World History A: Final Review

Why did rulers of Portugal and Spain decide to invest in the exploration of the 1400s and 1500s?

• Wanted nothing more than to be the first to discover new lands
• Wanted to directly participate in the trade in luxury goods from Asia
• Wanted to learn more about Scientific thinking
• +Wanted only to convert people of the Americas

Where is Zheng He from

• China
• Japan
• Vietnam
• India

What was the most common place that enslaved persons were forced to labor in the 1600s and 1700s?

• Gold mines
• Spice factories
• Sugar plantations
• Tobacco farms

How did the rulers of Portugal and Spain attempt to directly participate in the trade in luxury goods from Asia?

• Formed alliances with the Kingdom of Ethiopia
• Invested in ocean exploration
• Launched a new Crusade in the Holy Land  
• Started colonies with large numbers of settlers in South Asia

Which of the following best describes the role of European-born Spaniards (peninsulares) who lived in colonial Latin America ?

• Held most of the political and religious power as Viceroys and Archbishops
• Most often lived with native American communities (indios)
• Owned plantations and mines, but denied highest church and government positions
• Were less powerful than creole families (criollos)

The largest amount of enslaved people went to

• Central and South America
  
• North America
• Great Britain
• Other parts of Africa 

European scientists used experiments to test ideas during the

• Scientific Revolution
• Religious Reformation
• Golden Age of Islam
• Middle Passage
  

The map above shows that The largest amount of enslaved people went to

•  Other parts of Africa
• Great Britain
• North America
• 
  Central and South America
  

In what way did the economies of colonial Latin America most limit the opportunities of people of Indian and African descent?

• Most had low paying factory jobs without opportunities to advance
• Only men classified as white had jobs in colonial governments
• Spanish policies limited the opportunities for merchants to trade
• Systems of forced labor limited most to unpaid farm work

What was the leading cause of death among American Indians after the arrival of explorers and settlers from Europe?

• Disease
• Imprisonment
• Overwork
• Warfare