World History Unit 3 Review

Which factors contributed to the world becoming truly global?

• Political disruptions

• Technological innovations

• Economic decline

• Strengthened political organization

• Altered world trade patterns

What led to the dominance of maritime trade in the world?

• Technological advancements

• Lack of political stability

• Willingness of political leaders to invest in it

• Land-based trade networks

• Decline in sea-based powers

During this period, which region's power and prosperity dramatically increased in comparison to other civilization areas?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Americas

As travel and trade by water became more important, what power began to dwindle?

• Sea-based empires

• Land Based empires

• Nomads

• Agricultual Societies Agricultural

What major change in labor systems occurred due to the acquisition of colonies in North and South America?

• Increased importance of free labor

• Increased importance of slave labor

• Decrease in the mita system

• Elimination of the encomienda system

Which empires gained new strength from gunpowder but suffered from typical issues of land-based empires?

• European Kingdoms

• "gunpowder empires" in the Middle East and Asia

• African kingdoms

• American Empires

Why were the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 and the Glorious Revolution in 1688 significant in English history?

• They expanded the power of monarchs.

• They limited the power of the monarchs

• They prohibited religious freedom

• They began the English Industrial Revolution

Which system is most similar to the Spanish encomienda system established in Latin America?

• Roman Slavery System

• Ming Dynasty tribute system

• Ottoman timar system

• European feudal land grants

Why did Ming emperors not expand China’s economic influence across the Indian Ocean after the voyages of Zheng He?

• Lack of naval capability

• Belief that Chinese goods were superior to imported goods

•  Zheng He's voyages were deemed failures

• Pressure from European powers

Why did the governments of Spain and Portugal sponsor overseas exploration in the late 1400s and into the 1500s?

• They were competing with Ming China.

• They sought alliances with African kingdoms.

• They desired spices from the Indies.

• They wanted to discover new continents.