Question 1

In what way was the rule of the Mughals under Akbar different from that of contemporary European monarchs?

Accepted Answer

A)  European monarchs did not arrange political marriages with their rivals,while the Mughals did intermarry with Hindus. 
B)  The Mughals ruled over a Muslim state with few non-Muslim citizens,while European rulers ruled over states with many religious groups. 
C)  Akbar encouraged discussion between members of different religions,while Europeans fought for forty years to force religious conformity. 
D)  The Mughals relied on trade to generate wealth,while Europeans relied on agriculture. 
A)  European monarchs did not arrange political marriages with their rivals,while the Mughals did intermarry with Hindus. 
B)  The Mughals ruled over a Muslim state with few non-Muslim citizens,while European rulers ruled over states with many religious groups. 
C)  Akbar encouraged discussion between members of different religions,while Europeans fought for forty years to force religious conformity. 
D)  The Mughals relied on trade to generate wealth,while Europeans relied on agriculture.

Question 2

The Ottoman fleet was much smaller than the fleets of Ming China or Portugal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Compare the influence of Europeans on the Ming Empire during the sixteenth century with their influence on the Aztec Empire and explain the reasons for the differing impact.

Accepted Answer

Europeans had very little direct influen

Question 4

Which of the following is a difference between Martin Luther's and Jean Calvin's beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luther denied the authority of a corrupt church,but Calvin believed that a corrupt priest was still entitled to perform sacraments. 
B)  Luther's ideas sparked peasant revolts,but Calvin worked with the local rulers in Swiss cantons. 
C)  Calvin,unlike Luther,emphasized the doctrine of predestination. 
D)  Calvin,unlike Luther,did not believe that the Bible should be translated into vernacular languages. 
A)  Luther denied the authority of a corrupt church,but Calvin believed that a corrupt priest was still entitled to perform sacraments. 
B)  Luther's ideas sparked peasant revolts,but Calvin worked with the local rulers in Swiss cantons. 
C)  Calvin,unlike Luther,emphasized the doctrine of predestination. 
D)  Calvin,unlike Luther,did not believe that the Bible should be translated into vernacular languages.

Question 5

Which of the following factors led to China's economic expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improved agricultural techniques 
B)  The expansion of trade with Europeans 
C)  A vast internal trade network 
D)  The conquest of neighboring states 
A)  Improved agricultural techniques 
B)  The expansion of trade with Europeans 
C)  A vast internal trade network 
D)  The conquest of neighboring states

Question 6

Analyze the increasing interconnections between regions and hemispheres between 1000 and 1600.

Accepted Answer

During the years from 1000 to 1600,regio

Question 7

Which of the following best summarizes the goals of Spanish explorers such as Columbus?

Accepted Answer

A)  To find the Northwest Passage 
B)  To locate the kingdom of Prester John 
C)  To discover the New World 
D)  To Christianize the world and accumulate wealth 
A)  To find the Northwest Passage 
B)  To locate the kingdom of Prester John 
C)  To discover the New World 
D)  To Christianize the world and accumulate wealth

Question 8

What did the Spanish use as a model for obtaining Amerindian labor for colonial mines?

Accepted Answer

A)  The West African mode of sugar cane production 
B)  The Ottoman practice of devshirme 
C)  Aztec and Incan practices,such as the mita,that demanded labor from conquered villages 
D)  The Ming method of recruiting peasant labor for canal repairs 
A)  The West African mode of sugar cane production 
B)  The Ottoman practice of devshirme 
C)  Aztec and Incan practices,such as the mita,that demanded labor from conquered villages 
D)  The Ming method of recruiting peasant labor for canal repairs

Question 9

Newfound expertise with the compass and astrolabe allowed Portuguese navigators to:

Accepted Answer

A)  predict upcoming storms. 
B)  determine latitude. 
C)  determine absolute location in the open ocean. 
D)  determine the location of the North Star. 
A)  predict upcoming storms. 
B)  determine latitude. 
C)  determine absolute location in the open ocean. 
D)  determine the location of the North Star.

