AP Modern World Quiz

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

This map 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

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

• empire

• trade

• religion

• slavery

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.

One of the most important pieces of knowledge that helped revolutionize long distance travel by boat was

• knowledge of the circumference of the earth

• knowledge of the Americas

• knowledge of Silk Roads

• Knowledge of the wind patterns and regional currents

Desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in

• treaties between Europeans

• the slave trade

• urbanization

• desertification

Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property

• Chattel slavery

• Indentured servitude

• Mita system

• complete slavery