Question 1

How did the Tokugawa shoguns treat Europeans in Japan in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They welcomed Europeans for their technological expertise and scientific knowledge. 
B)  They protected Christian missionaries and sponsored Christian churches. 
C)  They expelled all Europeans except the Dutch,who were allowed to trade at a single site. 
D)  They established regular diplomatic relations with European states. 
A)  They welcomed Europeans for their technological expertise and scientific knowledge. 
B)  They protected Christian missionaries and sponsored Christian churches. 
C)  They expelled all Europeans except the Dutch,who were allowed to trade at a single site. 
D)  They established regular diplomatic relations with European states. C

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of the effect of the Atlantic slave trade on African societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequent slave revolts created an environment of fear and insecurity. 
B)  Some European slave catchers assimilated into African society. 
C)  Judicial proceedings were manipulated to generate victims for the slave trade. 
D)  The use of male slaves in urban elite households became commonplace. 
A)  Frequent slave revolts created an environment of fear and insecurity. 
B)  Some European slave catchers assimilated into African society. 
C)  Judicial proceedings were manipulated to generate victims for the slave trade. 
D)  The use of male slaves in urban elite households became commonplace. C

Question 3

Which describes the role that Europeans played in the economy of the early modern era?

Accepted Answer

A)  They controlled the markets of the East to work to their advantage. 
B)  They were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia. 
C)  They established and enforced a new international system of trade. 
D)  They dominated the global trade in textiles,tea,and porcelain. 
A)  They controlled the markets of the East to work to their advantage. 
B)  They were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia. 
C)  They established and enforced a new international system of trade. 
D)  They dominated the global trade in textiles,tea,and porcelain. B

Question 4

The number of slaves shipped from Africa to the Americas peaked in the

Accepted Answer

A)  1500s. 
B)  1600s. 
C)  1700s. 
D)  1800s. 
A)  1500s. 
B)  1600s. 
C)  1700s. 
D)  1800s.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of the West African slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  European merchants secured all their slaves by seizing them in raids deep within the interior of Africa. 
B)  European merchants waited on board their ships or in fortified port cities to purchase slaves from African merchants and elites. 
C)  Europeans possessed immunities to the diseases of the region,giving them an advantage in controlling the trade. 
D)  African rulers universally opposed the slave trade on humanitarian grounds and worked together to suppress it. 
A)  European merchants secured all their slaves by seizing them in raids deep within the interior of Africa. 
B)  European merchants waited on board their ships or in fortified port cities to purchase slaves from African merchants and elites. 
C)  Europeans possessed immunities to the diseases of the region,giving them an advantage in controlling the trade. 
D)  African rulers universally opposed the slave trade on humanitarian grounds and worked together to suppress it.

Question 6

How did the slave trade affect African states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Small-scale kinship-based societies merged to form powerful,centralized states. 
B)  States involved in the slave trade invested their profits in manufacturing industries. 
C)  The Kingdom of Kongo emerged as the most powerful state in West Africa. 
D)  Some African states depended on revenues from the slave trade. 
A)  Small-scale kinship-based societies merged to form powerful,centralized states. 
B)  States involved in the slave trade invested their profits in manufacturing industries. 
C)  The Kingdom of Kongo emerged as the most powerful state in West Africa. 
D)  Some African states depended on revenues from the slave trade.

Question 7

Which of the following distinguished the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas from past instances of slavery in world history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children of slaves were considered free. 
B)  Most slaves were women and children. 
C)  Most slaves were Slavic-speaking peoples. 
D)  Slave status was associated with race. 
A)  Children of slaves were considered free. 
B)  Most slaves were women and children. 
C)  Most slaves were Slavic-speaking peoples. 
D)  Slave status was associated with race.

Question 8

How did the decision by the Chinese state to require payment of taxes in silver in the 1570s affect the global economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  European states required payment of taxes in silver. 
B)  It set off a decade-long worldwide recession. 
C)  It limited the purchasing power of European states. 
D)  The value of silver around the world skyrocketed. 
A)  European states required payment of taxes in silver. 
B)  It set off a decade-long worldwide recession. 
C)  It limited the purchasing power of European states. 
D)  The value of silver around the world skyrocketed.

