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WorksheetsWHAP Unit 4 Battle Royale
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
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1.
An important reason for China's rapid population increase in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was
a)
the introduction of new crops from the Americas
b)
the end of the bubonic plague in Asia
c)
the widespread adoption of the European three-field system
d)
unprecedented immigration from the Mughal and Ottoman empires
2.
Why are the 1600s and early 1700s in Europe considered a period of Scientific Revolution?
a)
Isaac Newton and other scientists developed a unified system of physics and mathematics.
b)
The scientific method was revived and used widely.
c)
The telescope and other scientific instruments were invented.
d)
all of these answers are correct
3.
Which eigteenth-century war in Europe spun off so many conflicts elsewhere and had so many global effects that it is sometimes considered a "world war"?
a)
the Thirty Years' War
b)
the War of the Spanish Succession
c)
the Seven Years' War
d)
the War of the Polish Succession
4.
The medieval state, which originated in the Classical Era, and whose fall in 1453 marked the end of the postclassical ear was -
a)
Song China
b)
the Abbasid Caliphate
c)
Kievan Rus
d)
the Byzantine Empire
5.
In order to facilitate colonization, settlement, and exploration, the British, French, and Dutch -
a)
chartered companies and created commercial monopolies in given regions.
b)
paid mercenaries to conquer desired lands.
c)
negotiated with peoples and states to peacefully acquire holding and trade concessions abroad.
d)
encouraged private initiative because national governments were uninterested in overseas expeditions.
6.
All of these were examples of the Columbian Exchange EXCEPT -
a)
the spread of smallpox and measles in the Americas.
b)
domesticated animals such as the horse spread to the Americas.
c)
Muslim and Chinese merchants came to monopolize Atlantic trade.
d)
Africans and Europeans migrated or were forcibly settled in the Americas.
7.
The Dutch, French, and English colonies on the North American continent
a)
remained largely unsettled and unclaimed.
b)
attracted little attention because they were so vast.
c)
were not initially as financially important as colonies in the West and East Indies.
d)
eventually were conquered by the Spanish.
8.
In Africa during the Early Modern Period, Europeans
a)
controlled the slave trade.
b)
had to negotiate with African leaders, who controlled the slave trade.
c)
settled widely in West Africa.
d)
exported gold and raw minerals.
9.
The most important basic commodity traded in the Early Modern Period was
a)
gold
b)
tobacco
c)
cotton
d)
sugar
10.
Which of the following statements is NOT directly related to the major socioeconomic transformation in Europe between the mid-1400s and the late 1700s?
a)
Protestant forms of worship emerged.
b)
Europe's population grew.
c)
Europeans invented gunpowder.
d)
Agricultural techniques improved.
11.
The Holy Inquisition was created to
a)
track down and punish heretics and religious nonconformists.
b)
canonize followers of Christ.
c)
build great cathedrals in capital cities of Europe.
d)
fight the Muslims in the Middle East.
12.
Which of the following was NOT a policy of Russia's Peter the Great?
a)
Increased foreign trade
b)
Introduced Western style of dress
c)
Used Western Enlightenment ideas in the government
d)
Extended serfdom throughout Russia
13.
The purpose of the encomienda system was to
a)
eliminate the Native American population.
b)
prevent the Atlantic slave trade from increasing.
c)
supply Europeans with a steady supply of labor.
d)
give Native Americans economic opportunities.
14.
Which of the following was NOT exchanged from the Americas to Europe?
a)
tobacco
b)
tomatoes
c)
cattle
d)
potatoes
15.
Which of the following accurately describes the treatment of the Chinese by the Manchus?
a)
Chinese were forbidden from engaging in trade with the outside world.
b)
Chinese men were forced to wear their hair in a queue (ponytail).
c)
Chinese women were encouraged to marry Manchus.
d)
Confucian scholars were removed from government positions.
16.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the silver trade in the time period 1450 to 1750?
a)
Chinese demand for silver drove the trade.
b)
Spain was unable to attin the needed supply of silver.
c)
The Ottoman Empire served as the middleman in the trade.
d)
Silver mines in South Africa produced most of the world's silver.
17.
