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2018/2019 World History Unit 6 Exam Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What major event from 1450-1750 is most responsible for the data displayed above?

a)

The collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

b)

The Ming Dynasty halted all overseas exploration.

c)

The Europeans developed a global commercial network.

d)

The Catholic Church divided trade routes along the equator.

2.

What caused the Ming Dynasty to halt overseas exploration?

a)

They could not compete with English caravel vessels.

b)

Italian merchants had complete control over all bodies of water.

c)

Chinese navigational technology was severely ineffective.

d)

The expeditions were seen as a waste of imperial money.

3.

The image above demonstrates which cultural similarity shared by both the Aztec and Inca civilizations?

a)

created a written language

b)

enslaved conquered people

c)

produced extensive literary works

d)

engaged in the studies of math and astronomy

4.

The image above is an example of -

a)

physical and material differences in Mesoamerican social classes.

b)

traditional imperial business being conducted by Ming Dynasty officials.

c)

Catholic missionaries living in the Americas post 1540

d)

a religious ceremony being conducted by Ottoman clergy

5.

Desire for trade routes, spices, and profits

Desire to spread Christianity

New maritime technology

Desire to increase a country's power


What would be the best title for the information above?

a)

Effects of global networks established by Europeans

b)

Impact of the Columbian Exchange

c)

Reasons for European expansion

d)

Causes for the termination of Chinese exploration

6.

As a result of the Columbian exchange, western Europeans were introduced to -

a)

the Incan practice of terrace farming.

b)

advanced military technologies from the Aztecs.

c)

new food crops that improved the European diet.

d)

diseases that drastically reduced the population of Europe.

7.

As a direct result of the Trans-Atlantic slavery trade, many leaders in West Africa -

a)

established large sugar plantations in their kingdoms.

b)

encouraged the conversion of their people to Christianity.

c)

relocated their kingdoms further into the interior of Africa.

d)

gained access to weapons that helped consolidate their power.

8.

Which economic theory was developed in Europe in order to provide an imperial country with wealth at the possible expense of its colonies?

a)

Banking

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Monastaries

d)

Slavery

9.

Why were the spice islands significant to European traders in the 16th and 17th centuries?

a)

The location was home to strategic military fortification for the Portuguese.

b)

The area was a source for valuable spices that were in high demand in Europe.

c)

War between the Dutch and French traders in the region eventually led to war in Europe.

d)

Traders used the location as a valuable way station on route to Australia and New Guinea.

10.

Which nations were most involved in conquering nations in Latin America?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

Zimbabwe and Uganda

c)

The United States of America and Canada

d)

Iceland and Greenland

11.

The pictured innovation of the Inca civilization was used as -

a)

a weapon of wire.

b)

an indicator of social class.

c)

a system of record keeping.

d)

a method of freeze drying food.

12.

One way the Catholic Church aided the Spanish conquest of the Americas was by -

a)

arguing for the protection of native groups.

b)

employing priests as guides for expeditions.

c)

providing the funds for conquistadores to travel.

d)

sending missionaries to convert native populations.

13.

Although we may never know the exact magnitudes of the depopulation, it is estimated that upwards of 80-95% of the native American population was decimated within the first 100-150 years following 1492.


The main reason for the loss of lives described in the excerpt is that American Indians -

a)

were shipped to Europe as slaves.

b)

experienced a series of famines.

c)

exhausted their supplies of natural resources.

d)

were not immune to European diseases.

14.

???---> The capture of Constantinople ---> The fall of the Byzantine Empire


Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

The creation of the Safavid Empire in Persia

b)

The expansion of the Mongol Empire into Russia

c)

The formation of the Mughal Empire in India

d)

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire into eastern Europe

15.

The Ottomans established a strong trading empire in the seventeenth century by -

a)

invading and conquering territory in Eastern Europe.

b)

creating the most powerful and well equipped navy of the time period.

c)

controlling the eastern Mediterranean and numerous overland trade routes.

d)

bringing an end to the West African caravan trade system across the Sahara Desert.

16.

As acknowledgement of Chinese power in the world, what did the Ming dynasty expect of neighboring nations?

a)

civil service

b)

military support

c)

tribute payment

d)

indentured servitude

17.

How did capitalism facilitate the success of the Commercial Revolution?

a)

Private ownership and investment of wealth for profit lead to the growth of the merchant class and an increase of the money supply.

b)

Colonies provided gold and silver as well as a favorable balance of trade since they were both suppliers of raw materials and markets to their mother countries.

c)

Investors pooled their money together in government owned entities and usually faced minimal monetary losses because of the large number involved in the investment.

d)

Global anti-communist sentiment enabled joint-stock companies to increase the wealth of numerous monarchies.

18.

All of the following accompanied the new emphasis on trade in the Commercial Revolution except?

a)

banks

b)

stock exchanges

c)

insurance

d)

trade unions

19.

I should probably study for this test?

a)

Chile de Arbol

b)

Pico de Gallo

c)

Yeah, I probably should.

d)

Salsa Verde