Question 1

The expansion of the world's precious metal supply inspired rulers in many places, including China and India, to:

Accepted Answer

A)  abandon domestic mining operations, which were seen as inefficient. 
B)  invest in new shipbuilding technologies capable of carrying heavier loads of silver and gold. 
C)  change economic development policies to encourage more agricultural production. 
D)  reform tax policies to increase the accumulation of precious metals in their treasuries. 
A)  abandon domestic mining operations, which were seen as inefficient. 
B)  invest in new shipbuilding technologies capable of carrying heavier loads of silver and gold. 
C)  change economic development policies to encourage more agricultural production. 
D)  reform tax policies to increase the accumulation of precious metals in their treasuries.

Question 2

The Edo regime in Japan adopted a policy of Sakoku, which led to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the invasion of China 
B)  the annexation of the Philippines 
C)  opening all Japanese ports to European merchants. 
D)  strict control of economic interactions with other nations. 
A)  the invasion of China 
B)  the annexation of the Philippines 
C)  opening all Japanese ports to European merchants. 
D)  strict control of economic interactions with other nations.

Question 3

How does American silver production re-shape the global economy?

Accepted Answer

American silver production has had a sig

The expansion of the world's precious metal supply inspired rulers in many places, including China and India, to:

The Edo regime in Japan adopted a policy of Sakoku, which led to:

How does American silver production re-shape the global economy?

The Many Worlds of the Fifteenth Century: 1405-1510

The New Global Interface: 1486-1639

The Paradoxes of Early Modern Empire: 1501-1661

Global War and Imperial Reform: 1655-1765

A New Order for the Ages: 1755-1839

The Engines of Industrialization: 1787-1868

Modernity Organized: 1840-1889

Globalization and Its Discontents: 1878-1910

Total War and Mass Society: 1905-1928

The Ongoing Crisis of Global Order: 1919-1948

Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and Decolonization: 1942-1975

The Many Worlds of the Twenty-First Century: 1972-2012

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Exam 4: Production and Consumption in the First Global Economy: 1571-1700

The expansion of the world's precious metal supply inspired rulers in many places, including China and India, to:

The Edo regime in Japan adopted a policy of Sakoku, which led to:

How does American silver production re-shape the global economy?

The Many Worlds of the Fifteenth Century: 1405-1510

The New Global Interface: 1486-1639

The Paradoxes of Early Modern Empire: 1501-1661

Global War and Imperial Reform: 1655-1765

A New Order for the Ages: 1755-1839

The Engines of Industrialization: 1787-1868

Modernity Organized: 1840-1889

Globalization and Its Discontents: 1878-1910

Total War and Mass Society: 1905-1928

The Ongoing Crisis of Global Order: 1919-1948

Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and Decolonization: 1942-1975

The Many Worlds of the Twenty-First Century: 1972-2012

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