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OC - WH - Open Stax Chapter 6 KEY TERMS - Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of balance of power?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

A system that allowed Europeans to trade with China only if they worked through the Chinese guilds

c)

The practice of integrating a culture into the dominant society without forcing it to fully integrate

d)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

2.

What is the black legend?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

3.

Who belonged to the bourgeoisie?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

4.

What was the British Raj?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

d)

A system that allowed Europeans to trade with China only if they worked through the Chinese guilds

5.

What was the Canton system?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

A system that allowed Europeans to trade with China only if they worked through the Chinese guilds

d)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

6.

What is capitalism?

a)

An economic system in which private individuals and companies own the means of production

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

7.

What is a charter?

a)

An official authorization to conduct a major economic activity such as the creation of a colony

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

8.

What is cultural accommodation?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The practice of integrating a culture into the dominant society without forcing it to fully integrate

c)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

d)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

9.

What is economic imperialism?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The practice of dominating a foreign country economically

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

10.

What is indirect rule?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The practice of integrating a culture into the dominant society without forcing it to fully integrate

c)

A system in which colonial powers cooperated with Indigenous elites and allowed local leaders to exercise some authority

d)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

11.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

d)

The practice of integrating a culture into the dominant society without forcing it to fully integrate

12.

What is laissez-faire economics?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The theory that market forces alone should drive the economy and that governments should refrain from direct intervention

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

13.

Who were the Luddites?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

British workers in the early nineteenth century who resisted industrialization

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

14.

What is Marxism?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The idea that recognizing class struggle is central to understanding societies

c)

The social class whose members owned the means of production

d)

The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

15.

What is mechanization?

a)

A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

b)

The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

c)

The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

d)

The use of machines to replace the labor of animals and humans