Unit 1 - The World in 1750

A historian would find this passage most useful for explaining King Louis XIV’s attempt to

• control the elite class

• establish trust within the court

• provide necessities to be self-sufficient

• eliminate taxation on the poorer classes

Which claim is best supported by the evidence in this passage?

• Court visits led to the spread of disease in Paris.

• Louis XIV supported religious toleration.

• Louis XIV’s excessive spending had negative consequences.

• Absolutism in France promoted equality among the classes.

What was the main reason for implementing the system described in this passage?

• to welcome outsiders

• to promote cultural exchange

• to allow social mobility

• to establish power and authority

This passage would best be used for

• explaining how the Asante king reformed his government

• recounting strategies used by officers in the Asante military

• discussing a variety of childhood experiences within the Asante kingdom

• justifying economic policies implemented under Asante leadership

Based on this passage, what was one way the Tokugawa shogunate affected Japanese society?

• They unified Japan.

• They promoted trade.

• They modernized industry.

• They eliminated social classes.

Based on this passage, which political idea evolved during the Tokugawa shogunate?

• democracy

• absolutism

• socialism

• oligarchy

What was a contributing factor to the historical development shown on this map?

• the abolition of the slave trade

• the growing strength of Asian states

• the lack of seafaring technology

• the desire for markets and raw materials

What is a valid conclusion based on the information shown on this map?

• Russia had the largest number of trading stations in Asia

• Most European trading stations and empires were located along the coast.

• France controlled more ports in India than Britain did.

• Each European power represented had possessions in the East Indies.

Which Europeans controlled the waterways connecting the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Dutch

• French

What was an important contribution of the sankin kōtai (alternate attendance) system to the modernization of Japan?

• Japan’s people developed a stronger sense of national cultural unity.

• Japan’s government established control over Western intellectuals forced to live in Osaka.

• Japan improved its railroad system by connecting the countryside to the cities.

• Japan increased the power of the daimyo during the Tokugawa shogunate.