AP World History Chapter 14 Quiz

In what way was the Spanish colonization of the Philippines different from the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean basin?

• The Portuguese made little use of their naval superiority in establishing their strongholds, but the Spanish did.

• The Spanish only established coastal outposts, while the Portuguese conquered inland areas.

• The Portuguese killed large numbers of natives, but the Spanish did not use violence to enforce their rule.

• The Spanish converted Filipinos to Christianity, while the Portuguese often blended into the local populations.

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

• Europeans destroyed all Asian commercial networks, forcing Asian merchants to turn to piracy and smuggling.

• Europeans succeeded in controlling nearly all Asian trade networks, making them masters of the Asian economy.

• Europeans required all non-European merchant vessels to purchase a pass and pay duties of 6 to 10 percent on their cargoes.

• Europeans created a network that became just one among a number of thriving Asian commercial networks

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

• The enslavement of Native Americans to support the fur trade

• The monopoly of the fur trade by Russian hunters and trappers

• The removal of Native Americans in the interior to reservations

• The dependence of Native Americans on European trade goods

How did the decision by the Chinese state to require payment of taxes in silver in the 1570s affect the global economy?

• it set off a decade-long worldwide recession

• the value of silver around the world skyrocketed

• it limited the purchasing power of European states

• European states required payment of taxes in silver

The number of slaves shipped from Africa to the Americas peaked in the

• 1700s

• 1600s

• 1500s

• 1800s

Which of the following distinguished the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas from past instances of slavery in world history?

• most slaves were Slavic-speaking peoples

• children of slaves were considered free

• slave status was associated with race

• most slaves were women and children

Which of the following was an incentive for the Portuguese to find a sea route to Asia?

• to circumvent the Muslim and Venetian monopolies on the trade in Eastern goods

• to continue the Crusades in Asia and Pacific Oceania

• to establish a base on the eastern end of the Silk Road

• to establish colonies for their growing population and create markets for their goods

Which of the following was established as a Spanish colony in the sixteenth century?

• Macao

• Goa

• Mombasa

• The Philippines

Which of the following developments in the early modern period provided incentives for Europeans to go into fur trade?

• the Middle Passage

• the Little Ice Age

• the spread of Islam

• the market in textiles

Which of the following was a consequence of the Atlantic slave trade?

• the revival of the Silk Roads

• the increase in the value of silver

• the Great Dying

• the African diaspora