Exploring the Transformations of 1450–1750 in World History

What major event set the stage for the rise of new land-based empires in 1450?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The collapse of the Mongol Empire

• The Renaissance

• The discovery of America

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• The first global system connecting the two hemispheres

• A cultural exchange between Africa and Europe

• A financial system developed by the Dutch

Which societies were permanently devastated by European conquest during the Columbian Exchange?

• African and Asian societies

• European and African societies

• American societies

• Asian and American societies

What was a significant consequence of the transatlantic slave trade?

• The decline of European empires

• The development of new Asian trade routes

• The lasting damage to many African societies

• The rise of new African empires

Which new kind of community emerged from European states developing oceanic empires?

• Empires run by religious leaders

• Empires run by monarchs

• Empires run as partnerships between corporations and states

• Empires run by military generals

What were the two new systems developed by European-based empires in the Americas?

• Feudalism and serfdom

• Industrialization and urbanization

• The transatlantic slave trade and the plantation system

• Colonialism and mercantilism

What was one of the main goods extracted from the American colonies by European empires?

• Gold

• Cotton

• Spices

• Sugar

How did Europeans use the silver produced in the Americas?

• To invest in African colonies

• To build new ships

• To buy their way into the economies of China and South Asia

• To fund wars in Europe

What did the new banking and finance technologies developed by Europeans help to move?

• Both goods and people

• Only ideas

• Only people

• Only goods

What was a significant cultural impact of the new global network in the Americas?

• The rise of a single dominant religion

• The isolation of different cultural groups

• The decline of European influence

• The blending of Indigenous, African, and European faiths and philosophies