Unit 10.1: The World in 1750 and the Enlightenment

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

• 1. Russia had the largest number of trading stations in Asia.

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

• 1. France controlled more ports in India than Britain did.

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

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

• 1. Spanish

• 1. Portuguese

• 1. Dutch

• 1. French

Which region was controlled by the Ottoman Empire in 1683?

• Central America

• South Asia

• East Asia

• Middle East

Based on the passage, identify an issue faced by the Ottoman Empire in the 1600s.

• The empire became too large to govern.

• Global trade routes shifted.

• Rulers were responsive to the needs of people living in the empire.

• Trade increased in the empire.

Which claim is supported by evidence in the passage above?

• The Tokugawa shogunate benefited from using the Tōkaidō to communicate and govern distant provinces.

• The Tōkaidō was only used by the government.

• The Tōkaidō was an important trade route in Japan.

• There were harsh punishments for private citizens who attempted to use the Tōkaidō at night.

What problem did the Tōkaidō address for the Tokugawa shogunate?

• Attack by invading armies

• Rebellions in the countryside

• Government corruption

• Maintaining power over a large area

These rules reflect the Japanese policy of

• totalitarianism

• appeasement

• interdependence

• isolationism

Which of the following events was a reason the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan was issued?

• War with China

• Trade with Europeans

• The Black Death

• Korean influence in Japan

Identify the best use of this document for a historian.

• To determine the effects of the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan on merchants

• To find out how Japanese Christians felt about the Tokugawa shogunate

• To explore the views of the Japanese government towards outsiders in 1635

• To identify the goods exported by Japanese merchants

Based on this passage, what was one cause of the collapse of the Mughal Empire?

• an entrepreneurial spirit and rapid expansion

  of trade

• widespread rebellions by the common people

  across the empire

• a lack of trained military forces to protect

  against invasions

• poor governing and excessive spending