Question 1

How did relations between the Ottoman Empire and its merchants compare with those between European nation-states and their merchants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ottoman merchants attained considerable political power,whereas European merchants struggled to assert their interests. 
B)  Ottoman merchants were supported by liberal trade policies,whereas European merchants were constrained by mercantilist policies. 
C)  Ottoman merchants became a significant source of tax revenue for the state,whereas European merchants were often a drain on state resources. 
D)  Ottoman merchants regularly feuded with rulers,whereas European merchants tended to have a mutually beneficial relationship with rulers. 
A)  Ottoman merchants attained considerable political power,whereas European merchants struggled to assert their interests. 
B)  Ottoman merchants were supported by liberal trade policies,whereas European merchants were constrained by mercantilist policies. 
C)  Ottoman merchants became a significant source of tax revenue for the state,whereas European merchants were often a drain on state resources. 
D)  Ottoman merchants regularly feuded with rulers,whereas European merchants tended to have a mutually beneficial relationship with rulers.

Question 2

Which of the following led Russians to migrate to Siberia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many were fleeing serfdom and religious persecution. 
B)  Many wanted to improve their economic status by acquiring free land from the government. 
C)  Some believed they were taking part in a glorious crusade against polytheistic native Siberians. 
D)  Some wanted to work in the lucrative salt mines. 
A)  Many were fleeing serfdom and religious persecution. 
B)  Many wanted to improve their economic status by acquiring free land from the government. 
C)  Some believed they were taking part in a glorious crusade against polytheistic native Siberians. 
D)  Some wanted to work in the lucrative salt mines.

Question 3

What was the major reason that European states wanted to prevent their New World colonies from trading with other states?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were concerned that missionaries would convert their colonists to other religions. 
B)  They were concerned about intermarriage between people from different states and cultures. 
C)  They wanted to prevent the importation of slaves to colonies that had outlawed slavery. 
D)  They wanted to prevent the spread of wealth to states other than their own. 
A)  They were concerned that missionaries would convert their colonists to other religions. 
B)  They were concerned about intermarriage between people from different states and cultures. 
C)  They wanted to prevent the importation of slaves to colonies that had outlawed slavery. 
D)  They wanted to prevent the spread of wealth to states other than their own.

Question 4

What led European countries other than Spain and Portugal to turn to cultivation in order to extract wealth from their American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English had a strong tradition of agriculture and few commercial connections. 
B)  Little mineral wealth was found in the English,French,or Dutch colonies. 
C)  The Dutch did not have the right technology to transport heavy cargoes across the open ocean,so they turned to farming. 
D)  Other European countries saw the negative impact of mineral wealth on Spain and so rejected it as a source of income. 
A)  The English had a strong tradition of agriculture and few commercial connections. 
B)  Little mineral wealth was found in the English,French,or Dutch colonies. 
C)  The Dutch did not have the right technology to transport heavy cargoes across the open ocean,so they turned to farming. 
D)  Other European countries saw the negative impact of mineral wealth on Spain and so rejected it as a source of income.

Question 5

Olaudah Equiano observed that the variety of slavery that he observed on his slave ship was much worse than the slavery experienced by African slaves in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following accurately describes labor on Caribbean sugar plantations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves often dropped dead from exhaustion,working up to sixteen-hour days. 
B)  Plantation managers,in order to have a healthy and productive workforce,provided their slaves with an adequate diet. 
C)  Indentured Europeans and convicts provided the bulk of plantation labor. 
D)  Family groups provided stability for Caribbean slave populations. 
A)  Slaves often dropped dead from exhaustion,working up to sixteen-hour days. 
B)  Plantation managers,in order to have a healthy and productive workforce,provided their slaves with an adequate diet. 
C)  Indentured Europeans and convicts provided the bulk of plantation labor. 
D)  Family groups provided stability for Caribbean slave populations.

