Question 1

Which of the following describes how the fur trade affected indigenous peoples in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fostered the creation of independent,self-sufficient communities. 
B)  It facilitated the assimilation of indigenous peoples into British America. 
C)  It generated warfare among different groups of Native Americans. 
D)  It enhanced women's social status because they hunted and trapped animals.

Question 2

Which of the following characterizes how European countries sought to control trade in Asia from 1450 to 1750?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through economic competition 
B)  By ending China's tribute system 
C)  By force of arms and conquest 
D)  By establishing diplomatic relations

Question 3

Which of the following was a result of the fur trade in North America in the early modern period?

Accepted Answer

A)  The enslavement of Native Americans to support the fur trade 
B)  The dependence of Native Americans on European trade goods 
C)  The removal of Native Americans in the interior to reservations 
D)  The monopoly of the fur trade by Russian hunters and trappers

Question 4

Map 14.1 in the textbook suggests that the European presence in Asia was connected to

Accepted Answer

A)  empire. 
B)  trade. 
C)  religion. 
D)  slavery.

Question 5

Which of the following describes the experiences of some women in Africa in the early modern era?

Accepted Answer

A)  A few women had access to political power. 
B)  Most women married multiple husbands. 
C)  Women controlled the trade in rice and syrup. 
D)  Some women gained prestige as ritual specialists.

Question 6

The first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in

Accepted Answer

A)  fur. 
B)  spices. 
C)  silk. 
D)  silver.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of slavery in the premodern Islamic world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves were exclusively male because women were not enslaved. 
B)  Some slaves acquired prominent military or political status. 
C)  All slaves worked in large-scale agricultural enterprises. 
D)  Slaves were treated as a form of dehumanized property.

Question 8

Map 14.4 in the textbook shows that the most common destination(s)in the Americas for West African slaves was(were)

Accepted Answer

A)  British North America and the United States. 
B)  the Caribbean and Brazil. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Peru.

Question 9

Which of the following describes the Japanese government's treatment of Japanese merchants operating in Southeast Asia in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government guaranteed the safety of the Japanese merchants. 
B)  The government regulated the Japanese merchants in order to tax them. 
C)  The government disavowed any responsibility for the Japanese merchants. 
D)  The government encouraged the Japanese merchants to establish colonies.

Question 10

Which of the following describes an effect of the European presence in the Indian Ocean on existing Asian commercial networks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans created a network that became just one among a number of thriving Asian commercial networks. 
B)  Europeans destroyed all Asian commercial networks,forcing Asian merchants to turn to piracy and smuggling. 
C)  Europeans required all non-European merchant vessels to purchase a pass and pay duties of 6 to 10 percent on their cargoes. 
D)  Europeans succeeded in controlling nearly all Asian trade networks,making them masters of the Asian economy.

Exam 15: C: Economic Transformations Commerce and Consequence 1450-1750