Question 9

Which of the following developments in the early modern period provided incentives for Europeans to go into the fur trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  The market in textiles 
B)  The spread of Islam 
C)  The Middle Passage 
D)  The Little Ice Age 
A)  The market in textiles 
B)  The spread of Islam 
C)  The Middle Passage 
D)  The Little Ice Age

Question 10

Which of the following describes a feature of the North American,but not the Russian,fur trade in the early modern period?

Accepted Answer

A)  The local population suffered from exposure to European epidemic diseases against which they had no immunity. 
B)  The local population became dependent on European trade goods. 
C)  Competition between European traders meant that furs were obtained largely through commercial negotiations with the local population. 
D)  Some animal species were hunted to near extinction. 
A)  The local population suffered from exposure to European epidemic diseases against which they had no immunity. 
B)  The local population became dependent on European trade goods. 
C)  Competition between European traders meant that furs were obtained largely through commercial negotiations with the local population. 
D)  Some animal species were hunted to near extinction.

Question 11

Which of the following describes a difference between how the British East India Company operated in Mughal India and how the Dutch East India Company operated in Indonesia in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British ruled directly over all of India,while the Dutch operated under the authority of local powerful elites. 
B)  The British negotiated treaties with local Indian rulers,while the Dutch established control through conquest and colonization. 
C)  The British had to send half their profits back to the government in London,while the Dutch kept all their profits. 
D)  The British assimilated into Indian society,while the Dutch encouraged the local population to become more Dutch. 
A)  The British ruled directly over all of India,while the Dutch operated under the authority of local powerful elites. 
B)  The British negotiated treaties with local Indian rulers,while the Dutch established control through conquest and colonization. 
C)  The British had to send half their profits back to the government in London,while the Dutch kept all their profits. 
D)  The British assimilated into Indian society,while the Dutch encouraged the local population to become more Dutch.

Question 12

The emergence of Japan as a major source of silver production in the sixteenth century contributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  wars with Spain for control of the silver trade. 
B)  a population explosion and ecological crisis. 
C)  the end of civil war and the unification of Japan. 
D)  Japan's rise as an empire by the seventeenth century. 
A)  wars with Spain for control of the silver trade. 
B)  a population explosion and ecological crisis. 
C)  the end of civil war and the unification of Japan. 
D)  Japan's rise as an empire by the seventeenth century.

Question 13

In what way was the Spanish colonization of the Philippines different from the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean basin?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish converted Filipinos to Christianity,while the Portuguese often blended into the local populations. 
B)  The Spanish only established coastal outposts,while the Portuguese conquered inland areas. 
C)  The Portuguese killed large numbers of natives,but the Spanish did not use violence to enforce their rule. 
D)  The Portuguese made little use of their naval superiority in establishing their strongholds,but the Spanish did. 
A)  The Spanish converted Filipinos to Christianity,while the Portuguese often blended into the local populations. 
B)  The Spanish only established coastal outposts,while the Portuguese conquered inland areas. 
C)  The Portuguese killed large numbers of natives,but the Spanish did not use violence to enforce their rule. 
D)  The Portuguese made little use of their naval superiority in establishing their strongholds,but the Spanish did.

Question 14

What commodity was called soft gold in early modern commerce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Furs 
B)  Spices 
C)  Silver 
D)  Textiles 
A)  Furs 
B)  Spices 
C)  Silver 
D)  Textiles

Question 15

Which of the following describes an effect of the silver trade on Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enabled Spanish rulers to pursue military and political ambitions in Europe and the Americas. 
B)  It created a market-based economy with state-supported agricultural and industrial enterprises. 
C)  It made the Spanish economy more regionally specialized and highly commercialized. 
D)  It prompted Spanish authorities to launch a conservation program to preserve the environment. 
A)  It enabled Spanish rulers to pursue military and political ambitions in Europe and the Americas. 
B)  It created a market-based economy with state-supported agricultural and industrial enterprises. 
C)  It made the Spanish economy more regionally specialized and highly commercialized. 
D)  It prompted Spanish authorities to launch a conservation program to preserve the environment.

