AP World: Ch 17

Why was Western Europe able to gain a new role in world trade during the centuries after 1450?

• Discovery of silver in the Americas

• Development of the mita system

• Expansion of the Japanese mines

• Introduction of new trade routes.

The Inca system of drafting workers for short stints was known as the ______.

• encomienda

• mita

• hacienda

• repartimiento

What was the primary use of silver by Europeans during the New World era?

• Building public structures

• Buying Asian goods

• Paying taxes

• Trading with Africa

Who was the navigator that organized a series of expeditions along the African coast and outward to islands such as the Azores?

• Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

In 1488, which explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope, opening the sea route to India?

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

Which countries were involved in the early years of exploration?

• Spain and Portugal

• France and England

• Netherlands and Germany

• Italy and Greece

What was the primary goal of the British in their early exploration of North America?

• To find a passage to India

• To establish colonies

• To trade with Native Americans

• To find gold.

The Dutch East India Company was a _______ that obtained government monopoly over trade in Asia.

• private corporation

• joint stock company

• royal family

• military organization

What is historical causation?

• The study of past events

• The analysis of social change

• The understanding of factors that produce a phenomenon

• The exploration of cultural differences.

Which European countries had territories in North America around 1700?

• British and French

• Spanish and Portuguese

• Dutch and Russian

• Italian and German