Question 7

By 1789,which country held the richest sugar colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Portugal 
C)  England 
D)  Spain 
A)  France 
B)  Portugal 
C)  England 
D)  Spain

Question 8

Silver was the single most important commodity for the integration of global trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Since there was no demand for European products in Asia,what steps did the Dutch take to reduce the need to use precious metals to pay for Asian spices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch privateers captured Spanish treasure ships bound for Manila. 
B)  The Dutch used their merchant ships to increase their participation in inter-Asian trade. 
C)  The Dutch introduced the opium trade to Southeast Asia. 
D)  Dutch merchants used paper money and letters of credit to pay for spices. 
A)  Dutch privateers captured Spanish treasure ships bound for Manila. 
B)  The Dutch used their merchant ships to increase their participation in inter-Asian trade. 
C)  The Dutch introduced the opium trade to Southeast Asia. 
D)  Dutch merchants used paper money and letters of credit to pay for spices.

Question 10

Which of the following was a consequence of the fact that European buyers preferred male slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender imbalance in the Americas contributed to the continuation of the transatlantic slave trade. 
B)  Polyandry became common in the Americas,monogamy in Africa. 
C)  Slave owners could not engage in sexual relations with female slaves. 
D)  Slave-catchers for all African markets targeted men more than they did women. 
A)  Gender imbalance in the Americas contributed to the continuation of the transatlantic slave trade. 
B)  Polyandry became common in the Americas,monogamy in Africa. 
C)  Slave owners could not engage in sexual relations with female slaves. 
D)  Slave-catchers for all African markets targeted men more than they did women.

Question 11

Which of the following was a consequence of the Thirty Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestant states triumphed in Central and Eastern Europe,replacing the Austrian Habsburgs. 
B)  Central Europe's populations and economies did not recover for more than a century. 
C)  The German economy prospered,as it was a center for manufacturing new weapons such as cannons. 
D)  Russia emerged as a great European power in the power vacuum that followed the Treaty of Westphalia. 
A)  Protestant states triumphed in Central and Eastern Europe,replacing the Austrian Habsburgs. 
B)  Central Europe's populations and economies did not recover for more than a century. 
C)  The German economy prospered,as it was a center for manufacturing new weapons such as cannons. 
D)  Russia emerged as a great European power in the power vacuum that followed the Treaty of Westphalia.

Question 12

Why did European wars expand into global confrontations?

Accepted Answer

A)  European countries called on their allies in Africa and Asia to support them militarily. 
B)  European armies skirmished around the globe over religion. 
C)  The Portuguese attacked English and Dutch outposts in Asia and the Americas. 
D)  Conflicts over overseas colonies and trade routes replaced earlier regional religious and territorial struggles. 
A)  European countries called on their allies in Africa and Asia to support them militarily. 
B)  European armies skirmished around the globe over religion. 
C)  The Portuguese attacked English and Dutch outposts in Asia and the Americas. 
D)  Conflicts over overseas colonies and trade routes replaced earlier regional religious and territorial struggles.

Question 13

What was a consequence of Europeans' introduction of firearms into North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native peoples refused to use firearms,clinging to traditional weapons. 
B)  Amerindian groups used the weapons to unite against the European invaders. 
C)  Amerindian groups fought each other as they sought to increase their hunting and trapping ranges. 
D)  Native peoples traded guns for alcohol,which they then bartered for trade goods. 
A)  Native peoples refused to use firearms,clinging to traditional weapons. 
B)  Amerindian groups used the weapons to unite against the European invaders. 
C)  Amerindian groups fought each other as they sought to increase their hunting and trapping ranges. 
D)  Native peoples traded guns for alcohol,which they then bartered for trade goods.

Question 14

In what way was the principality of Moscow similar to both Japan and China in this period?

Accepted Answer

A)  All three controlled diverse populations through strong central government. 
B)  All three used territorial expansion and commercial networks to consolidate state power. 
C)  All three consolidated power through identification with one religion. 
D)  All three granted favorable trade status to the Dutch. 
A)  All three controlled diverse populations through strong central government. 
B)  All three used territorial expansion and commercial networks to consolidate state power. 
C)  All three consolidated power through identification with one religion. 
D)  All three granted favorable trade status to the Dutch.