During the time period 1450 to 1750, England rose as a dominant power in the Indian Ocean primarily because
a)
the English has defeated their major competitor, the Chinese, in the Opium War.
b)
of the use of joint-stock companies, allowing private investors to take risks and benefit from trade in the Indian Ocean.
c)
the Ottoman Empire had great difficulty retaining its position as the dominant power in the Indian Ocean.
d)
the Portuguese voluntarily withdrew their economic interests in the region.
18.
The Spanish were able to conquer the Incan Empire in part because
a)
there was internal strife among the leadership.
b)
Incan animistic religious beliefs existed.
c)
other native groups helped them in the defeat.
d)
no silver was found in South America.
19.
All of the following describe major global developments that occurred between 1450 and 1750 EXCEPT
a)
the Colombian Exchange of goods, disease, and cultures spread throughout the world.
b)
improvements in and the spread of shipping technologies and gunpowder weapons allowed European countries to begin their dominance of the world.
c)
the inclusion of the Americas in the global trade network allowed a truly global economy to develop.
d)
industrialization spread throughout Europe, changing the pace of work, the prices of goods, and the family unit.
20.
In the 15th century, European innovations in mapmaking, navigation, and shipbuilding were based on knowledge developed in earlier civilizations in all of the following regions EXCEPT
a)
the Mediterranean
b)
the Indian Ocean
c)
the Americas
d)
China
21.
Which of the following describes the demographic implications of three centuries of Spanish rule in Peru and Mexico?
a)
A mestizo population emerged.
b)
The majority of the population was Spanish.
c)
Spanish women outnumbered indigenous women.
d)
Racial identity was defined as either Spanish or indigenous.
22.
All of the following represent forms of labor servitude in Spanish-ruled Mexico and Peru EXCEPT the
a)
encomienda system.
b)
repartimiento system.
c)
factory system.
d)
hacienda system.
23.
What accounts for the greater dependence on African slave labor in Brazil and the Caribbean than in Mexico and Peru?
a)
Large-scale sugar production
b)
Dependence on mining
c)
The infertility of the soil
d)
The strength of labor unions
24.
All of the following empires gave opportunities to conquered peoples to serve in the bureaucracy and military EXCEPT the
a)
Qing Dynasty
b)
Russian Empire
c)
Mughal Empire
d)
Ottoman Empire
25.
Which of the following pairs reflects a division within the Spanish community in the Americas during the colonial ear that was based solely on birth?
a)
Creoles and peninsulares
b)
Conquaistadores and immigrants
c)
Landowners and merchants
d)
Missionaires and friars
26.
Which of the following is most similar to the power struggle between the monarchy and the nobility in early modern Europe?
a)
The Hindus and the Sikhs in Mughal India
b)
The Manchus and the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty
c)
The plebeians and the patricians in the Roman Empire
d)
The shogun and the daimyo in Tokugawa Japan
27.
Which of the following offers evidence of the competitve nature of the political rivalries in the Italian city-states in the 15th and 16th centuries?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli's 'The Prince'
b)
William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'
c)
Miguel de Cervantes' 'Don Quixote'
d)
Dante's 'Inferno'
28.
All of the following represent syncretic religions that blended elements of African beliefs and practices with those of Christianity EXCEPT
a)
Vodou in Haiti
b)
Zoroastrianism in Persia
c)
Santeria in Cuba
d)
Macumba in Brazil
29.
How did the Qing Dynasty and Inca Empire treat local elites in the regions they conquered?
a)
They executed them to instill fear in the population.
b)
They formed marriage alliances with them.
c)
They used them to govern the regions.
d)
They signed formal treaties with them.
30.
In contrast to their counterparts in China and Korea, elite women in Japan in the 10th century -
a)
attained legal equality
b)
enjoyed great freedom
c)
gained the right to vote
d)
joined the military
31.
Sufi missionaries facilitated the conversion to Islam of people living in Anatolia and India by -
a)
using local rulers to enforce the sharia
b)
emphasizing a literal interpretation of the Quran
c)
incorporating elements of local belief and practice
d)
feeing slaves who agreed to convert
32.
