AP World Unit 4 MCQs

The specific technological innovation depicted here that improved deep water navigation was the

• (A) compass

• (B) upper deck oars

• (C) astrolabe

• (D) lateen sails

The technological innovation depicted in the above image was first used in

• (A) the Black Sea

• (B) the East African coastal city of Kilwa

• (C) Constantinople

• (D) the Indian Ocean

The European monarch who made the greatest use of this new technology was

• (A) Prince Henry

• (B) Henry VIII

• (C) Mehmed the Great

• (D) Pope Urban II

Which conclusion about the Portuguese is be supported by the passage above?

• (A) They manufactured luxury goods that they could sell in China.

• (B) They made great profits transporting goods between Asian countries.

• (C) They primarily wanted to accumulate silver.

• (D) They preferred to trade with China rather than Japan.

Which statement best describes the point of view of the source Ralph Fitch?

• (A) He was ridiculing the Portuguese for working so hard for so little profit.

• (B) He was embarrassed that the Portuguese were taking advantage of the Chinese and Japanese.

• (C) He was hoping to make profits just as the Portuguese were doing.

• (D) He was criticizing the Portuguese for being so focused on acquiring wealth.

Which statement best describes why Portugal establishes a trade post empire

• (A) It had a large navy and was able to conquer nearby lands.

• (B) It was a landlocked country and could not expand except by sea.

• (C) It had only enough people and power to maintain trading posts rather than a large empire.

• (D) It was ahead of other European states in developing navigational innovations.

The excerpt implies that Espinosa felt

• (A) sympathy for those working in the mine

• (B) loyal to the Spanish government

• (C) concerned for the souls of the indigenous population

• (D) interested primarily in making profits from the mine

The system for using Indian labor described in the passage was most similar to the system of labor used

• (A) on indentured servants in the British North American colonies

• (B) in the bureaucracy in Tang China

• (C) in early capitalism in Western Europe

• (D) by merchants in the trans-Saharan salt trade

What impact did the products of mines described in the passage along with metals extracted from other mines have on Spain and the rest of the world

• (A) It enabled the Spanish navy to defeat the English navy in 1588.

• (B) It resulted in inflation and a worldwide devaluation of silver.

• (C) It caused gold to become the new form of worldwide currency.

• (D) It allowed many South Americans to move to Europe.

This painting probably represents a family in Latin America rather than one in British North America because Latin America families were more likely to

• (A) have young children living with them

• (B) wear formal clothing with lace

• (C) consist of a European man and a native woman

• (D) include a husband and wife of similar ages