Chapter 16 APWH Test

How was the global trade network of the 15^thcentury different from that of previous era?

• There was no significant trade between civilizations prior to the 15^thcentury.

• Trade prior to the 15^th century was limited to the Eastern Hemisphere as a result of the military dominance of Eastern nations.

• In previous eras, most attention was given to the development of regional economies and cultural zones, rather than a global network.

• Trade in previous eras was almost entirely in the hands of the West as a result of the overwhelming advantages in technology.

Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450?

• Eastern Africa

• The Americas

• Asia Minor

• Scandinavia

What region of the world became the dominant culture in the period after 1450?

• China

• The West

• Africa

• The Islamic Middle East

Which of the following was NOT a technological improvement introduced during the 15^thcentury in the West?

• Use of the compass for navigation

• Deep-draft, round-hulled ships

• Lateen sails

• Gunpowder adapted to gunnery

The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of:

• Portugal.

• Spain.

• France.

• Sicily.

What noble was responsible for initiating a series of expeditions along the African coast and outward to the Azores in the 15^thcentury?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Cardinal Mazarin, regent of France

• Hugh Dupuy, Count Marechal

• Prince Henry of England

The first Portuguese fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in:

• 1291

• 1354

• 1488

• 1519

The captain of the first Portuguese fleet to reach India was:

• Amerigo Vespucci.

• Vasco da Gama.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

What region in the Americas was claimed by Portugal?

• Mexico

• Peru

• Panama

• Brazil

What land was claimed for Spain as the result of Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe beginning in 1519?

• Philippines

• New Zealand

• Chile

• Australia