Question 1

What was the Western response to the problems of international trade that they experienced in 1400?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western nations halted trade with Asia and the East and became more dependent on European-produced commodities. 
B)  Many nations sought to establish alliances with the Ottoman Empire in order to restore the trade routes. 
C)  Overland trade routes through northern Russia were established to the East. 
D)  Western nations began explorations of alternative routes to Asia that would bypass the Middle East and Muslim realms. 
A)  Western nations halted trade with Asia and the East and became more dependent on European-produced commodities. 
B)  Many nations sought to establish alliances with the Ottoman Empire in order to restore the trade routes. 
C)  Overland trade routes through northern Russia were established to the East. 
D)  Western nations began explorations of alternative routes to Asia that would bypass the Middle East and Muslim realms. D

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the economic crises of the 14th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Withdrawal from the global trading network 
B)  Bubonic plague 
C)  Lack of technological advance in agriculture 
D)  Recurrent famine 
A)  Withdrawal from the global trading network 
B)  Bubonic plague 
C)  Lack of technological advance in agriculture 
D)  Recurrent famine A

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning the cessation of state-sponsored trade by the Ming dynasty is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cessation of trade severely damaged the internal economy of China and produced the inevitable peasant revolutions that overthrew the Ming dynasty. 
B)  The end of international trade signaled a general decentralization of government in Ming China. 
C)  Because of the Chinese dependence on imports from abroad, the decision to end the state-sponsored expeditions was particularly critical in initiating cultural decline. 
D)  In Chinese terms, it was the brief trading flurry that was unusual, not its cessation. 
A)  The cessation of trade severely damaged the internal economy of China and produced the inevitable peasant revolutions that overthrew the Ming dynasty. 
B)  The end of international trade signaled a general decentralization of government in Ming China. 
C)  Because of the Chinese dependence on imports from abroad, the decision to end the state-sponsored expeditions was particularly critical in initiating cultural decline. 
D)  In Chinese terms, it was the brief trading flurry that was unusual, not its cessation. D

Question 4

What was the innovation launched by the Ming dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Receiving tribute payments from Korea 
B)  Extending their political control over Vietnam 
C)  Use of a centralized bureaucracy 
D)  Mounting huge, state-sponsored trading expeditions throughout Asia and beyond 
A)  Receiving tribute payments from Korea 
B)  Extending their political control over Vietnam 
C)  Use of a centralized bureaucracy 
D)  Mounting huge, state-sponsored trading expeditions throughout Asia and beyond

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT a result of the European contact with sub-Saharan Africa after 1500?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trade patterns in west Africa shifted from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic 
B)  Trade shifted in west Africa from Muslim to European hands 
C)  Seizure of slaves for European use affected many regions deeply 
D)  Regional kingdoms lost all influence in west Africa and were replaced by European governments 
A)  Trade patterns in west Africa shifted from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic 
B)  Trade shifted in west Africa from Muslim to European hands 
C)  Seizure of slaves for European use affected many regions deeply 
D)  Regional kingdoms lost all influence in west Africa and were replaced by European governments

Question 6

In comparison to medieval culture, Renaissance culture was

Accepted Answer

A)  more concerned with Aristotelian philosophy. 
B)  more concerned with things of this world. 
C)  disinterested in classical models. 
D)  based less on urban vitality and expanding commerce. 
A)  more concerned with Aristotelian philosophy. 
B)  more concerned with things of this world. 
C)  disinterested in classical models. 
D)  based less on urban vitality and expanding commerce.

Question 7

Describe early Western exploration and colonization patterns.

Accepted Answer

Need for new routes to avoid Ottoman dom

Question 8

In what sense were the civilizations outside the world network of cultural exchange (the Americas, Africa, and Polynesia) vulnerable to interaction with other civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Americas: empires (Aztec and Inca) disin

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rise of the Ottoman Empire restored the full international vigor that the Islamic caliphate had possessed. 
B)  Turkish rulers promoted trade more actively than did their Arab predecessors. 
C)  The expansionist power of the Ottoman Empire was very real, but the focus on conquest and administration overshadowed wider commercial ambitions. 
D)  The Ottoman Empire had no expansionist interests or capabilities. 
A)  The rise of the Ottoman Empire restored the full international vigor that the Islamic caliphate had possessed. 
B)  Turkish rulers promoted trade more actively than did their Arab predecessors. 
C)  The expansionist power of the Ottoman Empire was very real, but the focus on conquest and administration overshadowed wider commercial ambitions. 
D)  The Ottoman Empire had no expansionist interests or capabilities.

