Exploration and Absolute Monarchs

How did the Columbian Exchange affect the lives of Europeans?

• New food improved their diet & caused a population increase

• Animals from South America helped increased food production

• Diseases led to epidemics & decreased population

Which of the following motivated fifteenth-century European monarchs to find a sea route to East Asia?

• the desire to learn their native languages

• the desire to adopt new religions and traditions

• to eliminate the high cost of trading with Italian merchants

Which of the following resulted directly from the voyages of Christopher Columbus?

• increased piracy in the Caribbean

• increased tension between Portugal and Spain

• opening of new trade routes to China and Indonesia

How did China change following the voyages of Zheng He?

• China expanded by conquering its neighbors.

• China opened its borders to foreign settlement.

• China closed its borders, fearing barbarian invasions from the north.

Why was the Chinese population slow to accept the Manchu Qing emperors?

• The Chinese were resistant to rule by foreigners.

• The Manchus tried to create a new social structure.

• The Chinese feared that their new rulers would move the capital again.

Which statement characterizes Tokugawa society?

• The shogun controlled the government.

• Peasants owned more land than the samurai.

• The emperor was the most powerful ruler in the country.

Where did Christopher Columbus expect to land?

• in the islands of East Asia

• on the southern coast of Africa

• in the islands of the Mediterranean

Which economic activity was profitable for Spain and often the most hazardous for its workers?

• Farming

• Fishing

• Mining

Which of the following was a result of ending the encomienda system?

• the rebellion of the Pueblo

• the reliance on African slave labor

• the creation of mestizo culture

Which economic activity was common in New France?

• Gold Mining

• Cotton Farming

• Fur Trapping