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AP World- Unit 4

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained...
a)
a significant new source of staple food crops
b)
an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers
c)
advanced medical techniques that extended the life-span of Native Americans
d)
new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden
2.

European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...

a)
little medical aid was available so far from European urban centers
b)
the European conquerors deliberately accelerated the spread of the most deadly strains
c)
the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases
d)
the vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick
3.
One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World was...
a)
the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase
b)
the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners
c)
the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor
d)
a drainin gof capital from the royal families and a shift of wealth to the hands of the merchant class
4.
Which of the following served as the initial motivation for Spanish exploration?
a)
desires to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism
b)
hopes of establishing permanent colonies for settlement
c)
the desire to beat out European rivals in the land grab for North America
d)
the need of new sources of wealth to support the growth of the nation
5.
All of the following contributed to European expansion into the New World EXCEPT...
a)
the development of new navigational technology
b)
an end to European wars between competing royal families
c)
a rise of nationalism among European states
d)
the desire to spread Christianity
6.
The primary positive benefit of the Columbian Exchange was...
a)
the exchange of food products between Europe and the Western Hemisphere
b)
the introduction of horses into Europe
c)
the introduction of cattle into Europe
d)
the exchange of architectural design techniques between the two continents
7.

The city of Constantinople is currently named _________

a)

Baghdad

b)

Tehran

c)

Istanbul

d)

Turkey

8.

Which of the following developments can be most directly attributed to Portuguese and Spanish state sponsorship of maritime exploration in the late fifteenth century?

a)

Improvements in European geographic knowledge of Africa and the Indian Ocean

b)

Improvements in Europeans’ ability to prevent the spread of infectious diseases

c)

Religious divisions in Europe related to the Protestant Reformation

d)

The development of theories of natural rights and representative government

9.

Which of the following processes most immediately led to the global expansion of European political power in the period circa 1500 ?

a)

The Columbian Exchange

b)

The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

c)

Advances in shipbuilding and navigational methods

d)

Advances in medicine that improved Europeans’ ability to survive in tropical climates

10.

How were Europeans first able to travel to other parts of the world in 1450?

a)

Using knowledge and technology from prior societies

b)

Creating new types of navigational tools

c)

Using boats invented by the English

d)

None of these

11.

What noble was responsible for initiating a series of expeditions along the African coast and outward to the Azores in the 15th century?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Hugh Dupuy, Count Marechal

c)

Cardinal Mazarin, regent of France

d)

Prince Henry of England

12.

Which of the following statements are true about the fall of Constantinople?

a)
The fall of Constantinople occurred in 1453 and marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.
b)
The fall of Constantinople occurred in 1453 and marked the end of the Holy Roman Empire.
c)
The fall of Constantinople occurred in 1453 and marked the end of the Ottoman Empire.
d)
The fall of Constantinople occurred in 1456 and marked the end of the Roman Empire.
13.

Which conclusion about the Portuguese is be supported by the passage above?

a)

They manufactured luxury goods that they could sell in China.

b)

They made great profits transporting goods between Asian countries.

c)

They primarily wanted to accumulate silk

d)

They preferred to trade with China rather than Japan.

14.

Which of the following was a cause of increased European travel? (More than 1)

a)

Government sponsorship

b)

Desire to end monarchies in the New World

c)

Spread of maritime technology and ideas from older societies

d)

Interest in spreading trade and religion

15.

The specific technological innovation depicted here that improved deep water navigation was the

a)

compass

b)

upper deck oars

c)

astrolabe

d)

lateen sails

16.

What was the Encomienda System?

a)

System of labor that enslaved Natives in exchange of food and shelter

b)

System of labor that used serfs to tend the field

c)

System of labor in which natives where granted land and money in exchange of gold.

d)

System of labor that gave jobs to thousands of Africans coming to the Americas.

17.

Which economic system was in place when the exchange of goods in 1450-1750 arose?

a)

European mercantilist laws

b)

Laissez-faire principles

c)

Renaissance guild bylaws

d)

Medieval manorialism

18.

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

a)

Split the Americas between England and France

b)

Split the Americas between Spain and Portugal

c)

Split the Americas between Belgium and China

d)

Split the Americas between the Dutch and Spain

19.
What aspect of Spanish colonization did missionary Bartolome de Las Casas famously protest?
a)
the refusal of explorers to tithe on the wealth they discovered
b)
the lack of missionary zeal among the conquistadors
c)
the treatment of Native Americans as subhuman and expendable
d)
the focus of the Spanish Crown on Latin America while neglecting the Reconquista at home
20.

The first initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of

a)
Portugal
b)

Venice

c)
France
d)
Spain
21.

The slave voyage to the Americas was referred to as the

a)
New World Passage
b)
Transatlantic Journey
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Atlantic Crossing
22.

What peoples had preceded the Portuguese in entering the markets of south and Southeast Asia?

a)

Spanish, Dutch, and British

b)

Muslims

c)

Greeks and Persians

d)

French

23.

What was the African contribution to the Columbian Exchange?

a)
The African contribution to the Columbian Exchange was the introduction of elephants and giraffes to the Americas.
b)
The African contribution to the Columbian Exchange was the introduction of crops such as okra, yams, and black-eyed peas, as well as the transportation of enslaved Africans to the Americas.
c)
The African contribution to the Columbian Exchange was the export of gold and diamonds to Europe.
d)
The African contribution to the Columbian Exchange was the spread of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.