4.4 -- Sea-Based EMPIRES ESTABLISHED

What were the primary motivations for European states to develop maritime empires?

• Gold, God, and Glory

• Land, Labor, and Love

• Power, Peace, and Prosperity

• Trade, Technology, and Territory

Which European power was the first to establish a trading post empire around Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean?

• Spanish

• Dutch

• Portuguese

• British

How did the Portuguese establish their dominance in the Indian Ocean trade network?

• By forming alliances with local merchants

• By using heavily armed ships to control trade routes

• By establishing large colonies

• By converting local populations to Christianity

What was the primary method used by the Spanish in their colonial holdings throughout the Indian Ocean?

• Establishing trading posts

• Forming alliances with local rulers

• Establishing full-blown colonies with tribute systems and coerced labor

• Engaging in peaceful trade

Which European power took over as the dominant force in the Indian Ocean trade after the Portuguese?

• British

• French

• Dutch

• Spanish

What was the initial challenge faced by the British in establishing their presence in India?

• Lack of interest in Indian goods

• Insufficient military power to take it from the Mughal Empire

• Hostility from local populations

• Competition from the French

Which Asian state resisted European influence by expelling Christian missionaries and suppressing the faith?

• Ming China

• Tokugawa Japan

• Mughal India

• Ottoman Empire

What was the economic relationship between the Kingdom of Kongo and the Portuguese?

• The Kongo provided gold, copper, and enslaved people in exchange for European goods

• The Kongo resisted all forms of European trade

• The Kongo only traded with the Dutch

• The Kongo was a major supplier of spices to the Portuguese

Which labor system did the Spanish adapt from the Inca for their silver mining operations in the Americas?

• Chattel slavery

• Indentured servitude

• Mita system

• Feudal system

What was unique about the race-based chattel slavery system introduced in the Americas?

• It was based on voluntary contracts

• It was hereditary and based on race

• It was temporary and non-hereditary

• It was only used for domestic servants