AP World History: Unit 4 Review

How did the Tokugawa shoguns treat Europeans in Japan in the seventeenth century?

• They welcomed Europeans for their technological expertise and scientific knowledge.

• They protected Christian missionaries and sponsored Christian churches.

• They expelled all Europeans except the Dutch, who were allowed to trade at a single site.

• They established regular diplomatic relations with European states.

The fact that Europeans often had to pay for Asian spices and textiles in cash led to which of the following?

• An intense desire for precious metals

• A European trade surplus

• A lack of desire to trade with Asia

• The closing of the Indian Ocean trade network

The first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in

• fur

• spices

• silk

• silver

Map 14.4 in the textbook shows that the most common destination(s) in the Americas for West African slaves was(were)

• British North America and the United States.

• the Caribbean and Brazil.

• Mexico

• Peru

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

• Goa

• Macao

• Mombasa

• The Philippines

Which of the following characterizes how European countries sought to control trade in Asia from 1450 to 1750?

• through economic competition

• by ending China's tribute system

• by force of arms and conquest

• by establishing diplomatic relations

Which describes the role that Europeans played in the economy of the early modern era?

• They worked the markets of the East to their advantage.

• They were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia.

• They established and enforced a new international system of trade.

• They dominated the global trade in textiles, tea, and porcelain.

The map suggests that the European presence in Asia was connected to

• empire

• trade

• religion

• slavery

According to the map, which of the following was the primary goal of Europeans in their relations with Asia?

• trade

• Empire building

• controlling inland waterways

• overland exploration

According to the map, which of the following is true?

• Overland routes were a critical part of the trade.

• China was a major source of silver.

• The silver trade flowed in a predominantly eastern pattern.

• Silver was traded on a truly global scale.