Question 15

During the seventeenth century,rising levels of global commerce increased prosperity in the Ming and Mughal Empires but also led to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great pandemics 
B)  Widespread famine 
C)  A decline in centralized state control 
D)  The loss of political independence 
A)  Great pandemics 
B)  Widespread famine 
C)  A decline in centralized state control 
D)  The loss of political independence

Question 16

Why can historians claim that Mughal rulers were victims of their own success?

Accepted Answer

A)  The combination of prosperity and dependence on local elites for governance allowed the local elites to become more autonomous. 
B)  The policy of religious toleration encouraged fighting among representatives of different religions. 
C)  Mughal support for the orthodox ulama led to rebellions among heterodox Muslims and non-Muslims. 
D)  Peasant revolts against the cash economy undermined the empire's tax base. 
A)  The combination of prosperity and dependence on local elites for governance allowed the local elites to become more autonomous. 
B)  The policy of religious toleration encouraged fighting among representatives of different religions. 
C)  Mughal support for the orthodox ulama led to rebellions among heterodox Muslims and non-Muslims. 
D)  Peasant revolts against the cash economy undermined the empire's tax base.

Question 17

What was a global effect of the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  France and Spain both gained new territorial holdings in the Americas. 
B)  Russia completed its annexation of Siberia and controlled lands from the Baltic to the Pacific. 
C)  Great Britain emerged as the world's strongest colonial power,making it harder for indigenous people to pit European powers against one another. 
D)  Indigenous people who sided with the winners,the Dutch and the British,were able to gain favorable concessions including release of people held as forced laborers on plantations and in mines. 
A)  France and Spain both gained new territorial holdings in the Americas. 
B)  Russia completed its annexation of Siberia and controlled lands from the Baltic to the Pacific. 
C)  Great Britain emerged as the world's strongest colonial power,making it harder for indigenous people to pit European powers against one another. 
D)  Indigenous people who sided with the winners,the Dutch and the British,were able to gain favorable concessions including release of people held as forced laborers on plantations and in mines.

Question 18

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,what was the average life expectancy of an African slave brought to the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Six months 
B)  Three years 
C)  Ten years 
D)  Fifteen years 
A)  Six months 
B)  Three years 
C)  Ten years 
D)  Fifteen years

Question 19

Which of the following groups benefited most from the wealth generated by the Atlantic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  European sailors 
B)  African warriors 
C)  European elites 
D)  African elites 
A)  European sailors 
B)  African warriors 
C)  European elites 
D)  African elites

Question 20

The Thirty Years' War saw the emergence of centralized standing armies,a meritocratic professional officer corps,and the standardized use of gunpowder,cannons,and muskets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

How did relations between the Ottoman Empire and its merchants compare with those between European nation-states and their merchants?

Which of the following led Russians to migrate to Siberia?

What was the major reason that European states wanted to prevent their New World colonies from trading with other states?

What led European countries other than Spain and Portugal to turn to cultivation in order to extract wealth from their American colonies?

Olaudah Equiano observed that the variety of slavery that he observed on his slave ship was much worse than the slavery experienced by African slaves in Africa.

Which of the following accurately describes labor on Caribbean sugar plantations?

By 1789,which country held the richest sugar colony?

Silver was the single most important commodity for the integration of global trade.

Since there was no demand for European products in Asia,what steps did the Dutch take to reduce the need to use precious metals to pay for Asian spices?

Which of the following was a consequence of the fact that European buyers preferred male slaves?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Thirty Years' War?

Why did European wars expand into global confrontations?

What was a consequence of Europeans' introduction of firearms into North America?

In what way was the principality of Moscow similar to both Japan and China in this period?

During the seventeenth century,rising levels of global commerce increased prosperity in the Ming and Mughal Empires but also led to which of the following?

Why can historians claim that Mughal rulers were victims of their own success?

What was a global effect of the Seven Years' War?

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,what was the average life expectancy of an African slave brought to the Caribbean?

Which of the following groups benefited most from the wealth generated by the Atlantic system?

The Thirty Years' War saw the emergence of centralized standing armies,a meritocratic professional officer corps,and the standardized use of gunpowder,cannons,and muskets.

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First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

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Reordering the World 1750-1850

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An Unsettled World 1890-1914

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