Question 1

What actions did Ottoman officials take to assist the caravan trade transporting goods from China to the Ottoman heartland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officials oversaw the raising of camel herds to rent to merchants. 
B)  Officials sent soldiers to accompany caravans to protect them from bandits. 
C)  Officials forced nomadic desert peoples to adopt settled, agricultural lifestyles. 
D)  Officials established caravan stations for travelers' refreshment and protection. 
A)  Officials oversaw the raising of camel herds to rent to merchants. 
B)  Officials sent soldiers to accompany caravans to protect them from bandits. 
C)  Officials forced nomadic desert peoples to adopt settled, agricultural lifestyles. 
D)  Officials established caravan stations for travelers' refreshment and protection. D

Question 2

Which group dominated the Indian Ocean trade in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslims 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Spaniards 
D)  Jews 
A)  Muslims 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Spaniards 
D)  Jews A

Question 3

Which of the following best explains why the Portuguese dominated the Indian Ocean sea lanes in the early sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Portuguese developed the joint stock company, which allowed them to invest more freely. 
B)  The Portuguese used their superior navigational abilities to travel outside the sight of land. 
C)  The Portuguese mounted small cannons on their vessels to bombard ports and rival ships. 
D)  The Portuguese negotiated an exclusive trade relationship with the Ming for porcelain. 
A)  The Portuguese developed the joint stock company, which allowed them to invest more freely. 
B)  The Portuguese used their superior navigational abilities to travel outside the sight of land. 
C)  The Portuguese mounted small cannons on their vessels to bombard ports and rival ships. 
D)  The Portuguese negotiated an exclusive trade relationship with the Ming for porcelain. C

Question 4

The Protestant Reformation encouraged the growth of nationalism in Europe by encouraging people to:

Accepted Answer

A)  identify their religion with their local state and language. 
B)  be more tolerant of one another. 
C)  end the requirement that priests be celibate. 
D)  revive ancient pagan traditions in Christian observances. 
A)  identify their religion with their local state and language. 
B)  be more tolerant of one another. 
C)  end the requirement that priests be celibate. 
D)  revive ancient pagan traditions in Christian observances.

Question 5

Answer all parts of the question that follows.
(A) Identify ONE European influence on the Mughal Empire during the sixteenth century.
(B) Identify and explain ONE European influence on the Mexica (Aztec Empire).
(C) Identify and explain ONE reason for the differing impact of the Europeans on Mughal India and the Aztec Empire.

Accepted Answer

(A) Existing Mughal control of trade in

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

During the years from 1000 to 1600, regi

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Which of the following allowed the Spanish to defeat both the Aztec and Inca Empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both empires' armies were smaller and less experienced than the Spanish forces. 
B)  Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish. 
C)  Both empires lacked knowledge that the Spaniards had landed, giving the Spanish the element of surprise. 
D)  Both empires' religions prevented them from mustering forces to oppose the Spanish. 
A)  Both empires' armies were smaller and less experienced than the Spanish forces. 
B)  Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish. 
C)  Both empires lacked knowledge that the Spaniards had landed, giving the Spanish the element of surprise. 
D)  Both empires' religions prevented them from mustering forces to oppose the Spanish.

Question 9

What advantage was provided by the English East India Company's royal charter?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave the English more legitimacy than other European traders at the Mughal court. 
B)  It provided a subsidy from the English crown. 
C)  It gave exclusive rights to import East Indian goods into England. 
D)  It gave the right to leave coastal enclaves and trade in the Chinese interior. 
A)  It gave the English more legitimacy than other European traders at the Mughal court. 
B)  It provided a subsidy from the English crown. 
C)  It gave exclusive rights to import East Indian goods into England. 
D)  It gave the right to leave coastal enclaves and trade in the Chinese interior.

Question 10

What was a similarity between the Ming and the Mughal dynasties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were able to limit European traders to port cities. 
B)  Both prided themselves on restoring indigenous rule after a period of foreign conquest. 
C)  Both faced declining populations due to the arrival of diseases from the Americas. 
D)  Both ruled over homogeneous populations. 
A)  Both were able to limit European traders to port cities. 
B)  Both prided themselves on restoring indigenous rule after a period of foreign conquest. 
C)  Both faced declining populations due to the arrival of diseases from the Americas. 
D)  Both ruled over homogeneous populations.

Question 11

Questions are based on the following image.   Silver mining at Potosí in the Andes, circa 1590
-What country was one of the major receivers of silver from the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  France 
C)  Japan 
D)  Kongo 
A)  China 
B)  France 
C)  Japan 
D)  Kongo

Question 12

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 13

Questions refer to the image below.   Engraving by Italian explorer Savorgnan de Brazza shows women of the West African
Bateke tribe working in corn plantations.
-The image above reflects which of the following historical developments or events?

