Question 1

Which of the following helped to destabilize the Ottoman Empire during the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mughal invaders took over large amounts of Ottoman territory in the eastern part of the empire. 
B)  The Ottomans lacked the initiative to make needed administrative reforms. 
C)  The Ottoman population was declining due to diseases from the Americas,leaving it too weak to resist foreign encroachment. 
D)  Military campaigns and a growing population strained the empire's resources. 
A)  Mughal invaders took over large amounts of Ottoman territory in the eastern part of the empire. 
B)  The Ottomans lacked the initiative to make needed administrative reforms. 
C)  The Ottoman population was declining due to diseases from the Americas,leaving it too weak to resist foreign encroachment. 
D)  Military campaigns and a growing population strained the empire's resources. D

Question 2

Which of the following strategies contributed to the early success of the Qing dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lightened taxes on the peasants and increased taxes on the gentry. 
B)  They presented themselves as upholders of familial values and traditional Chinese culture. 
C)  They promoted intermarriage between Manchus and the Han. 
D)  They retracted the Ming canton system. 
A)  They lightened taxes on the peasants and increased taxes on the gentry. 
B)  They presented themselves as upholders of familial values and traditional Chinese culture. 
C)  They promoted intermarriage between Manchus and the Han. 
D)  They retracted the Ming canton system. B

Question 3

The demographic impact of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was as devastating as the impact of Afro-Eurasian diseases on Amerindians in the sixteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following factors made the Safavid Empire the most unstable of the large Muslim states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weak rulers and internal divisions 
B)  Loss of trade revenue and land to the Mughals 
C)  Invasion by the Portuguese and Dutch 
D)  The influence of Europeans and Indians at the Safavid court 
A)  Weak rulers and internal divisions 
B)  Loss of trade revenue and land to the Mughals 
C)  Invasion by the Portuguese and Dutch 
D)  The influence of Europeans and Indians at the Safavid court

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the initial relationship that developed between French North American colonists and Amerindians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French allied with the English against Amerindians. 
B)  Wars with the French displaced native peoples from their homelands. 
C)  The French relied on native peoples' knowledge of trapping and adapted to Amerindian ways. 
D)  The French brought new agricultural techniques,which improved the diet of native peoples. 
A)  The French allied with the English against Amerindians. 
B)  Wars with the French displaced native peoples from their homelands. 
C)  The French relied on native peoples' knowledge of trapping and adapted to Amerindian ways. 
D)  The French brought new agricultural techniques,which improved the diet of native peoples.

Question 6

Where and when did the coffeehouse first emerge?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the commercial district of London in the seventeenth century. 
B)  In Islamic lands in the fifteenth century. 
C)  In the imperial Chinese court in the twelfth century. 
D)  In Northeastern Brazil in the eighteenth century. 
A)  In the commercial district of London in the seventeenth century. 
B)  In Islamic lands in the fifteenth century. 
C)  In the imperial Chinese court in the twelfth century. 
D)  In Northeastern Brazil in the eighteenth century.

Question 7

Which of the following was a consequence of the political and economic disorder in the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Mamluks in Egypt asserted political and commercial autonomy. 
B)  The influence of merchants in Ottoman politics increased. 
C)  The Koprulu reforms failed to reenergize the Ottoman government. 
D)  The Ottoman sultans turned to the Safavids for military support. 
A)  The Mamluks in Egypt asserted political and commercial autonomy. 
B)  The influence of merchants in Ottoman politics increased. 
C)  The Koprulu reforms failed to reenergize the Ottoman government. 
D)  The Ottoman sultans turned to the Safavids for military support.

Question 8

In general,English colonists had a much more antagonistic relationship with Indians in North America than did French colonists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Mughal dynasty made a successful effort to develop a naval presence in the Indian Ocean to forestall the growing European influence in the region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The English colonial model in the New World differed from that of other European states in that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  depended on enslaving native peoples to mine silver. 
B)  depended on peaceful relationships and trade with native peoples. 
C)  resulted from a desire to spread Christianity to as many parts of the world as possible. 
D)  dispossessed native peoples from their lands in order to accommodate a growing English settler population. 
A)  depended on enslaving native peoples to mine silver. 
B)  depended on peaceful relationships and trade with native peoples. 
C)  resulted from a desire to spread Christianity to as many parts of the world as possible. 
D)  dispossessed native peoples from their lands in order to accommodate a growing English settler population.

Question 11

Which of the following prevented English monarchs,such as Queen Elizabeth I,from establishing an absolutist regime?

Accepted Answer

A)  English monarchs were legally required to obtain the consent of Parliament in order to raise funds. 
B)  England was religiously unified,removing an issue that allowed monarchs to discredit their opponents. 
C)  England was composed of several independent duchies,which refused to allow the monarch to have absolute power. 
D)  English monarchs never wanted to centralize their authority. 
A)  English monarchs were legally required to obtain the consent of Parliament in order to raise funds. 
B)  England was religiously unified,removing an issue that allowed monarchs to discredit their opponents. 
C)  England was composed of several independent duchies,which refused to allow the monarch to have absolute power. 
D)  English monarchs never wanted to centralize their authority.

