WorksheetsAPWHM: Unit 3/4 Early Modern World
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Context: The example of Zheng He before 1450 demonstrates that land empires like the Ming were increasingly
looking to create empires in the Americas.
seeking to expand trade over the Silk Road
projecting state power and encouraging overseas foreign trade.
projecting state power and encouraging overseas foreign trade.
These portraits of Emperors show how land-based imperial authorities used their__________ to legitimize their rule.
Economic powers
Technological powers
Cultural religious powers
Social powers
All of the following are true, but what was a POLITICAL effect of the Reformation?
Peasants admired Luther's message of Christian equality.
Luther's emphasis on reading encouraged literacy.
New Christian churches emerged: Lutherans, Anglicans, etc.
Kings & rulers used the protest to increase their power.
Which region's religion would have been the LEAST represented in the Indian Ocean network before 1450 C.E.?
A) European Christianity
B) The Middle East's Islam
C) South Asia's Hinduism
D) East Asian Buddhism
All of the following were parts of Martin Luther's arguments against the Catholic Church EXCEPT
He argued against the sale of indulgences.
He argued that doing good works was more important than faith.
He argued the Bible should be translated to local languages.
He argued that all Catholic customs should be questioned.
The empire from Unit 3 that MOST threatened European culture & economy, spurring Portugal et al to explore, was
the Manchu Qing
the Mughals
the Safavids
the Ottomans
What were the three major trade networks that were addressed in this Unit?
Indian Ocean Trade, Silk Roads, Sub-Saharan
Mongolian, Silk Roads, Lafferty Network
Roman Imperial, Silk Roads, Trans-Eurasian
Anterior China, Silk Roads, Sub Saharan
What was a unique innovation of The Netherlands and England to economics?
colonies in the Americas.
mercantilist joint-stock companies.
caravels using lateen sails.
silver-backed currencies.
How did the European Empires MOST differ from earlier land-based empires of Units 1, 2, & 3?
They were the first to transmit diseases between regions.
They were built by maritime conquest of regions oceans away
They were the first to try to culturally convert people.
Merchants were involved for the first time in these empires.
This IVORY statue from 17th century INDIA exported to PORTUGAL could be used as evidence to prove
Ivory=proof that Swahili merchants continued to trade African luxury goods.
India=proof that Asian trade goods were highly in demand.
Christ child=proof that Portuguese trading diffused Catholicism to Asia.
Crown=proof that imperial states used art to reinforce their legitimacy.
Portugal was the 1st to create a "transoceanic interconnection" of trading posts between the
Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
In setting "transoceanic interconnections" in motion, Portugal's primary motivation before 1450 was
To get African slaves to work on Brazilian sugar plantations
To find a mythical African Christian King named Prestor John
To get direct access to the lucrative Indian Ocean trade network
To establish new bases on the land-based silk routes
What did Portugal's initial interest in Africa mostly seem to concern?
politics
religion
agriculture
trade
Which of the following BEST describes the symbolism of this portrait of Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
It shows the scientific advances of the Mughal Empire.
It shows his devotion to Islam, the religion of Mughal rulers.
It shows the economic dominance of the Indian Ocean Trade
It shows the growing power of the Empire, justified by religion.
After its victory in conquering all of South Asia, what best describes the Mughal Empire?
It was mostly Muslim with a Hindu minority.
It was split roughly 50-50 between Buddhists and Hindus.
It had a small Muslim minority governing over a large Hindu majority.
It was dominated by a new religion called Sikhism.
Akbar the Great, of the Mughal Empire,
tried to force Islam onto the entire population of India.
was a harsh dictator who followed Legalist doctrines.
isolated India from all foreign trade to prevent new ideas.
allowed for religious tolerance & improved the lives of women
What was the Mughal Empire's policy toward different religions for most of its history (up to Emperor Aurangzeb).
Rulers tried to impose Islam on the conquered peoples of South Asia.
Rulers were religiously tolerant, allowing majority Hinduism to continue.
Rulers converted to a new religion: Sikhism
Rulers were converted to Buddhist traditions.
Which region(s) supplied the most SUGAR to feed the 'sweet tooth' of the world circa 1450-1750 C.E.?
South & Southeast Asia
West and Central Africa
The Caribbean & Brazil
Andean South America