All of the following groups contributed to the spread of Islam through their military conquests EXCEPT the
a)
Arabs
b)
Persians
c)
Turks
d)
Xiongnu
33.
The writings of which traveler would be a useful source of evidence for research on the communication infrastructure of the Mongol Empire?
a)
Ban Zhao
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Xuanzang
d)
Ibn Battuta
34.
Which city emerged as the center of a new Russian state in the 15th century due in part to its role as a tribute collector for the Mongols?
a)
Moscow
b)
Kiev
c)
Riazan
d)
Sarai
35.
All of the following Islamic empires accommodated the different religions of their subject populations EXCEPT the
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Safavid Empire
c)
Songhay Empire
d)
Mughal Empire
36.
The major impact of the Delhi Sultanate on India was the
a)
introduction of a new religion into Indian culture
b)
decline in importance of sub-Saharan trade routes
c)
elimination of the caste system
d)
rise of a decentralized government system
37.
The Columbian Exchange involved which of the following?
a)
Sugarcane from Europe; olive trees from the Caribbean
b)
Peanuts from South America; tomatoes from Europe
c)
Pigs from South America; coffee from Europe
d)
Gold from South America; silver from Europe
38.
Which advancement from the Scientific Revolution is matched correctly with its inventor?
a)
Morgagni: philosphy
b)
Copernicus: chemistry
c)
Newton: physics
d)
Kepler: botany
39.
The only nation that did NOT engage in mercantilism druing the 1600s and 1700s was -
a)
Portugal
b)
Italy
c)
Spain
d)
France
40.
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 contained all of the following provisions EXCEPT
a)
the king could not maintain an army without Parliamentary approval
b)
only members of the Protestant church could rule England
c)
people had a right to petition the king to redress grievances
d)
jury trials were guaranteed to accused criminals
41.
Which of the following choices supports a major motivation for European exploration and expansion in the 15th century?
a)
The desire to trade directly with Africans and Asians
b)
The desire to spread democracy
c)
The need for suitable land to establish settler colonies
d)
The need for industrial resources
42.
Which of the following is a difference between the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire?
a)
The Mughals practiced religious tolerance toward non-Muslim subjects, but the Ottomans did not.
b)
The Ottomans ruled over a predominately Muslim population, but the Mughals did not.
c)
The Mughals used gunpowder weapons to expand their territory, but the Ottomans did not.
d)
The Ottmans made Shia Islam the official state religion, but the Mughals made Buddhism the official state religion.
43.
Which of the following statements about the development of religions between 1450 and 1750 is accurate?
a)
Christianity became more unifrom as it spread through the Americas
b)
Buddhism spread widely in Africa.
c)
Syncredit forms of religion such as Vodun developed.
d)
Splits in Islam became less intense.
44.
Which of the descriptions below best describes the purpose of the mit'a system of the Inca Empire?
a)
To gain tribute in the form of prisoners of war for ritual sacrifice.
b)
To raise a mercenary army to fight the Aztec Empire and Maya city-states.
c)
To compel Inca subjects to work on various state projects for a fixed term each year.
d)
To replace the nuclear family as the basic social unit of Inca society.
45.
In the 1200s and 1300s, areas under Mongol control benefited from -
a)
widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies.
b)
trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region.
c)
trade that tied several distinct regional networks together.
d)
widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices.
46.
Between 1450 and 1750, what commodity was most responsible for transforming the global economy?
a)
salt
b)
tea
c)
opium
d)
silver
47.
Which statement about India and China during the early modern era is most accurate?
a)
Indigenous religions slowly disappeared in both China and India.
b)
Chinese elites tended to practice a religion different from that of commoners, whereas Indian elites tended to practice the same religion as that of commoners.
c)
Chinese relgious traditions spread into India more than Indian religious traditions spread into China.
d)
Both India and China had growing Muslim populations.
48.
In the period600-1450, Africa's Swahili coast was a major part of which trading system?
a)
The Atlantic world
b)
The Indian Ocean network
c)
The trans-Sahara trade
d)
The Silk Roads
49.
