AP European History Final

The Caravel was an example of

• continuity from the rise of civilizations

• Innovations in ship design

• commercial innovations from Asia

• Agricultural innovations

Monopolies enriched European companies or nations by...

• giving that nation or company exclusive trading rights over an area or over a crop, so they received all of the profits for trading it

• growing regional markets into international ones

• limiting the amount of a product that countries could extract and sell

• I honestly can't think of any better answer choices...

Which Maritime Empire was the first to establish large-scale slave-trading operations on the African continent for the purposes of export to plantations in the Americas?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

The accumulation of capital allowed for...

• the economy of Western Europe to grow as entrepreneurs entered long-distance markets

• the lower class citizens in Western Europe become more wealthy

• the Americas to profit as more gold was extracted from mines

• ships and other technology to grow

Why were joint-stock companies such as the East India Company or the Dutch East Indian Company the driving force behind the development of maritime empires?

• they allowed continued exploration/ventures to colonize with limited risk to investors

• they helped governments fund public journeys

• they gave explorers the navigational tools they needed to succeed on their journeys

• all of the above

Which economic system was in place when the exchange of goods in 1450-1750 arose?

• European mercantilist laws

• Laissez-faire principles

• Renaissance guild bylaws

• Medieval manorialism

Which of the following best describes the maroon wars in the Americas?

• Slaves fought for their independence by escaping slaveholders & establishing independent settlements

• British and Spanish colonists fought for territory in the Americas

• Slave rebellions primarily along the east coast of North America

Which of the following themes explores the interactions between societies' beliefs and their political, social, and cultural implications?

• Human and the Environment

• Cultural Developments and Interactions

• Governance

• Economic Systems

Which of the following countries was the first to dominate the seas with advanced naval technology?

• Portugal

• France

• Britain

• China

Lateen sail, compass, astronomical charts were all influences from

• Interaction between Native Americans and Europeans

• Interaction along the Trans-Saharan trade route

• interaction with East Asia and South Asia and the Middle East

• all of the above