NR Commerce, Religion, & Science 1450-1750 (Ch14&15)

Question 1

How did the discovery of silver in Japan impact Japan in the long term?

Accepted Answer

rulers wisely used profits to create new manufacturing

Question 2

In what way did fur trade harm Natives?

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Eventually led to warfare, disease, and alcoholism

Question 3

The central theme of the Enlightenment was the idea of _____________.

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progress

Question 4

Which best describes the long term impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on AFRICA?

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economic stagnation and political disruptions

Question 5

Which of the following was a major difference between Protestant and Catholic colonies?

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Catholics sought to convert natives, Protestants did not

Question 6

Spain's first foothold in the Asian commercial network was ___________.

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the Philippines

Question 7

Martin Luther believed that _________ alone would bring salvation.

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faith

Question 8

Why were the Philippine Islands important to Spain?

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They were close to China, but not ruled by China

Question 9

Christianity's influence in China was limited for all the following reasons EXCEPT:

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Jesuit Christians were viewed as uneducated and immoral

Question 10

From the initial capture of African slaves to the sale to slave ships, most of the process was

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in African hands

Question 11

How did most natives in Spanish America respond to the imposition of Christianity?

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they incorporated their older religions with Christianity

Question 12

Confucianism with less emphasis on study (blended w/ other beliefs) was called ___________.

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Neo-Confucianism

Question 13

All of the following powers got the vast majority of their furs from North America EXCEPT

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Russia

Question 14

The currency of global exchange between the 16th and 18th centuries was most often _____.

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silver

Question 15

Abd al-Wahhab called for the elimination of all _____ from the faith of Islam.

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idolatry

Question 16

When European merchants and missionaries first arrived in Japan, Japanese government was__.

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divided by regional rulers or daimyo

Question 17

Most of the silver in the world eventually ended up in ________,"as if at its natural center."

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China

Question 18

The Scottish professor Adam Smith formulated a set of laws that govern the operation of the

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economy

Question 19

The Portuguese empire in the Indian Ocean was not a territorial empire but a __________empire.

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trading post

Question 20

The crop most responsible for African slavery to the Americas was

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sugar

Question 21

What was one advantage that helped the Portuguese and other Europeans in the Indian Ocean?

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their ships & cannons could defeat local ships & ports

Question 22

Unusually cold temperatures and growing populations increased trade in ________ .

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animal furs

Question 23

Why did certain European princes and kings embrace Luther's ideas?

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their resentment of the pope's political power over them

Question 24

How did the Chinese, Japanese, and Ottomans respond to the Scientific Revolution?

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adopted some more practical aspects, but little beyond that

Question 25

How did the discovery of silver at Potosi affect the natives?

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they were forced to work in deadly, conditions

Question 26

The spread of African people throughout the Americas because of the slave trade is known as the

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African diaspora

Question 27

__________ is a S Asian blend of Islam & Hinduism that formed into a militant community

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Sikhism

Question 28

Jesuit missionaries in China tried to point out similarities between Christianity and

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Confucianism

Question 29

Spain and Portugal saw spreading Christianity to their colonies as continuing the tradition of

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the crusades

Question 30

How did the Enlightenment connect to the Scientific Revolution?

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it applied the scientific approach to human affairs

Question 31

Which of the following best describes the state created by Abd al-Wahhab and Ibn Saud?

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a state based on a "pure" and strict interpretation of Islam

Question 32

Unlike the Portuguese, the British and Dutch used _________ to expand into the Indian Ocean.

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private trading companies

Question 33

The most important institutions in creating Europe's Scientific Revolution were its _______.

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universities

Question 34

How was slavery/slave trade different in the Americas than slavery earlier in history?

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it was race based, plantation system focused, with huge #s

Question 35

In response to the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church reaffirmed its doctrines in...

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the Counter-Reformation

Question 36

Which of the following best describes the behavior of the Roman Catholic Jesuits in China?

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they used their technical knowledge to appeal to the elites

Question 37

The ideas of the Reformation spread quickly thanks to the invention of _____________.

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the printing press

Question 38

____means the blending of two or more religions, usually a dominant religion with a native one.

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Syncretism

Question 39

The inital motivation in the 15th century for European exploration of the Indian Ocean was

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spices and other luxury goods

Question 40

What was the main way Europeans acquired furs in N. America until the mid-17th century?

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Trade with Natives

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