Which of the following statements accurately describes a similarity between the Ottoman Empire and China between 1450 and 1750?
a)
Dependence on trade as the main basis for the economy.
b)
An elite fighting force made up primarily of slaves.
c)
The use of a large bureaucracy to support the government.
d)
Continual military campaigns against European armies.
50.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the decline of the Mughals under Aurangzeb?
a)
the land-grant system
b)
resistance in the southern provinces
c)
alienation of the Sikhs
d)
disputes over cotton trading with Europe
51.
Conquered the Inca Empire
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernando Cortes
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Galileo Galilei
52.
Proposed the Heliocentric Theory
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
John Locke
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
53.
First European to sail around Africa and reach India
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernando Cortes
d)
Vasco da Gama
54.
Wrote, "The Prince," a political guidebook
a)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Nicolo Machiavelli
d)
John Locke
55.
Which family was a patron of artists like Leonardo da Vinci?
a)
Abbotts
b)
de Medici
c)
Himmler
d)
Boccaccio
56.
What invention had the greatest influence on the spread of ideas in the Northern Renaissance?
a)
gunpowder
b)
moveable type
c)
compass
d)
rudder
57.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
58.
Renaissance art was notable for:
a)
showing religious themes for the first time
b)
focusing on humans and their emotions
c)
including many military scenes
d)
having flat backgrounds with figures up front
59.
The Middle Passage was the name for the journey from
a)
Europe to Africa
b)
Americas to Europe
c)
Africa to the Americas
d)
Americas to Africa
60.
What did the European slave traders trade for enslaved African people?
a)
Guns
b)
Gold
c)
Beads
d)
Food
61.
A disease brought by Europeans to the New World in the 1500s was ________.
a)
cancer
b)
syphilis
c)
smallpox
d)
black plague
62.
What difficulties did early explorers face during the Age of Discovery?
a)
inaccurate maps
b)
bad weather
c)
disease
d)
all of the above
63.
What did success in mercantilism depend on?
a)
Controlling the slave trade
b)
Having a perfect balance of trade
c)
Gaining as much gold and silver as possible
d)
Salutary Neglect
64.
In the Spanish castas system, Creoles are
a)
Pure Spanish blood born in Spain
b)
Pure Spanish blood born in the Americas
c)
Mixed indigenous and Spanish blood born in Americas
d)
Mixed African and Spanish blood born in Americas
65.
What is a hacienda?
a)
people who own large amount of land
b)
large tract of land owned in Spanish Americas
c)
escaped Black slaves
d)
Natives working the land
66.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform practices by the Catholic church considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
d)
an attempt to win Catholics back to the religion
67.
The racial system of which of the following regions was characterized by less racial
mixing and less willingness to recognize the offspring of interracial unions than occurred
in the other regions?
mixing and less willingness to recognize the offspring of interracial unions than occurred
in the other regions?
a)
Brazil
b)
British North America
c)
The Caribbean
d)
Mexico
68.
Which of the following is a reason why Portugal, Spain, France, and Britain were the first
to expand into the New World?
to expand into the New World?
a)
These lands had a long tradition of distant exploration.
b)
These lands were Muslim.
c)
These lands were on the Atlantic coast.
d)
These lands believed in ancient legends of a lost world across the ocean.
69.
Why did some Native Americans aid the Spanish in their initial invasion of the New
World?
World?
a)
A desire to learn about European culture
b)
A shared Christian faith
c)
No Native Americans helped the Spanish.
d)
To gain an advantage against their own enemies
70.
The Spanish Empire in former Aztec and Inca lands
a)
relied primarily on the import of African slaves for labor.
b)
failed to set up an elaborate administrative bureaucracy.
c)
possessed an economy based on commercial agriculture and mining.
d)
possessed strict social boundaries between races which made mixed race people rare.
71.
What happened to Native Americans’ religious beliefs in Mesoamerica and Peru when
confronted with Catholicism?
confronted with Catholicism?
a)
They rejected Catholicism completely.
b)
They blended their old customs easily into Catholic practices.
c)
They only pretended to be Catholic when Europeans were around.
d)
They completely abandoned their old religions, and embraced Catholicism entirely.
72.
Which of the following statements about the systems of slavery in Brazil and British
North America is true?
