Which of the following best characterizes world trade in the period 1450 to 1750 ?

The demand for Asian commodities was financed by New World silver.

Which of the following was a environmental effect of plantation agriculture in the Americas

Widespread deforestation and depletion of soil nutrients

Which of the following is true of the expeditions of Chinese Admiral Zheng He in the early 1400s?

He sailed to ports on the Indian Ocean coastline, including parts of Africa

The Columbian Exchange involved which of the following new connections in the era 1450–1750?

African population to the Western Hemisphere and food to Europe

The success of European powers in penetrating the Asian trading system by 1600 can best be explained by the

opening of rich silver mines in Peru and Mexico

Which of the following was a change in global patterns of religious beliefs and practices in the period 1450-1750 C.E.?

Monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam increased

Which of the following characterized economic systems in Latin America and Southeast Asia during the sixteenth century?

Both incorporated forced labor.

Which of the following represents a significant change in Africa between 1450 C.E. and 1750 C.E.?

Most enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic

Which of the following describes the important cause of the demographic changes associated with the Columbian Exchange?

The introduction of New World food crops to Afro-Eurasia and diseases

Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450?

Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of people

The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads by

decreasing the risk of bandit attacks

All of the following resulted from the growth of the Atlantic slave trade in Africa EXCEPT

the exclusion of Africa from the emerging global market

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1
Which of the following best characterizes world trade in the period 1450 to 1750 ?
Commodities from Africa dominated trade with China and India.
European dominance of China began.
The demand for Asian commodities was financed by New World silver.
International conflict declined because of growing international traders.
2
Which of the following was a environmental effect of plantation agriculture in the Americas
Increases in the populations of major indigenous animal species
Global warming, caused by the burning of large areas of forest
Widespread deforestation and depletion of soil nutrients
Depletion of groundwater supplies caused by excessive irrigation
3
Which of the following world history processes was responsible for the eighteenth-century cityscape of St. Petersburg
Westernization
Disease diffusion
Climate Change
Diffusion
4
Which of the following is true of the expeditions of Chinese Admiral Zheng He in the early 1400s?
He wished to find a new route to Europe in order to trade more with them
He explored unknown regions and seas, though his ships were tiny
He sailed to ports on the Indian Ocean coastline, including parts of Africa
He crossed the Indian Ocean but did not land on the African coast.
5
The Columbian Exchange involved which of the following new connections in the era 1450–1750?
Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe
African population to the Western Hemisphere and food to Europe
European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa
European food to the West & Western Hemisphere diseases to Europe
6
The success of European powers in penetrating the Asian trading system by 1600 can best be explained by the
Asian demand for luxury goods
high demand for European agricultural produce in China and India
European use of steam power
opening of rich silver mines in Peru and Mexico
7
Which of the following was a change in global patterns of religious beliefs and practices in the period 1450-1750 C.E.?
The emergence of syncretic religions led to an increase in polytheism.
Intellectual movements such as the European Enlightenment weakened religion
Monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam increased
Messianic, revivalist, and fundamentalist movements came to dominate
8
During the 1450 to 1750, which of the following commodities was most responsible for transforming the global economy?
Silver
Salt
Opium
Tea
9
Which of the following characterized economic systems in Latin America and Southeast Asia during the sixteenth century?
Both focused on porcelain manufacturing.
Both redistributed land to peasants.
Both incorporated forced labor.
Both produced grain for the European market.
10
Which of the following represents a significant change in Africa between 1450 C.E. and 1750 C.E.?
Bantu-speaking people spread iron metallurgy to East and Central Africa.
Most enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic
Islam was introduced and widely adopted in North Africa.
Europeans established settler colonies in East and Central Africa.
11
Which of the following describes the important cause of the demographic changes associated with the Columbian Exchange?
European settlement in the Americas and the migration of Native Americans
Environmental degradation in Afro-Eurasia and the spread of Eurasian crops
The introduction of New World food crops to Afro-Eurasia and diseases
The spread of New World diseases to Afro-Eurasia
12
Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450?
There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean.
Merchants from Europe dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.
Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of people
Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean
13
The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads by
opening large new markets for European and East Asian goods in Central Asia
decreasing the risk of bandit attacks
increasing the demand for military supplies needed by the Mongol armies
discouraging seaborne trade along the Indian Ocean routes
14
All of the following resulted from the growth of the Atlantic slave trade in Africa EXCEPT
destabilization of local African societies
the shift in trade focus from Saharan routes to the coast
the exclusion of Africa from the emerging global market
increased violence through widespread use of firearms

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