Question 12

In general,the slave trade helped shift wealth toward which African social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Village elders 
B)  Warrior elites 
C)  Religious leaders 
D)  Subsistence farmers 
A)  Village elders 
B)  Warrior elites 
C)  Religious leaders 
D)  Subsistence farmers

Question 13

Describe the establishment of the Qing dynasty in China and the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan and compare the ways each asserted its legitimacy and responded to the challenges of global economic integration.

Accepted Answer

The Qing dynasty was founded by Manchus

Question 14

For what reason did the Tokugawa shoguns expel all foreign traders except for the Dutch?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Japanese did not have the capacity to collect taxes from dispersed trading companies. 
B)  The Japanese feared that British technology would destabilize Japan. 
C)  The Dutch did not proselytize. 
D)  The Dutch would not undercut the Japanese economy by importing silver. 
A)  The Japanese did not have the capacity to collect taxes from dispersed trading companies. 
B)  The Japanese feared that British technology would destabilize Japan. 
C)  The Dutch did not proselytize. 
D)  The Dutch would not undercut the Japanese economy by importing silver.

Question 15

Compare the impact of global economic integration on the Ottoman Empire with its impact on the Mughal Empire.How did each dynasty respond to external economic inputs,and how important were they for the evolution of each empire?

Accepted Answer

The Ottoman Empire tried to ignore the g

Question 16

Which of the following was a consequence of the increasing wealth of European states?

Accepted Answer

A)  A growing division arose between monarchs and merchants. 
B)  An expanding diet led to a decrease in European tooth decay. 
C)  European states grew rich enough to wage almost unceasing wars against one another. 
D)  A belief that European states should open up their colonial markets to trade with their European rivals 
A)  A growing division arose between monarchs and merchants. 
B)  An expanding diet led to a decrease in European tooth decay. 
C)  European states grew rich enough to wage almost unceasing wars against one another. 
D)  A belief that European states should open up their colonial markets to trade with their European rivals

Question 17

Analyze the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on African societies between 1600 and 1750.In the aggregate,which social groups benefited,and which did not? How did participation in the slave trade contribute to the formation of states,and what were its pitfalls?

Accepted Answer

While the impact of the Atlantic slave t

Question 18

Compare the evolution of the English state and its policies with the evolution of the Russian state and its policies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

At the end of the sixteenth century,the

Question 19

What was an effect of early Ottoman rulers' decision to avoid trade with the outside world?

Accepted Answer

A)  The decision promoted increased investment in local Ottoman industries such as silk production. 
B)  The decision led to Ottoman rulers becoming dependent on loans of silver from wealthy merchants. 
C)  The decision led to economic expansion and increased Ottoman tax revenue. 
D)  The decision caused European buyers to look elsewhere to buy wheat,copper,and wool. 
A)  The decision promoted increased investment in local Ottoman industries such as silk production. 
B)  The decision led to Ottoman rulers becoming dependent on loans of silver from wealthy merchants. 
C)  The decision led to economic expansion and increased Ottoman tax revenue. 
D)  The decision caused European buyers to look elsewhere to buy wheat,copper,and wool.

Question 20

How did Dutch merchants contribute to the development of European commerce?

Accepted Answer

A)  They established a stock exchange,a banking system,and a system for insuring cargoes. 
B)  They raised the price of shipping in order to help Europeans make a profit in the Atlantic trade. 
C)  They encouraged the monetization of European economies by importing large quantities of silver and gold. 
D)  They invented mercantilism. 
A)  They established a stock exchange,a banking system,and a system for insuring cargoes. 
B)  They raised the price of shipping in order to help Europeans make a profit in the Atlantic trade. 
C)  They encouraged the monetization of European economies by importing large quantities of silver and gold. 
D)  They invented mercantilism.

Exam 13: Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Which of the following helped to destabilize the Ottoman Empire during the seventeenth century?

Which of the following strategies contributed to the early success of the Qing dynasty?

The demographic impact of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was as devastating as the impact of Afro-Eurasian diseases on Amerindians in the sixteenth century.

Which of the following factors made the Safavid Empire the most unstable of the large Muslim states?

Which of the following best describes the initial relationship that developed between French North American colonists and Amerindians?

Where and when did the coffeehouse first emerge?

Which of the following was a consequence of the political and economic disorder in the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century?

In general,English colonists had a much more antagonistic relationship with Indians in North America than did French colonists.

The Mughal dynasty made a successful effort to develop a naval presence in the Indian Ocean to forestall the growing European influence in the region.

The English colonial model in the New World differed from that of other European states in that it:

Which of the following prevented English monarchs,such as Queen Elizabeth I,from establishing an absolutist regime?

In general,the slave trade helped shift wealth toward which African social group?

Describe the establishment of the Qing dynasty in China and the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan and compare the ways each asserted its legitimacy and responded to the challenges of global economic integration.

For what reason did the Tokugawa shoguns expel all foreign traders except for the Dutch?

Compare the impact of global economic integration on the Ottoman Empire with its impact on the Mughal Empire.How did each dynasty respond to external economic inputs,and how important were they for the evolution of each empire?

Which of the following was a consequence of the increasing wealth of European states?

Analyze the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on African societies between 1600 and 1750.In the aggregate,which social groups benefited,and which did not? How did participation in the slave trade contribute to the formation of states,and what were its pitfalls?

Compare the evolution of the English state and its policies with the evolution of the Russian state and its policies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

What was an effect of early Ottoman rulers' decision to avoid trade with the outside world?

How did Dutch merchants contribute to the development of European commerce?

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