Interaction and Disruptions Review

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about trade in the Old World before the Age of Exploration?

• Europe and Asia were connected through trade, but Africa was not

• Europe, Asia, and Africa were all connected to each other through trade

• Europe and Africa were connected to each other through trade, but Asia was not

• Asia and Africa were connected to each other through trade, but Europe was not

Which of the following statements best describes how connected the Old World was prior to the Age of Exploration?

• The Americas were connected to the rest of the world through trade.

• Asia, Africa, and Europe were connected to each other through trade.

• The regions of the Old World did not interact with each other.

• Africa and Asia were connected through trade, but Europe was not.

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate based on the map above?

• The Inca had two main trade routes in South America.

• The Inca had both coastal and mountain trade routes.

• The Incan trade routes connected multiple capitals within the empire.

• The Inca had trade routes that went through modern-day Brazil.

Which of the following statements best describes how connected the New World was prior to the Age of Exploration?

• The Americas were connected to the rest of the world through trade.

• South America was connected to Central America through trade.

• South America was isolated from the rest of the world.

• The regions of the Old World were disconnected from each other.

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the Columbian Exchange’s impact on the Old World?

• The Columbian Exchange had a positive impact on the Old World because it provided new crops that led to population increase in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

• The Columbian Exchange had a negative impact on the Old World because it led to the spreading of deadly diseases among Europeans.

• The Columbian Exchange had both a positive and negative impact on the Old World because it led to population growth in Eurasia but also the enslavement of Africans.

• The Columbian Exchange had both a positive and negative impact on the Old World because it led to more wealth for European monarchs but population decrease in Europe.

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the Columbian Exchange’s impact on the New World?

• The Columbian Exchange had a positive impact on the New World because it provided new crops to indigenous Americans.

• The Columbian Exchange had a positive impact on the New World because it provided new trade routes for indigenous American explorers.

• The Columbian Exchange had a negative impact on the New World because it led to a dramatic population decrease of indigenous Americans.

• The Columbian Exchange had both a positive and negative impact on the Old World because it led to an increase in wealth for some natives but enslavement for others.

The causes of European exploration to the Americas included all of the following EXCEPT:

• Spreading Christianity to new areas of the world.

• The pursuit of natural resources such as gold and silver.

• Seeking out new trade routes to go around the Ottoman Empire.

• Seeking out new medicines to combat deadly diseases in Europe.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the graphic above?

• The native population decreased from 25 million to 1 million during the 16th century.

• The native population increased from 1 million to 25 million during the 16th century.

• The Spanish population decreased from 25 million to 1 million during the 16th century.

• The Spanish population increased from 1 million to 25 million during the 16th century.

Which of the following best describes the reason for the population shift shown in the graphic above?

• There was a dramatic population decrease because of violent clashes between the Spanish and native populations.

• There was a dramatic population decrease because of the spread of deadly diseases from the Spanish to the natives.

• There was a dramatic population increase because the introduction of new crops led to more food availability.

• There was a dramatic population increase because the gaining of wealth led to better lifestyles for Europeans.

The theory of geographic luck can best be characterized as:

• The idea that Europeans were able to colonize the Americas because they were intellectually superior to the indigenous Americans.

• The idea that Europeans achieved technological superiority because they domesticated plants/animals and borrowed technology from other regions.

• The idea that indigenous Americans had better crops and a greater variety of domesticated animals, which helped cause European colonization.

• The idea that indigenous Americans had superior weapons than Europeans because of their access to steel.