Question 10

What proportion of the European population died as a result of the 14th -century plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  one tenth 
B)  one fourth 
C)  one third 
D)  one half 
A)  one tenth 
B)  one fourth 
C)  one third 
D)  one half

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons that Italy emerged as the center of the early Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emergence of centralized states in Italy allowed for more extensive patronage of the arts. 
B)  Italy retained more contact with Roman traditions than did the rest of Europe. 
C)  Italy led the West by the 14th century in banking and trade. 
D)  Italy had closer contacts with foreign scholars, particularly those in late Byzantium. 
A)  The emergence of centralized states in Italy allowed for more extensive patronage of the arts. 
B)  Italy retained more contact with Roman traditions than did the rest of Europe. 
C)  Italy led the West by the 14th century in banking and trade. 
D)  Italy had closer contacts with foreign scholars, particularly those in late Byzantium.

Question 12

What Italian city-state was best placed to engage in the new, Western -oriented commercial ventures of the 15th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venice 
B)  Florence 
C)  Genoa 
D)  Pisa 
A)  Venice 
B)  Florence 
C)  Genoa 
D)  Pisa

Question 13

What Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chou 
B)  Ming 
C)  Han 
D)  Tang 
A)  Chou 
B)  Ming 
C)  Han 
D)  Tang

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT a reason used by the Ming dynasty to halt the trading expeditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The opposition of the scholar-gentry and bureaucracy 
B)  The technological inferiority of Chinese ships and navigation 
C)  The growing military expenses of the campaigns against the Mongols 
D)  The traditional preference of the Chinese for Asian products 
A)  The opposition of the scholar-gentry and bureaucracy 
B)  The technological inferiority of Chinese ships and navigation 
C)  The growing military expenses of the campaigns against the Mongols 
D)  The traditional preference of the Chinese for Asian products

Question 15

What admiral commanded China?s great overseas expeditions between 1405 and 1433?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zhenghe 
B)  Jung Tzi Lung 
C)  Xun Xi 
D)  Yan Xuanshang 
A)  Zhenghe 
B)  Jung Tzi Lung 
C)  Xun Xi 
D)  Yan Xuanshang

Question 16

Account for the decline of the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

Decline of intellectual vigor accompanie

Question 17

What were the sources of dynamism that fueled the Western advances relative to other civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Population expanded at more rapid rate t

Question 18

What was unique about the development of states in the Iberian peninsula?

Accepted Answer

A)  These governments were based on city-states rather than nation-states. 
B)  Based on Castile and Aragon, the Iberian states were unique in their adoption of Islam. 
C)  Spain and Portugal developed effective new governments with a special sense of religious mission and religious support. 
D)  The states of Spain and Portugal were able to develop without emphasis on the military. 
A)  These governments were based on city-states rather than nation-states. 
B)  Based on Castile and Aragon, the Iberian states were unique in their adoption of Islam. 
C)  Spain and Portugal developed effective new governments with a special sense of religious mission and religious support. 
D)  The states of Spain and Portugal were able to develop without emphasis on the military.

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a source of Western dynamism in the 14th and 15th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strengthening of feudal monarchy 
B)  The growth of cities and urban economies 
C)  Advances in metallurgy 
D)  Two centuries of peace among the major nations 
A)  The strengthening of feudal monarchy 
B)  The growth of cities and urban economies 
C)  Advances in metallurgy 
D)  Two centuries of peace among the major nations

Question 20

Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turkish rulers did not promote maritime trade as vigorously as had the Arabs. 
B)  Scientific and philosophical investigations reached the level of innovation that they had enjoyed under the Abbasids. 
C)  The Turks refused to patronize the traditional Persian artists and craftsmen who had dominated the later Abbasid court. 
D)  The Ottomans were more interested in cultural patronage than in military organization. 
A)  Turkish rulers did not promote maritime trade as vigorously as had the Arabs. 
B)  Scientific and philosophical investigations reached the level of innovation that they had enjoyed under the Abbasids. 
C)  The Turks refused to patronize the traditional Persian artists and craftsmen who had dominated the later Abbasid court. 
D)  The Ottomans were more interested in cultural patronage than in military organization.

Exam 20: The West and the Changing World Balance

What was the Western response to the problems of international trade that they experienced in 1400?

Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the economic crises of the 14th century?

Which of the following statements concerning the cessation of state-sponsored trade by the Ming dynasty is most accurate?

What was the innovation launched by the Ming dynasty?

Which of the following was NOT a result of the European contact with sub-Saharan Africa after 1500?

In comparison to medieval culture, Renaissance culture was

Describe early Western exploration and colonization patterns.

In what sense were the civilizations outside the world network of cultural exchange (the Americas, Africa, and Polynesia) vulnerable to interaction with other civilizations?

Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

What proportion of the European population died as a result of the 14th -century plague?

Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons that Italy emerged as the center of the early Renaissance?

What Italian city-state was best placed to engage in the new, Western -oriented commercial ventures of the 15th century?

What Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China?

Which of the following was NOT a reason used by the Ming dynasty to halt the trading expeditions?

What admiral commanded China?s great overseas expeditions between 1405 and 1433?

Account for the decline of the Middle East.

What were the sources of dynamism that fueled the Western advances relative to other civilizations?

What was unique about the development of states in the Iberian peninsula?

Which of the following was NOT a source of Western dynamism in the 14th and 15th centuries?

Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

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