North America is true?
a)
The importation of slaves ended earlier in Brazil than in North America.
b)
More slaves were voluntarily set free by their owners in Brazil than in North America.
c)
Slaves in Brazil had longer working lives on average and became self-reproducing after
1750.
1750.
d)
Only slaves in North America worked on plantations.
73.
What is one major reason for the higher literacy rates in British colonies than in
Spanish/Portuguese colonies?
Spanish/Portuguese colonies?
a)
Protestantism, which encouraged the reading of the Bible, was the dominant form of
Christianity in the British colonies.
Christianity in the British colonies.
b)
Paper was harder to maintain in the warm, humid Spanish/Portuguese colonies.
c)
The British government invested massive funds into building libraries throughout North
America.
America.
d)
Spanish/Portuguese colonizers did not attempt to teach Native Americans to speak or
read Spanish/Portuguese.
read Spanish/Portuguese.
74.
Which of the following was a feature of China’s rule over its newly acquired Central
Asian territories that made the region more a part of an empire rather than an integral part
of the Chinese state?
Asian territories that made the region more a part of an empire rather than an integral part
of the Chinese state?
a)
A massive inflow of Chinese settlers
b)
A concerted effort to assimilate the local populations into Chinese society
c)
Genocide
d)
The creation of a new office called the Court of Colonial Affairs
75.
The expansion of the Chinese and Russian Empires into the steppe lands of central Asia
led to what result for the nomadic peoples native to this vast area?
led to what result for the nomadic peoples native to this vast area?
a)
The political independence and economic prosperity of nomadic peoples came to an end.
b)
The local religious customs and languages were completely erased.
c)
A brief economic boom ensued, which encouraged many nomads to move to cities and
buy houses.
buy houses.
d)
They felt little impact; as long as they paid tribute, the nomadic peoples were mostly left
alone.
alone.
76.
Akbar’s policy toward the Hindus of India is best described as
a)
extermination.
b)
religious tolerance and incorporation of Hindu elites.
c)
massive efforts to convert Hindus to Islam.
d)
holy war against Hindus.
77.
What was the religious outcome of Ottoman rule in Christian Southeastern (Balkan)
Europe?
Europe?
a)
The elimination of Christianity and massive conversion to Islam
b)
No impact at all as tolerant Ottoman policies encouraged Christianity
c)
Conversion to Islam of about 20 percent of the population
d)
Persistent religious warfare between Muslims and Christians
78.
What was one main difference between the Spanish colonization of the Philippines and
the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean Basin?
the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean Basin?
a)
The Spanish converted Filipinos to Christianity while the Portuguese often blended into
the local populations.
the local populations.
b)
The Spanish only established coastal outposts while the Portuguese conquered inland
areas.
areas.
c)
The Portuguese killed large numbers of natives, but the Spanish did not use violence to
enforce their rule.
enforce their rule.
d)
The Portuguese were only interested in spreading Christianity while the Spanish were
only interested in getting rich.
only interested in getting rich.
79.
What was one main difference between the establishment of the British East India
Company in Mughal India and the establishment of the Dutch East India Company in
Indonesia?
Company in Mughal India and the establishment of the Dutch East India Company in
Indonesia?
a)
The British learned the local languages while the Dutch did not.
b)
The British used treaties with local Mughal rulers while the Dutch conquered their
Indonesian colonies.
Indonesian colonies.
c)
The British encouraged intermarriage with elite local women while the Dutch took local
women only as concubines.
women only as concubines.
d)
The British had to send 50 percent of their profits back to the government in London, yet
the Dutch only had to send a small percentage of money back to their government.
the Dutch only had to send a small percentage of money back to their government.
80.
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of the new European
presence in the Indian Ocean to already existing Asian commercial networks?
presence in the Indian Ocean to already existing Asian commercial networks?
a)
Europeans created a network that became just one among a number of thriving Asian
commercial networks.
commercial networks.
b)
Europeans destroyed almost all Asian commercial networks, bringing trade largely to a
halt.
halt.
c)
Europeans gained access to commercial markets only where the local population
converted to Christianity.
converted to Christianity.
d)
Europeans ended up gaining little for their efforts, eventually leaving Asia empty-handed.
