WorksheetsEra 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Competition over what region increased between Europeans during Era 4.
Spice Islands
Northwest Passage
Greek Islands
China
When the Dutch were able to established a monopoly over the spice trade, what conclusions can you draw.
Imperialism economically benefited those Asians who collaborated with Europeans and harmed those Asians who resisted.
Imperialism led directly to the articulation of anti colonial ideologies based on Enlightenment principles.
Imperialism was out of competition, the Dutch had no economic advantages in controlling the spice islands.
Imperialism economically benefited European merchants while leading to the economic decline of Asian producers.
What factors allowed the Dutch to establish and enforce monopolies on the Southeast Asian spice trade?
The nutritional benefits of the Columbian Exchange
The development of powerful joint-stock commercial companies.
Dutch advances of mapmaking skills
Advances in medicine that improved European's ability to survive tropical conditions.
On a global scale, what allowed the incorporation of European merchants in the Indian Ocean Trade Network?
Europeans providing manufactured goods to Asia
Europeans providing luxury goods to China
Europeans providing silver to Asian markets
Europeans controlling the Indian Ocean Trade
The mixture of Christianity and Indigenous religion is known as
syncretism
protestant
catholic
Sikhism
What prevented the widespread conversions of Christianity in South and East Asia?
Christian Missionaries couldn't get passed the language barrier
Christianity had already spread to the region prior to European arrival.
Europeans were unable to subjugate politically the established states
Europeans were too involved in commerce to focus on missionary efforts.
Which of the following best describes the rule of the Mughal's.
Mughal's promoted toleration of different religions
Mughal's were respectful of the Hindu minority
Mughal's required forced conversion of Christian boys to serve in the government
Mughal's promoted Sikhism as the state religion
What purpose does the Palace of Versailles and the Taj Mahal serve?
Demonstrate an empire's support of a religion
To honor the continued influence of the Greek culture
To show the power and wealth of the emperor and to glorify the rule of the emperor
Demonstrate the empire's support of a specific artisan
What statements can be made about the period 1450-1750 C.E.?
The intensification of commercial and diplomatic activity across Eurasia was accompanied by increased missionary activity.
The use of Jesuit Missionaries along the Indian Ocean Trade and the Silk Road saw a sharp increase in Christian converts.
Russian expansion into Asia caused the decline of Asian culture and the rise of the Russian empire.
The intensification of regional patterns of trade in the Americas eliminated the need for European settlement.
What factors allowed the Portuguese to be among the first Europeans to engage in maritime exploration?
Military superiority to conquer Ming China
Technological developments in cartography and navigation
Improvements in silver and gold mining
The creation of mercantilism practices
The Portuguese established what type of empire throughout the Indian Ocean Basin?
Portuguese established many settler colonies
Portuguese established a trading post empire
Portuguese was able to subjugate and create a monopoly over the spice islands
Portuguese were only successful in taking control of Japan
Spanish conquistadors attempt to adopt this Inca system of forced labor on the indigenous population of the New World.
encomedia system
mita system
hacienda system
cattle slavery
Which of the following was NOT a factor related to the trade of silver.
Caused inflation
Europeans became more involved in global trade
Europeans dominated/monopolized the Indian Ocean Trade
Demand for silver increased as China required its taxes to be paid in silver.
Intermarriages between races was more common in Spanish America than in British North America because___________.
The British were not as tolerant to the native population.
British settlers came with their families; no need to marry the Native Americans.
British outlawed intermarriages between races.
Spanish settlers were usually females and didn't marry native men.
The majority of African slaves were sent
to North America to work on cotton plantations.
to Brazil and the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations.
to Canada to work in the fishing industry.
to the Caribbean to work in the silver mines.
Which of the following best describes the triangular trade.
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.
slaves taken to the Muslim World, New World crops taken back to the Old World, African manufactured goods sent to Europe.
slaves taken to the New World, New World crops taken back to the Old World, Old World crops taken to the New World
Slaves taken to Europe, Europe Manufactured goods sent to Africa, African crops sent to Europe
The blending of Islam and Hinduism created what new syncretic religion?
Sikhism
Vodun
Neo-Confucianism
Sufism
Which of the following would be a result of European settlement in the New World?
class divide between the land owning creoles and the landless creoles
growth of the indigenous population as a result of European advanced medical treatments
the formation of new social classes/hierarchies
increase in Islamic conversions as a result of the slave trade.
The Ottoman practice of using Christian boys as slaves in the empire was known as what?
Chattel Slavery
Devshirme
Janissaries
Shoguns
As a result of the African slave trade
African women were forced to take on more male dominated roles.
African women could no longer hold political power.
Africa saw an increase in its male population.
the population of Africa was decimated.
