Question 1

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 2

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 3

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Atlantic trade on Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional holders of power, such as village elders and women, became even more powerful. 
B)  Power struggles between warrior elites decreased as they united to fight the Europeans. 
C)  On top of the population lost to the slave trade, diseases from the Americas decimated the African people. 
D)  American food crops produced more calories per acre than traditional African staples, which partially offset the population loss of the slave trade. 
A)  Traditional holders of power, such as village elders and women, became even more powerful. 
B)  Power struggles between warrior elites decreased as they united to fight the Europeans. 
C)  On top of the population lost to the slave trade, diseases from the Americas decimated the African people. 
D)  American food crops produced more calories per acre than traditional African staples, which partially offset the population loss of the slave trade.

Question 4

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 5

All of the following resulted from the Little Ice Age EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it became easier for Swedish armies to invade Denmark. 
B)  rice production increased in China. 
C)  there was increased famine in the Senegambia region. 
D)  increased peasant unrest put economic pressure on elites. 
A)  it became easier for Swedish armies to invade Denmark. 
B)  rice production increased in China. 
C)  there was increased famine in the Senegambia region. 
D)  increased peasant unrest put economic pressure on elites.

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following describes events in the Kongo kingdom in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Portuguese decisively defeated Queen Nzinga, opening the country to Portuguese control. 
B)  Kidnapping became so prevalent that cultivators worked their fields bearing weapons, leaving their children behind in guarded stockades. 
C)  Members of the Kongo royal family united to oppose the Europeans. 
D)  The Kongo kingdom conquered the Asante and traded captured prisoners as slaves. 
A)  The Portuguese decisively defeated Queen Nzinga, opening the country to Portuguese control. 
B)  Kidnapping became so prevalent that cultivators worked their fields bearing weapons, leaving their children behind in guarded stockades. 
C)  Members of the Kongo royal family united to oppose the Europeans. 
D)  The Kongo kingdom conquered the Asante and traded captured prisoners as slaves.

Question 8

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 9

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 were Protestants and 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 were Protestants and did not proselytize. 
D)  The Dutch would not undercut the Japanese economy by importing silver.

Question 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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)  People started to believe 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)  People started to believe that European states should open up their colonial markets to trade with their European rivals.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  village elders 
B)  warriors 
C)  religious leaders 
D)  subsistence farmers 
A)  village elders 
B)  warriors 
C)  religious leaders 
D)  subsistence farmers

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.

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Atlantic trade on Africa?

Which of the following led Russians to migrate to Siberia?

All of the following resulted from the Little Ice Age EXCEPT

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

Which of the following describes events in the Kongo kingdom in the seventeenth century?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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Exam 13: Worlds Entangled, 1600-1750

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.

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Atlantic trade on Africa?

Which of the following led Russians to migrate to Siberia?

All of the following resulted from the Little Ice Age EXCEPT

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

Which of the following describes events in the Kongo kingdom in the seventeenth century?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Becoming Human

Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads, Chariots, 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 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600

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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