World History Unit 6 Quiz

How did the entry of the Dutch East India Company & the later entry of the British East India company alter the pattern of trade in the Indian Ocean?

• New banking methods were implemented.

• The Ottomans dominated trade routes & acted as middlemen.

• New record keeping methods were implemented.

• European powers dominated trading ports & acted as middlemen.

The Incan civilization innovation in the picture was used as________________

• a device to aid in measurement of seed placement for crops in the New World

• a punishment device non-compliant for natives in the New World

• a method of record keeping

• a necklace for religious leaders

Religious practices of the Aztecs were influenced by ____________________________

• Zoroastrianism

• Tolmecs & Zapotecs

• Buddhism

• Islam

One cultural similarity shared by Incan & Aztec civilizations was that both_______________________

• developed math skills

• practiced human sacrifice for religious purposes

• used Conquistadors to conquer the Old World

• easily adapted to the social structure put in place by the Spanish & Portuguese

the global trade network shown on the map developed when the Ming Dynasty began to _____________________________

• demand silver for use as a currency in China

• search for a new route to find spices

• explore the New World discovered by the European explorers

• colonize the 4 Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Queen Elizabeth I ruled England from 1558-1603. During her reign, England first began to colonize in the Americas after she established England as a _________________________

• leader of the Ottoman Empire

• commercial banking power

• leader of the British East India Trade Company

• major naval power

The Ottoman Empire established a strong trading empire in the 17th century by___________________

• forming joint-stock companies

• becoming a banking power through usury practices

• controlling trade routes

• becoming a major naval power

A direct result of European exploration in the New World was____________________________

• a competition for colonies by European powers

• a large demand for silver in China

• a new form of government for each acquired territory in the New World

• more cooperation on trading practices in the Old World

In 1453 the Ottomans conquered the last territory of the Byzantine Empire when they overtook the city of _______________________________

• Constantinople

• Rome

• London

• Tenochtitlan

Which institution was able to develop in Europe once the prohibition against usury was ignored?

• Stock trading industry

• Banking industry

• East India Trading industry

• Church