WorksheetsAPWH Unit 4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which conclusion about the Portuguese is best supported by the passage above?
a)
They manufactured luxury goods that they could sell in China
b)
They made great profits transporting goods between Asian countries
c)
They primarily wanted to accumulate silver
d)
They preferred to trade with China rather than Japan
2.
Which statement best describes the point of view of the source, Ralph Fitch?
a)
He was ridiculing the Portuguese for working so hard for so little profit
b)
He was embarrassed that the Portuguese were taking advantage of the Chinese and Japanese
c)
He was hoping to make profits just as the Portuguese were doing
d)
He was criticizing the Portuguese for being so focused on acquiring wealth
3.
Based on the excerpt, which statement best reflects the relationship between the Aztecs and the Spanish in 1530?
a)
The Aztec remained isolated from the influences of Spanish culture
b)
The Aztec maintained some of their culture in the face of Spanish influences
c)
Many Aztec were converted to Christianity by Spanish colonists
d)
Elements of Aztec religion and culture were very similar to Christianity and Spanish culture
4.
Bartolome de Las Casas probably would have reacted to this interpretation of the Aztec mural by pointing out that it
a)
reflected how Aztec culture emphasized harmony with nature
b)
omitted the atrocities committed by Europeans against the Indians
c)
included signs that Aztecs would eventually revolt against Europeans
d)
symbolized the conflict between Christianity and Aztec beliefs
5.
The painting probably represents a family in Latin America rather than one in British North America because Latin American families were more likely to
a)
have young children living with them
b)
wear formal clothing with lace
c)
consist of a European man and a native woman
d)
included a husband and a wife of similar ages
6.
Why would the family portrayed in this painting have been rarer to find in a French colony than in any other European colonies?
a)
the French developed worse relationships with Native Americans
b)
French settlers were less likely to settle permanently in one place
c)
the French had a strict ban on marriage with Native Americans
d)
French settlers were usually females rather than males
7.
The Songhay empire was unlike the empires of Ghana and Mali because the Songhay
a)
created a stronger central government to rule the empire
b)
expanded the territory under its control
c)
was ruled by a Muslim
d)
was the first empire to trade gold extensively
8.
Based on the last sentence of this passage which European ruler or thinker was Sunni Ali most like?
a)
John Calvin
b)
William and Mary
c)
Louis XIV
d)
John Lock
9.
What development allowed Russia to send sailing vessels to "the remotest oceans"?
a)
the establishment of a port on the Mediterranean Sea
b)
the expansion into Siberia
c)
the building of a naval shipyard on the Volga River
d)
the construction of St. Petersburg
10.
Which group's experience would provide the strongest evidence for a counterargument to the archbishop's view of Peter the Great?
a)
peasants
b)
upper-class women
c)
boyars
d)
military officers
11.
According to the passage, one right women had under Islamic law was the right
a)
to inherit money and property
b)
to divorce
c)
to represent oneself in court
d)
to have legal council
12.
Which was an important source of political power for women in the Ottoman Empire?
a)
local politics
b)
harem politics
c)
the devshirme system
d)
the Janissary system
13.
What new technology allowed Hideyoshi and other shoguns to enforce such edicts over powerful daimyo landowners?
a)
steel samurai swords
b)
cannons
c)
warships
d)
gunpowder and muskets
14.
The policies of Hideyoshi, like those of Peter the Great in Russia and Louis XIV in France, were designed to
a)
give more power to elected leaders to make laws
b)
apply lessons in government learned by studying England
c)
centralize government power and control the upper class
d)
increase the military power of local landlords
15.
A historian could use this passage as evidence to support the interpretation that in the late 16th century, Japan was
a)
increasing its reliance on agriculture as the basis of its economy
b)
decentralizing political power
c)
seeing the decline of traditional religious beliefs
d)
following policies that would lead to a peasant revolution
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