Question 16

Which of the following describes a feature of commerce in the Indian Ocean basin when Vasco da Gama reached India in 1498?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merchants ships were heavily armed. 
B)  Japan regulated all trade in Asia. 
C)  The Chinese navy patrolled the sea lanes. 
D)  Small-scale merchants traded openly. 
A)  Merchants ships were heavily armed. 
B)  Japan regulated all trade in Asia. 
C)  The Chinese navy patrolled the sea lanes. 
D)  Small-scale merchants traded openly.

Question 17

Which of the following was an incentive for the Portuguese to find a direct sea route to Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  To circumvent the Muslim and Venetian monopolies on the trade in Eastern goods 
B)  To establish colonies for their growing population and create markets for their goods 
C)  To continue the Crusades in Asia and Pacific Oceania 
D)  To establish a base on the eastern end of the Silk Road 
A)  To circumvent the Muslim and Venetian monopolies on the trade in Eastern goods 
B)  To establish colonies for their growing population and create markets for their goods 
C)  To continue the Crusades in Asia and Pacific Oceania 
D)  To establish a base on the eastern end of the Silk Road

Question 18

Which of the following was established as a Spanish colony in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goa 
B)  Macao 
C)  Mombasa 
D)  The Philippines 
A)  Goa 
B)  Macao 
C)  Mombasa 
D)  The Philippines

Question 19

Which of the following was a consequence of the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Great Dying 
B)  The increase in the value of silver 
C)  The revival of the Silk Roads 
D)  The African diaspora 
A)  The Great Dying 
B)  The increase in the value of silver 
C)  The revival of the Silk Roads 
D)  The African diaspora

Question 20

The origins of the Atlantic slave trade were associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  expansion of Russia. 
B)  production of sugar. 
C)  Little Ice Age. 
D)  trade in silver. 
A)  expansion of Russia. 
B)  production of sugar. 
C)  Little Ice Age. 
D)  trade in silver.

Exam 15: C: Economic Transformations Commerce and Consequence 1450-1750

How did the Tokugawa shoguns treat Europeans in Japan in the seventeenth century?

Which of the following is an example of the effect of the Atlantic slave trade on African societies?

Which describes the role that Europeans played in the economy of the early modern era?

The number of slaves shipped from Africa to the Americas peaked in the

Which of the following statements is true of the West African slave trade?

How did the slave trade affect African states?

Which of the following distinguished the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas from past instances of slavery in world history?

How did the decision by the Chinese state to require payment of taxes in silver in the 1570s affect the global economy?

Which of the following developments in the early modern period provided incentives for Europeans to go into the fur trade?

Which of the following describes a feature of the North American,but not the Russian,fur trade in the early modern period?

Which of the following describes a difference between how the British East India Company operated in Mughal India and how the Dutch East India Company operated in Indonesia in the seventeenth century?

The emergence of Japan as a major source of silver production in the sixteenth century contributed to

In what way was the Spanish colonization of the Philippines different from the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean basin?

What commodity was called soft gold in early modern commerce?

Which of the following describes an effect of the silver trade on Spain?

Which of the following describes a feature of commerce in the Indian Ocean basin when Vasco da Gama reached India in 1498?

Which of the following was an incentive for the Portuguese to find a direct sea route to Asia?

Which of the following was established as a Spanish colony in the sixteenth century?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Atlantic slave trade?

The origins of the Atlantic slave trade were associated with the

A: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

B: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

C: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

D: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

E: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

F: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

G: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

A: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

B: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

C: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

D: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

E: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

F: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

A: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

B: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

C: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

D: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

E: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

F: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

G: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

A: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

B: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

C: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

D: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

E: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

F: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

G: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

A: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

B: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

C: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

D: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

E: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

F: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

G: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

A: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

B: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

C: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

D: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

E: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

F: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

G: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

Extension (3-6): First Things First: Beginnings in History, to 500 B.C.E.

A: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

B: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

C: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

D: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

E: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

A: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

B: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

C: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

D: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

E: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

A: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

B: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

C: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

D: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

E: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

A: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

B: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300