2018-2019 World History 2nd Semester Final Exam Review

The Ming Dynasty became excellent shipbuilders in what century?

• 13^th Century

• 14^th Century

• 15^th Century

• 16^th Century

Direct trade in the Indian Ocean Spice market in the 15^th and 16^th century motivated what?

• Chinese exploration

• European exploration

• Russian exploration

• American exploration

New technologies and ship construction led to the encouragement of European explorers to find?

Ocean travel.

Locate the North Pole.

Transverse the Sahara dessert.

Race to the equator.

• Ocean travel.

• Locate the North Pole.

• Transverse the Sahara dessert.

• Race to the equator.

New livestock affected the Americas during what event?

• American migration.

• Glacial Retreat.

• Columbian Exchange.

• Asian exploration.

What led to the colonies in the Americas to be more ethnically mixed?

• Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

• The search for gold by the Spanish.

• European conquest of the Americas.

• Catholic Reformation.

Kings and Chiefs in Western Africa were able to increase and hold power using guns. What business activity allowed access to the guns?

• The Salt Gold trade.

• Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

• South American Jade trade.

• Chinese Silver trade.

Banking systems in Europe developed after the prohibition of what was ignored?

• Slavery

• Immigration

• Religious tolerance

• Usury

Who was responsible for developing a large naval power in England?

• Pope Benedict XIII

• William III

• Louis XIII

• Queen Elizabeth I

Sikhism is said to have how many main characteristics?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis led to what religious change?

• The Reformation.

• The Inquisition.

• The creation of Sikhism.

• The ability of Priests to get married.