81.
The global silver trade
a)
fundamentally transformed the Spanish economy, making it one of the most productive
and commercialized kingdoms in the world.
and commercialized kingdoms in the world.
b)
was the first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia.
c)
brought the downfall of the Tokugawa shoguns.
d)
was monopolized by the British.
82.
Which of the following was not a result of the fur trade in North America?
a)
The near extinction of squirrels in North America
b)
The early displacement of Native American hunters by large numbers of European
trappers and hunters
trappers and hunters
c)
The growing dependence of Native Americans on European trade goods
d)
An end to warfare among Native Americans as they devoted their time and energies to
trapping
trapping
83.
An important difference between the Siberian and North American fur trades was that
a)
only in North America did indigenous peoples suffer from exposure to European
epidemic diseases to which they had little immunity.
epidemic diseases to which they had little immunity.
b)
only in Siberia did the local population become dependent on European trade goods.
c)
only in North America did competition between European traders mean that furs were
obtained largely through commercial negotiations.
obtained largely through commercial negotiations.
d)
only in Siberia were some species of animal hunted to near extinction.
84.
In what way did the Chinese response to the global silver economy differ from the
Japanese response?
Japanese response?
a)
The Chinese economy became diversified; the Japanese economy did not.
b)
Chinese merchants began exporting goods to other lands; Japan did not.
c)
Inflation destroyed the Chinese economy, but aided the Japanese economy.
d)
Economic changes resulted in ecological devastation in China, but not in Japan.
85.
Within the Islamic world,
a)
most slaves were male.
b)
some slaves acquired prominent military or political status.
c)
nearly all slaves were drawn from southern Russia.
d)
slavery was equated strongly with blackness.
86.
Which of the following statements is true of the West African slave trade?
a)
European merchants secured most of their slaves by seizing them in raids along the West
African coast.
African coast.
b)
In general, European merchants waited on board their ships or in fortified port cities to
purchase slaves from African merchants and elites.
purchase slaves from African merchants and elites.
c)
Europeans possessed immunities to the diseases of the region, giving them an advantage
in controlling the trade.
in controlling the trade.
d)
Africa’s domestic economy benefited greatly from the slave trade.
87.
The number of slaves shipped from Africa to the Americas peaked
a)
between 1450 and 1600.
b)
in the 1600s.
c)
in the 1700s.
d)
in the 1800s.
88.
What were the most common destinations in the Americas for West African slaves?
a)
British North America and the United States
b)
The Caribbean and Brazil
c)
Mexico
d)
Chile and Argentina
89.
The Protestant Reformation offered women
a)
more alternatives to marriage than were offered by the medieval Catholic Church.
b)
generally more opportunities to play an official role within their churches.
c)
more opportunity to use their education outside the home.
d)
fewer female objects of veneration.
90.
Which of the following is true of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
It maintained its unity as it spread.
b)
The invention of the printing press facilitated its spread.
c)
The movement began in France.
d)
It discouraged independent reading of the scriptures.
91.
Which of the following had the greatest success in converting peoples to Christianity?
a)
Jesuit missionaries in China
b)
Spanish Catholic missionaries in the Philippines
c)
Puritan missionaries in New England
d)
Portuguese missionaries in Africa
92.
Which of the following was a major difference between Protestants and Catholics in
European colonies?
European colonies?
a)
Catholics generally built churches while Protestants never did.
b)
Catholics were generally more intent on converting native peoples than Protestants.
c)
Catholics were generally more opposed to slavery than Protestants.
d)
Catholics were focused on getting rich while Protestants generally were not.
93.
The Wahhabi movement
a)
began with a slave revolt in Brazil.
b)
was a series of jihads in West Africa.
c)
opposed religious blending or syncretism in Arabia.
d)
supported the policies of religious tolerance and accommodation enacted by the Mughal
emperor Akbar.
emperor Akbar.
94.
Which of the following contributed most to the Scientific Revolution occurring in Europe
rather than in China or the Islamic world?
rather than in China or the Islamic world?
a)
The relative independence of European universities
b)
The superior libraries of Western Europe
c)
Europe’s leadership in the fields of mathematics and medicine after 1000 C.E.
d)
The refusal of European scholars to separate the study of the natural order from that of
philosophy and theology
philosophy and theology
95.
