whap unit 4
The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic oceans as the perfect location for the civilization of
Sugarcane
which of the following changes best justifies the claims that the late 1400's mark the beginning of a new period in world history
the incorporation of the new world into a broader global network of exchange
which of the following best explains the relative volume of trades to different destinations as shown on the map
the increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations
During the period 1450 to 1750, which of the following commodities was most responsible for transforming the global economy?
Silver
the maritime empires that increase extensive trade and sea travel are
spain, portugal, france, and great britain
Which of the following was NOT one of the main inspirations for European exploration
the desire to conquer China and India
henry hudson's exploration and settlement of the new amsterdam became important due to
the location and prosperity where a major river flowed to the ocean
What do the encomienda and mit'a systems used in Spanish colonies and the labor system used on Brazilian sugarcane plantations have in common?
Both were coerced labor systems designed to enrich European colonizers
The table best supports which of the following conclusions about Japanese trade in the seventeenth century
Japanese imports of foreign goods were funded primarily by the export of precious metals
Which of the following countries or religions led the world in the production of cotton cloth in 1700
India
All of the following have been African contributions to cultures in the Americas EXCEPT
African monetary systems
The Colombian exchange involved which of the following new connections between 1450-1750
African population to the Western Hemisphere ; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to Western Hemisphere
The Mughal empire and the Ottoman Empire before 1700 CE shared which of the following characteristics
Both empires were religiously and culturally diverse
In the period 1550-1750, most of the world's ten largest cities were located in
East asia
From 1500 to 1800, the largest contingent of migrants consisted of
Enslaved Africans
As European were expanding trade networks in japan, Christianity was tolerated at first. How did the change in the beginning of the 1600s
Japan persecuted Christians and limited foreign influences
This passage could best be used to explain which of the following developments in the americas between 1500-1700
Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom
Which explorer is known for circumnavigating the globe and finding a short route around, South America
Ferdinand Magellan
The Portuguese dominance of trade was dependent on their ability to
Force merchant ships to call at fortified trading sites and pay duties
World economic theory, 1500-1800 The world economic system that developed after 1500 featured unequal relationships between Western Europe and dependent economies in other regions. Strong governments and large armies fed European dominance of world trade. Dependent economies used slave or serf labor to produce cheap foods and minerals for Europe and they imported more expensive European items in turn. Dependent regions had weak governments which made European penetration and slave systems possible. Which of the following is an illustration of this world economy theory
Latin America exported sugar and silver and imported manufactured items
"Americans... who live within the Spanish system occupy a position in society as mere consumers. Yet even this status is surrounded with galling restrictions, such as being forbidden to grow European crops, or to store products that are royal monopolies, or to establish factories of a type the peninsula itself doesn't possess. To this, add the exclusive trading privileges, even in articles of prime necessity... in short, do you wish to know what our future held?— simply the cultivation of the fields of indigo, grain, coffee, sugarcane, cacao, and cotton, cattle raising on the board plains; hunting wild game in the jungles; digging in the earth to mine its gold"- Simon Bolivar "Jamaican Letter" 1815 Bolivar was describing the effects of which of the following economic policies?
Mercantilism
What factor played the greatest role in determining a person's social status in Spanish and Portuguese empires in the America by th 17th century?
Racial ancestry
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 European settlements and exploitation of natural resources in the Americas
This journey brought Africans across the Atlantic for the purpose of selling them as slaves
The Middle Passage
Which of the following accurately describes a significant difference between the Ottoman and Mughal Empires in the early 17th century
The Ottoman ruled over people who were predominantly Muslim, while the Mughal did not
The square areas in the center show plazas, temples, pyramids, places, to display sacrificial victims, and an area to house exotic animals sent my subject states. Historians estimate that the population of Tenochtitlan was at least 100,000. The creation of this particular image of the Aztec capital was part of which of the following processes occurring at the time
The absorption of the Aztec Empire into the Spanish colonial system
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
Which of the following is best concluded about slavery in British North America from the graph above and knowledge of the period?
The increase in the number of slaves reflected a probable increase in the demand for plantation laborers
The process described by McNeill in the passage is an example of which of the following trends in the period
The intensification of agricultural labor and productivity
Which of the following best exemplifies mercantilism as it was practiced in the Atlantic trading system by 1750?
The protection of European merchant companies by their respective governments
What was a major effect in Africa of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?
The ratio of males to females became unbalanced
The 8mages above best provide evidence of which of the following consequences of colonial expansion in the period 1450-1750
The transfer of wealth to new elites and the development of new gender rules
which of the following would best support the assertion that hierarchies based on racial classification emerged after 1500 CE to maintain the authority of new elite groups in the Americas
The use of terms such as mestizo, mulatto, and creole
Best explains a similarity between the earliest English and French voyages across the Atlantic in the fifteenth and sixteen centuries
They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia
In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian Ocean , Europeans during the period between the 16th and 18th centuries
Were met with limited success because of lack of human numbers and military power
In the three centuries after Columbus' voyages, most of the people who came to the Western Hemisphere originated in which of the following regions
Western Africa
which of the following would best support the conclusion that the columbian exchange involved more profound consequences than did earlier biological exchanges in the world
previous exchanges didn't include the world's 2 hemispheres
Which of the following best describes patriarchal gender systems
Women are inferiors and must be protected by men
Many forced and free migrants practiced the religious beliefs of their homelands as a way of adapting to unfamiliar experiences and environments in their destination societies. Which of the following processes best supports the historical arguments above?
african slaves in americas integrating African beliefs into their practice of Christianity
Before 1700, Spain governed its American colonies through a system of
appointed administrators
which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the 18th and 19th century
both had vast territories with people of various ethnicities and languages
which of the following characterized economic systems in Latin America and in Southeast Asia during the 16th century.
both incorporated forced labor
which of the following conclusions is supported by the graph above
demand for products produced by slaves was increasing
In the long term , the Colombian exchange
increased world population because of the spread of new food crops
Spain and Portugal signed the treaty of tordesillas (1494) primarily because they
needed to resolve their territorial disputes after the discovery of ocean routes to the Americas and the Indian Ocean
in the 15th century european innovations in cartography, navigation, and ship-building were based on knowledge developed in earlier civilization in the following regions EXCEPT
oceania
which of the following regions was least affected by the expansion of European trade networks in the period 1450 ce to 1750ce
oceania
which of the following was an important continuity from the ming and quing dinasty in the 17th century
the use of the examination system and other confucian bureaucratic practices
Why did disease decimate the indigenous populations of the western hemisphere?
the western hemisphere had developed in relative isolation from Europe, Asia, and Africa for thousands of years, so the people had no natural immunities to diseases from the eastern hemisphere
under Spanish rule of the Philippines, the native population
was pressured to convert to Roman Catholicism
which of the following was a major environmental effect on the european establishment of plantation agriculture in the americas during the 17th and 18th century
widespread deforestation and depletion of soil nutrients
