WHAP Review

The increased food production accompanying the introduction of Champa rice into China from Vietnam during the 11th century best illustrates which of the following?

• The stimulation of agriculture by technological innovation

• The importance of Vietnam to the world economy

• The reliance of China on food imports

• The influence of China on neighboring societies

Which of the following was a common feature of most Asian and European philosophies between 1000 to 1450?

• Emphasis on experimental science

• Reliance on ideas of individual freedom

• A close association with religion

• wide availability through printed books

Which of the following was the MOST important factor in enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?

• The Spanish were able to use their understanding of Aztec culture to create effective propaganda that weakened Aztec resistance.

• The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.

• The Spanish were able to devise effective countermeasures to the horse cavalry that formed the bulk of the Aztec army.

• The Spanish were able to exploit discontent within the Aztec state to trigger revolt of the lower classes against the Aztec ruling class.

Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450?

• Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.

• There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean.

• Following the rise of the Mongols during the thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean commerce fell sharply.

• Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants.

The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as

• knights

• merchants

• serfs

• lords of the manor

The economies of the southern colonies of colonial British America developed most like colonial economies in

• the Dutch East Indies

• Ireland and Scotland

• Massachusetts and New York

• the Caribbean and Brazil

Which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

• Both relied heavily on maritime trade as a source of material goods.

• Both had vast territories with peoples of various ethnicity and languages.

• Both successfully resisted pressure from industrialized powers.

• Both were heavily influenced by the intellectual work of Jesuit missionaries.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Russia

Which European country was the early leader in the Age of Exploration?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Dictators

• Alliances