How did Europeans commonly react to African slaves’ syncretic religions, such as
Santeria and Vodou?
Santeria and Vodou?
a)
They tolerated these religions.
b)
They turned a blind eye to these religions.
c)
They often participated in these religions.
d)
They considered these religions to be satanic witchcraft and tried to suppress them.
96.
How was Wang Yangmin’s Confucianism most similar to Martin Luther’s Christianity?
a)
They lived during the same time period.
b)
They both sought to reform their respective religions.
c)
They both sought to reform their respective religions.
d)
They both saw truth as innately accessible for every human being.
97.
How might the Hindu practice of bhakti have threatened the social order in India?
a)
It sought to revive Hinduism.
b)
It set aside caste distinctions.
c)
It encouraged foot-washing.
d)
It emphasized the differences between Islam and Hinduism.
98.
Why did Sikhism evolve from a peaceful religion into a militant community?
a)
Violence was more effective at gaining converts.
b)
Punjab, where Sikhism was founded, was torn apart by a civil war.
c)
The British military trained them to be militants.
d)
They had to defend themselves against both Mughal and Hindu hostility.
99.
How does the Enlightenment compare to the Scientific Revolution?
a)
The Enlightenment applied the idea of natural laws to human affairs rather than the
physical universe.
physical universe.
b)
The Enlightenment refers to people’s growing awareness of the Scientific Revolution.
c)
The Enlightenment inspired the Scientific Revolution.
d)
The Enlightenment was more mystical than the Scientific Revolution.
100.
Which of the following best describes the adoption of modern European science in China,
Japan, and the Ottoman Empire during the early modern era?
Japan, and the Ottoman Empire during the early modern era?
a)
All three societies adopted European advances in medicine.
b)
None of them showed any interest in European anatomical studies.
c)
All were primarily interested in European advances in theoretical science rather than in
the practical applications of European scientific achievements.
the practical applications of European scientific achievements.
d)
All were selective in their adoption of European science.
101.
Which of the following was true only of the Western European empires among all the
early modern empires?
early modern empires?
a)
They were the largest empires in the world.
b)
They spread diseases to which conquered peoples had little immunity.
c)
They were initiated by maritime expansion.
d)
They were created by merchants rather than governments.
102.
Why did Thomas Hobbes believe that an absolute monarchy is the best form of government?
a)
Absolute monarchy was the only government strong enough to keep humanities cruel impulses under control
b)
Absolute monarchy was the only government able to make people happy
c)
Absolute monarchy was the only government that had one ruler
103.
The Edict of Nantes settled civil war in
a)
Spain between heretics and Charles V.
b)
England between Elizabeth I and Mary I.
c)
France between Catholics and Protestants.
d)
the Spanish Netherlands between the Netherlands and Belgium.
104.
The system known as "Triangular Trade" involved what three countries?
a)
Europe, Africa, and Asia
b)
Asia, Africa, and Australia.
c)
Africa, Asia, and North America.
d)
North America, Europe, and Africa.
105.
The impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade not just affected the slaves but also...
a)
the economies and history of the world
b)
the amount sugar sold
c)
the amount of slaves sold
d)
the amount of slaves killed
106.
The Columbian Exchange began after this explorer made trips to the Americas. Who is this explorer?
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Christopher Columbus
107.
What helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Prince
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
108.
Which of the following are the gunpowder empires?
a)
Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, and Safavid Empire
b)
Roman Empire, Han Dynasty
c)
Mongols, Persian Empire, Ottoman Empire
d)
Mughal Empire, the Safavids, and the Romans
109.
Which Mughal Emperor allowed for religious freedom in India?
a)
Abba II
b)
Abas
c)
Oba
d)
Akbar
110.
How did the Qing/ Manchu legitimize their rule in China?
a)
Through imperial portraits
b)
Adoption of the Chinese examination system
c)
Public performance of Confucian rituals
d)
All of the Above
111.
What caused an increase in population for the Old World?
a)
Commercialization
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Triangular Trade
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