueblo Revolts 1753-1754 1860-1865 1320-1340 1680-1692

1680-1692

A. The new connections between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres resulted in the exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange. B. Colonization contributed to the formation of new political and economic elites. C. The development and adaptation of technology and tools made widespread oceanic travel possible. 19. Sugarcane

A

A. The new connections between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres resulted in the exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange. B. Colonization contributed to the formation of new political and economic elites. C. The development and adaptation of technology and tools made widespread oceanic travel possible. smallpox

A

Which of the following processes best supports the historical argument above? African slaves in the Americas integrating African beliefs into their practice of Christianity Japanese elites of the Tokugawa period encouraging the spread of Buddhism to promote cultural cohesion Chinese migrant laborers in the United States converting to Christianity in order to better fit into the dominant culture The indigenous rulers of Islamic states in Southeast Asia adapting aspects of Islam to local cultural and religious traditions

African slaves in the Americas integrating African beliefs into their practice of Christianity

8. Muslim maritime activities in the Indian Ocean would be most disrupted by which of the following sixteenth-century developments? The voyages of Chinese treasure fleets led by Zheng He The arrival of Portuguese and other Europeans The spread of epidemic diseases The growth of the African slave trade

The arrival of Portuguese and other Europeans

1. Some world historians have argued that the growth of European influence in the period 1450—1750 was due in large part to non-European inventions. The history of which of the following technological developments best supports this contention? The compass Silk weaving Steam power The stirrup

The compass

Based on the chart and your knowledge of world history, which of the following most directly enabled the Dutch to establish and enforce a monopoly on the Southeast Asian clove trade in the seventeenth century? The nutritional benefits of the Columbian Exchange The development of powerful joint-stock commercial companies Dutch advances in mapmaking and navigational skills Advances in medicine that improved Europeans' ability to survive tropical diseases

The development of powerful joint-stock commercial companies

The object shown in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments between 1450 and 1750? The introduction of Chinese religious and cultural influences in Japan The fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and restoration of direct imperial rule The growth of Russian cultural influence in East Asia as a result of the Russian expansion into Siberia The influence of European merchants and missionaries along Asian maritime trade routes

The influence of European merchants and missionaries along Asian maritime trade routes

Which empire controlled most of South America and Central America? Spain Portugal Britain France

spain

A. The new connections between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres resulted in the exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange. B. Colonization contributed to the formation of new political and economic elites. C. The development and adaptation of technology and tools made widespread oceanic travel possible. casta system

B

A. The new connections between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres resulted in the exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange. B. Colonization contributed to the formation of new political and economic elites. C. The development and adaptation of technology and tools made widespread oceanic travel possible. creoles

B

A. The new connections between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres resulted in the exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange. B. Colonization contributed to the formation of new political and economic elites. C. The development and adaptation of technology and tools made widespread oceanic travel possible. lateen sails

C

The passage could best be used to explain which of the following developments in the Americas in the period 1500-1750 ? Enslaved peoples and their descendants were frequently recruited into the armies of colonial empires. Some of the descendants of enslaved peoples gradually came to own large sugar plantations. Some enslaved peoples won their freedom by taking legal action against plantation owners in colonial courts. Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom.

Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom.

The map above illustrates which of the following? The most frequent destinations for African emigrants of the twentieth century Predominant areas of origin and destinations of African slaves in the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries Proportional flows of African agricultural commodities during the nineteenth century Winds and water currents that affected trans-Atlantic and trans-Saharan trade

Predominant areas of origin and destinations of African slaves in the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries

The use of objects such as the one shown in the image best illustrates which of the following historical processes from 1450 to 1750 ? Some Asian states sought to limit foreign encroachment in their internal affairs. Political leaders in Asia commissioned works of art to legitimize their rule. Religious conversion by state rulers was often followed by the mass conversion of state populations. The territorial expansion of Asian land-based empires limited European influence in many parts of Asia.

Some Asian states sought to limit foreign encroachment in their internal affairs.

Which of the following was NOT a cultural effect of European empire expansion? The syncretism of new religions as African and traditional western religions combined The spread of Christianity into the Americas The deletion of some native cultures, specifically the Spanish destroying histories of natives Tension between European nations competing for control of trade routes

Tension between European nations competing for control of trade routes

Which of the following was the most important factor in the development of new long-distance maritime commercial patterns in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? The decline of the Mediterranean trade networks in the aftermath of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople The emergence of North America as a major grain exporting center The abandonment of mercantilist policies in favor of free trade by most European nations The European settlement and exploitation of natural resources in the Americas

The European settlement and exploitation of natural resources in the Americas

How did ethnic make up of Qing China lead to conflict for the new elites? The new Manchu elite experienced conflict with the Han Chinese majority due to cultural differences and the restrictive policies they resulted in The Han Chinese were the elites who fought against the power of the emperor and outside invasion The Mongol elite experienced religious and political conflict with the Chinese The majority of slaves in China rebelled against the Manchu elites

The new Manchu elite experienced conflict with the Han Chinese majority due to cultural differences and the restrictive policies they resulted in

How were Columbus's voyage to the Americas and Vasco da Gama's voyage to India similar? They were both killed by indigenous people while they were abroad They were both sponsored by the explorers' governments leading to an increase in maritime travel They both established an elaborate system of trading posts in the Americas They both relied on slave labor to work plantations and grow cash crops

They were both sponsored by the explorers' governments leading to an increase in maritime travel

Which of the following best explains a similarity between the earliest English and French voyages across the North Atlantic in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? They succeeded despite receiving little support from their respective state governments They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia. They were ended after encountering violent resistance from Portuguese and Spanish naval forces. They helped convince western European monarchies to abandon mercantilist policies in favor of free-trade policies.

They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia.

In which of the following regions between 1450 and 1750 was Christian missionary activity met with the LEAST amount of resistance by non-European states? The Americas The Middle East The Indian subcontinent Central Asia

americas

Which European empire controlled parts of India, parts of Canada, and modern day America's northeast coast? Spain Portugal Britain France

britain

Which European empire controlled colonies in Brazil, along the east and west coasts of Africa, and in the Indian Ocean region? Spain Portugal Britain France

portugal

2. During the period 1450 to 1750, which of the following commodities was most responsible for transforming the global economy? Salt Tea Opium Silver

silver

Article 4 of the treaty is best explained as evidence of how states in the period 1450-1750 sought to suppress resistance to their rule by co-opting local groups grant military titles as a way of encouraging the loyalty of their subjects provide financial incentives to minority populations to participate in local administration promote intermarriage between different ethnic populations in order to reduce conflict

suppress resistance to their rule by co-opting local groups