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Topic 2: New Global Connections Review
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1
Which of these best describes Mercantilism?
None of the above
Economic policy that exports more goods than it imports
Farming is the primary source of economy
Economic theory based on supply & demand
2
What was Hernan Cortes' main reason for exploring the New World?
To wage war against Portugal
To search of gold & get wealthy
To become famous
To establish trading relations with Native Americans
3
Which Muslim island became a military & commercial trade base for Portugal?
Mecca
Goa
Carthage
Medina
4
Jamestown was the first English South American settlement.
True
False
5
Which Portuguese explorer linked trade routes between SE Asia & China
Martin Luther
Christopher Columbus
Alfonso de Albuquerque
Ferdinand Magellan
6
Which of these best describes capitalism?
Means of production are privately owned
An investment of money to make a profit
All of the above
Economic decisions are made between buyers & sellers
7
What company did the Dutch form to strengthen their trade power?
The Dutch East India Company
The Free Enterprise System
The New York Stock Exchange
The African Association
8
Which best describes the motives behind European exploration?
Knowledge, Power, Fame
Pride, Curiosity, Fun
Gold, God, Glory
Obligation, Adventure, Boredom
9
The Asante Kingdom in Africa traded gold & slaves for what European goods.
Tobacco & cotton
Rum & sugar
Firearms & gunpowder
Spices & silver
10
Which best describes the journey from Africa to the Americas in the Triangular trade network?
The Line of Demarcation
Dead Men Walking
The Middle Passage
The Spanish Armada
11
What is a cartographer?
Person who steers a ship
Person who makes perfume
Person who makes maps
Person who keeps records
12
The Triangular trade network involved which continents?
Europe, Africa, the Americas
Africa, Asia, Antarctica
Asia, the Americas, Antarctica
Europe, Australia, Asia
13
Which of these describes Spanish society & culture in the American colonies?
A Society of Unequal Classes
All of the above
Thriving Towns & Cities
A Blending of Cultures
14
What did Christopher Columbus hope to find on his first expedition?
A Lost Spanish Ship
A New Continent
Pathway to East Indies
Buried Treasure
15
4% of the African slaves were brought to Brazil & the Caribbean Islands.
True
False
16
What was the Spanish labor system called in their American colonies?
The Teamsters
The Encomienda
The Socialist Party
The Labor Union
17
The Spanish imposed their culture, language, religion, & way of life on the Native Americans?
True
False
18
In the 1500's Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe & Asia
False
True
19
Which African leader is one of the first to criticize the slave trade?
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Afonso I
Malcom X
20
Japan & Korea became strong trading partners with foreign merchants
False
True
21
What was the name of the Aztec city that Cortes conquered?
Cape Town
Macao
Tenochtitlan
Lima
22
Why did the French Indian War start?
Slavery & Atlantic Slave Trade
Conflict between Britain & France over colonies
Power struggle between Spain & Portugal
Trading wars with Asia
23
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Peace agreement between Europe & Africa.
Agreement between English settlers & Native Americans.
Agreement between Spain & Portugal to divide up new lands.
Agreement between explorers to only travel certain routes.
24
Which Portuguese explorer reached the spice port of Calicut in India?
Prince Henry
Vasco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
25
What islands did the Spanish colonize to strengthen trade with Asia?
The East Indies
The West Indies
The Philippines
The Hawaiian Islands
26
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Global exchange of plants & animals after Columbus' arrival
Peace Treaty between the Aztecs & Cortes
Exchange of goods between Spain & Portugal
Peace Treaty between the Incas & Pizarro
27
What is another name for the Moluccas?
New France
Sugar Plantations
Tobacco Plantations
Spice Lands
28
Christopher Columbus was an Italian, but his expedition was sponsored by Spain.
True
False
29
In Brazil what did Portugal rely on to grow their economy?
Plantations & Agriculture
Silver & Gold
Spices & Textiles
Fur & Fishing
30
Who was the French explorer who claimed the Eastern part of Canada?
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Lord MaCartney
31
Cape Town was the first permanent European settlement in South America.
False
True
32
Which Japanese rulers expelled European missionaries & traders in the 1600's?
The Aztecs
The Tokugawas
The Incas
The Mongols
33
The Pilgrims were seeking religious freedom from the Church of England
True
False
34
What caused the decline of the Mughal India empire?
The Atlantic Slave Trade
War between Portugal & Spain
Civil War between Muslims & Hindus
Natural disaster
35
Why did the China Dynasties limit trade with the Europeans?
Felt European goods were inferior to their own.
Thought Europeans were uncivilized
All of the above
Thought Europeans were barbaric
36
Which American civilization did Francisco Pizarro defeat?
The Seminoles
The Incas
The Mayans
The Aztecs
37
English & French explorers were searching for the Northwest Passage?
True
False
38
Who was the Catholic priest who protested the conditions of the Spanish labor system?
Bartolome de Las Casas
Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
39
Which of the following was part of the Commercial Revolution.
Development of Free Enterprise System
The Growth of Entrepreneurship
All of the above
The Pricing Revolution
40
What is significant about Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition?
He developed a treaty between Spain & South America.
His crew became the first to circumnavigate the world.
All of his ships survived the journey.
He discovered Australia.