Question 10

In Ming China,where did women find the greatest opportunities to obtain wealth and influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  As performers in the new entertainment districts 
B)  As healers,consorts,and power brokers in the Forbidden City 
C)  As merchants in trading centers such as Macao 
D)  As authors of Confucian guides for proper behavior 
A)  As performers in the new entertainment districts 
B)  As healers,consorts,and power brokers in the Forbidden City 
C)  As merchants in trading centers such as Macao 
D)  As authors of Confucian guides for proper behavior

Question 11

Which of the following characterized the Portuguese presence in sixteenth-century Macao?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Portuguese were the largest group of traders at Macao. 
B)  The Portuguese took over much of the silver trade between China and Korea. 
C)  The Portuguese used Macao as an entry into the lucrative import-export trade with China. 
D)  The Portuguese established a permanent colony in China. 
A)  The Portuguese were the largest group of traders at Macao. 
B)  The Portuguese took over much of the silver trade between China and Korea. 
C)  The Portuguese used Macao as an entry into the lucrative import-export trade with China. 
D)  The Portuguese established a permanent colony in China.

Question 12

What was Europe's main contribution to the Atlantic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor 
B)  Land 
C)  Raw materials 
D)  Military technology 
A)  Labor 
B)  Land 
C)  Raw materials 
D)  Military technology

Question 13

In what way did the Spanish capture of Manila in 1571 inaugurate the first worldwide trade circuit?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish now controlled all of the world's major entrepôt cities. 
B)  Manila gave the Spanish a base to trade silver from the Americas to China,and then Chinese goods to Europe. 
C)  The Spanish had become the first people to sail all the way around the world. 
D)  Control of Manila enhanced Spanish power at the expense of the Mughals and Chinese,increasing Spanish control of trade networks. 
A)  The Spanish now controlled all of the world's major entrepôt cities. 
B)  Manila gave the Spanish a base to trade silver from the Americas to China,and then Chinese goods to Europe. 
C)  The Spanish had become the first people to sail all the way around the world. 
D)  Control of Manila enhanced Spanish power at the expense of the Mughals and Chinese,increasing Spanish control of trade networks.

In what way was the rule of the Mughals under Akbar different from that of contemporary European monarchs?

The Ottoman fleet was much smaller than the fleets of Ming China or Portugal.

Compare the influence of Europeans on the Ming Empire during the sixteenth century with their influence on the Aztec Empire and explain the reasons for the differing impact.

Which of the following is a difference between Martin Luther's and Jean Calvin's beliefs?

Which of the following factors led to China's economic expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Analyze the increasing interconnections between regions and hemispheres between 1000 and 1600.

Which of the following best summarizes the goals of Spanish explorers such as Columbus?

What did the Spanish use as a model for obtaining Amerindian labor for colonial mines?

Newfound expertise with the compass and astrolabe allowed Portuguese navigators to:

In Ming China,where did women find the greatest opportunities to obtain wealth and influence?

Which of the following characterized the Portuguese presence in sixteenth-century Macao?

What was Europe's main contribution to the Atlantic system?

In what way did the Spanish capture of Manila in 1571 inaugurate the first worldwide trade circuit?

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Exam 12: Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

In what way was the rule of the Mughals under Akbar different from that of contemporary European monarchs?

The Ottoman fleet was much smaller than the fleets of Ming China or Portugal.

Compare the influence of Europeans on the Ming Empire during the sixteenth century with their influence on the Aztec Empire and explain the reasons for the differing impact.

Which of the following is a difference between Martin Luther's and Jean Calvin's beliefs?

Which of the following factors led to China's economic expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Analyze the increasing interconnections between regions and hemispheres between 1000 and 1600.

Which of the following best summarizes the goals of Spanish explorers such as Columbus?

What did the Spanish use as a model for obtaining Amerindian labor for colonial mines?

Newfound expertise with the compass and astrolabe allowed Portuguese navigators to:

In Ming China,where did women find the greatest opportunities to obtain wealth and influence?

Which of the following characterized the Portuguese presence in sixteenth-century Macao?

What was Europe's main contribution to the Atlantic system?

In what way did the Spanish capture of Manila in 1571 inaugurate the first worldwide trade circuit?

Becoming Human

Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads,territorial States,and Microsocieties 2000-1200 Bce

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

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Globalization 1970-2000

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