Accepted Answer

A)  American food crops dispersed during the Columbian Exchange 
B)  Slave labor in European colonies in Africa 
C)  Slave labor in the Americas following the Columbian Exchange 
D)  Matriarchal social structure in Africa 
A)  American food crops dispersed during the Columbian Exchange 
B)  Slave labor in European colonies in Africa 
C)  Slave labor in the Americas following the Columbian Exchange 
D)  Matriarchal social structure in Africa

Question 14

The period from 1450 to 1600 saw great changes in trading systems with the interconnection of the hemispheres by the Atlantic trading system.
Develop an argument that analyzes continuities in trading systems from 1450 to 1600.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

Accepted Answer

Good answers will:
@#LAT-DLM&Contain a thesis stat

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following attributes made the caravel useful in exploring African coasts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The caravel had four masts with square sails, allowing it to sail into the winds that roared up the African coast. 
B)  The caravel was a method of finding longitude, which allowed Portuguese mariners to locate themselves out of sight of land. 
C)  The caravel was a Muslim invention that allowed sailors to determine latitude by measuring the height of the sun above the horizon. 
D)  The caravel was more maneuverable in coastal estuaries because it had triangular sails that gave it the ability to tack. 
A)  The caravel had four masts with square sails, allowing it to sail into the winds that roared up the African coast. 
B)  The caravel was a method of finding longitude, which allowed Portuguese mariners to locate themselves out of sight of land. 
C)  The caravel was a Muslim invention that allowed sailors to determine latitude by measuring the height of the sun above the horizon. 
D)  The caravel was more maneuverable in coastal estuaries because it had triangular sails that gave it the ability to tack.

Question 17

The establishment of colonies in the Americas in the sixteenth century provided Europeans with which of the following advantages in global trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elaborate cotton and wool textiles manufactured in the Americas were highly prized in Asia. 
B)  Europeans could take advantage of the Aztecs' superior shipbuilding techniques. 
C)  American manufactures were eagerly received in Africa and Asia. 
D)  European products that were not esteemed in Afro-Eurasia could be sold in the Americas. 
A)  Elaborate cotton and wool textiles manufactured in the Americas were highly prized in Asia. 
B)  Europeans could take advantage of the Aztecs' superior shipbuilding techniques. 
C)  American manufactures were eagerly received in Africa and Asia. 
D)  European products that were not esteemed in Afro-Eurasia could be sold in the Americas.

Question 18

European voyages of exploration in the fifteenth century succeeded in creating a transoceanic trade network, bridging the Atlantic and sailing around Africa to the Indian Ocean.
Develop an argument that analyzes technological developments that made possible transoceanic travel and trade in the fifteenth century.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

Accepted Answer

Good answers will:
@#LAT-DLM&Contain a thesis stat

Question 19

Which of the following was the determinative factor in the Spaniards' conquest of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Aztecs thought that Cortez was a god and were afraid to fight him. 
B)  The Spanish overwhelmed the Aztecs by force of numbers. 
C)  Smallpox spread rapidly among the Aztec warriors and elites. 
D)  The Aztecs were hated by their neighbors, who joined forces with the Spanish. 
A)  The Aztecs thought that Cortez was a god and were afraid to fight him. 
B)  The Spanish overwhelmed the Aztecs by force of numbers. 
C)  Smallpox spread rapidly among the Aztec warriors and elites. 
D)  The Aztecs were hated by their neighbors, who joined forces with the Spanish.

Question 20

Use the table below to answer all parts of the question that follows.
European Conquest of the Americas and Amerindian Mortality   
(A) Describe ONE reason for the mortality rates in the Caribbean by 1600.
(B) Describe ONE reason for the mortality rates in North America by 1700.
(C) Identify and explain the primary cause of the population changes seen in the table above.

Accepted Answer

(A) The Caribbean islands were the first

What actions did Ottoman officials take to assist the caravan trade transporting goods from China to the Ottoman heartland?

Which group dominated the Indian Ocean trade in the fifteenth century?

Which of the following best explains why the Portuguese dominated the Indian Ocean sea lanes in the early sixteenth century?

The Protestant Reformation encouraged the growth of nationalism in Europe by encouraging people to:

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

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

Which of the following allowed the Spanish to defeat both the Aztec and Inca Empires?

What advantage was provided by the English East India Company's royal charter?

What was a similarity between the Ming and the Mughal dynasties?

Questions are based on the following image. Silver mining at Potosí in the Andes, circa 1590 -What country was one of the major receivers of silver from the Americas?

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

Questions refer to the image below. Engraving by Italian explorer Savorgnan de Brazza shows women of the West African Bateke tribe working in corn plantations. -The image above reflects which of the following historical developments or events?

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

Which of the following attributes made the caravel useful in exploring African coasts?

The establishment of colonies in the Americas in the sixteenth century provided Europeans with which of the following advantages in global trade?

Which of the following was the determinative factor in the Spaniards' conquest of the Aztecs?

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

Filters

Exam 5: Contact, Commerce, and Colonization 1450-1600

What actions did Ottoman officials take to assist the caravan trade transporting goods from China to the Ottoman heartland?

Which group dominated the Indian Ocean trade in the fifteenth century?

Which of the following best explains why the Portuguese dominated the Indian Ocean sea lanes in the early sixteenth century?

The Protestant Reformation encouraged the growth of nationalism in Europe by encouraging people to:

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

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

Which of the following allowed the Spanish to defeat both the Aztec and Inca Empires?

What advantage was provided by the English East India Company's royal charter?

What was a similarity between the Ming and the Mughal dynasties?

Questions are based on the following image. Silver mining at Potosí in the Andes, circa 1590 -What country was one of the major receivers of silver from the Americas?

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

Questions refer to the image below. Engraving by Italian explorer Savorgnan de Brazza shows women of the West African Bateke tribe working in corn plantations. -The image above reflects which of the following historical developments or events?

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

Which of the following attributes made the caravel useful in exploring African coasts?

The establishment of colonies in the Americas in the sixteenth century provided Europeans with which of the following advantages in global trade?

Which of the following was the determinative factor in the Spaniards' conquest of the Aztecs?

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

Filters