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Era 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Competition over what region increased between Europeans during Era 4.

a)

Spice Islands

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Greek Islands

d)

China

2.

When the Dutch were able to established a monopoly over the spice trade, what conclusions can you draw.

a)

Imperialism economically benefited those Asians who collaborated with Europeans and harmed those Asians who resisted.

b)

Imperialism led directly to the articulation of anti colonial ideologies based on Enlightenment principles.

c)

Imperialism was out of competition, the Dutch had no economic advantages in controlling the spice islands.

d)

Imperialism economically benefited European merchants while leading to the economic decline of Asian producers.

3.

What factors allowed the Dutch to establish and enforce monopolies on the Southeast Asian spice trade?

a)

The nutritional benefits of the Columbian Exchange

b)

The development of powerful joint-stock commercial companies.

c)

Dutch advances of mapmaking skills

d)

Advances in medicine that improved European's ability to survive tropical conditions.

4.

On a global scale, what allowed the incorporation of European merchants in the Indian Ocean Trade Network?

a)

Europeans providing manufactured goods to Asia

b)

Europeans providing luxury goods to China

c)

Europeans providing silver to Asian markets

d)

Europeans controlling the Indian Ocean Trade

5.

The mixture of Christianity and Indigenous religion is known as

a)

syncretism

b)

protestant

c)

catholic

d)

Sikhism

6.

What prevented the widespread conversions of Christianity in South and East Asia?

a)

Christian Missionaries couldn't get passed the language barrier

b)

Christianity had already spread to the region prior to European arrival.

c)

Europeans were unable to subjugate politically the established states

d)

Europeans were too involved in commerce to focus on missionary efforts.

7.

Which of the following best describes the rule of the Mughal's.

a)

Mughal's promoted toleration of different religions

b)

Mughal's were respectful of the Hindu minority

c)

Mughal's required forced conversion of Christian boys to serve in the government

d)

Mughal's promoted Sikhism as the state religion

8.

What purpose does the Palace of Versailles and the Taj Mahal serve?

a)

Demonstrate an empire's support of a religion

b)

To honor the continued influence of the Greek culture

c)

To show the power and wealth of the emperor and to glorify the rule of the emperor

d)

Demonstrate the empire's support of a specific artisan

9.

What statements can be made about the period 1450-1750 C.E.?

a)

The intensification of commercial and diplomatic activity across Eurasia was accompanied by increased missionary activity.

b)

The use of Jesuit Missionaries along the Indian Ocean Trade and the Silk Road saw a sharp increase in Christian converts.

c)

Russian expansion into Asia caused the decline of Asian culture and the rise of the Russian empire.

d)

The intensification of regional patterns of trade in the Americas eliminated the need for European settlement.

10.

What factors allowed the Portuguese to be among the first Europeans to engage in maritime exploration?

a)

Military superiority to conquer Ming China

b)

Technological developments in cartography and navigation

c)

Improvements in silver and gold mining

d)

The creation of mercantilism practices

11.

The Portuguese established what type of empire throughout the Indian Ocean Basin?

a)

Portuguese established many settler colonies

b)

Portuguese established a trading post empire

c)

Portuguese was able to subjugate and create a monopoly over the spice islands

d)

Portuguese were only successful in taking control of Japan

12.

Spanish conquistadors attempt to adopt this Inca system of forced labor on the indigenous population of the New World.

a)

encomedia system

b)

mita system

c)

hacienda system

d)

cattle slavery

13.

Which of the following was NOT a factor related to the trade of silver.

a)

Caused inflation

b)

Europeans became more involved in global trade

c)

Europeans dominated/monopolized the Indian Ocean Trade

d)

Demand for silver increased as China required its taxes to be paid in silver.

14.

Intermarriages between races was more common in Spanish America than in British North America because___________.

a)

The British were not as tolerant to the native population.

b)

British settlers came with their families; no need to marry the Native Americans.

c)

British outlawed intermarriages between races.

d)

Spanish settlers were usually females and didn't marry native men.

15.

The majority of African slaves were sent

a)

to North America to work on cotton plantations.

b)

to Brazil and the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations.

c)

to Canada to work in the fishing industry.

d)

to the Caribbean to work in the silver mines.

16.

Which of the following best describes the triangular trade.

a)

slaves taken to the New World, New World crops taken back to the Old World, European manufactured goods sent to Africa in exchange for slaves.

b)

slaves taken to the Muslim World, New World crops taken back to the Old World, African manufactured goods sent to Europe.

c)

slaves taken to the New World, New World crops taken back to the Old World, Old World crops taken to the New World

d)

Slaves taken to Europe, Europe Manufactured goods sent to Africa, African crops sent to Europe

17.

The blending of Islam and Hinduism created what new syncretic religion?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Vodun

c)

Neo-Confucianism

d)

Sufism

18.

Which of the following would be a result of European settlement in the New World?

a)

class divide between the land owning creoles and the landless creoles

b)

growth of the indigenous population as a result of European advanced medical treatments

c)

the formation of new social classes/hierarchies

d)

increase in Islamic conversions as a result of the slave trade.

19.

The Ottoman practice of using Christian boys as slaves in the empire was known as what?

a)

Chattel Slavery

b)

Devshirme

c)

Janissaries

d)

Shoguns

20.

As a result of the African slave trade

a)

African women were forced to take on more male dominated roles.

b)

African women could no longer hold political power.

c)

Africa saw an increase in its male population.

d)

the population of Africa was decimated.