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1
What best describes the ideas argued by John Locke?
People are born with natural rights
People should listen to authority figures
Some people are born naturally superior than others
Colonies exist to serve the mother country
2
Which of the following is most likely to have influenced 18th century population trends in Europe and China
Introduction of Western Hemisphere crops
A sharp decline in average global temperatures
The rise of parliamentary governments
Improvements in surgical procedures
3
Portugal was the 1st to create a "transoceanic interconnection" of trading posts between the
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and Artic Ocean
4
Who benefited most from the cultural exchange of the Crusades?
Europeans
Muslims
Mongols
Jewish population
5
After the expansion of Islam into Africa, an organized Christian presence remained in Axum, Axum is located in...
Morocco
South Africa
West Africa
Northeast Africa
6
What is laissez-faire economics?
The development of an economy based on accumulated capital by the people
An economic policy where the government imposes many regulations
The development of an economy based on accumulated capital by governments
economic system with private transactions and no government interreference
7
Which of these best fits the beliefs of Charles de Montesquieu
Right to bear arms
Separation of Powers
Trial by jury
Right to veto bills
8
Challenged the church the and brought to light the corruption and abuse of the church in his 95 theses
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Martin Luther King Jr
Henry VII
9
The Song Dynasty in China experienced a population growth due to this food item
Oranges
Bananas
Spices
Champa Rice
10
The expansion of trade routes along the coast of Africa was most directly facilitated by which of the following
Cooling in Europe known as the "little ice age"
Changes in fishing practices in the Indian Ocean
Expanding Chinese influence as a result of maritime voyages
Improved ship designs and navigational technologies
11
The continent of Africa is labelled by which number on this map
1
2
4
3
12
Which of the following is the correct order of some events of the French Revolution
National Assembly, Reign of Terror, Bastille Stormed, Napoleon
Estates system, National Assembly, Bastille Stormed, Reign of Terror
National Assembly, Reign of Terror, Estates System, Bastille Stormed
Estates System, Bastille Stormed, Napoleon, Reign of Terror
13
Based on your knowledge of world history, which best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean Trade
Leads to an increase of land-based trade but decrease in maritime trade
Leads to an intensified expansion of already existing trade networks
Leads to linking isolated world regions
Leads to the disappearance of trade networks
14
Which was a major environmental effect of planation use in the Americas?
Global warming, caused by the butning of large areas of forest
Increases in the populations of major indigenous animal species
Widespread deforestation and depletion of soil nutrients
Depletion of groundwater supplies caused by excessive irrigation
15
Which was NOT a reason for Unit 4 European maritime exploration and empire building?
Europe wanted to rely on the Ottoman Empire for its trade
Europe wanted to diffused Christianity to new territories & peoples
European monarchs competed with rivals to gain states & wealth
Europe wanted more luxury products like spices, silk, porcelain, etc.
16
In the Mongol Empire, this was a society that focused on raising livestock, which needs lands for grazing
Seizure of Constantinople
Urbanization
Mongol Empire
Pastoral Society
17
Between 1450 & 1750, empires such as the Ottoman and Chinese shared which of the following?
An elite fighting force made up primarily of slaves
Continual military campaigns against European armies
Dependence on trade as the main basis for the economy
The use of a large bureaucracy to support the government
18
Which was a major similarity among European colonial empires in the Americas in the period 1450-1750
Enslavement of African peoples and subjugation of Amerindians
Settlement of millions of Europeans in each of their colonial territories
Widespread religious tolerance and diversity
Growth of the development of industrial manufacturing in their territories
19
Which of the following accurately describes the function of the mit'a system in the Inca Empire?
to raise a mercenary army to fight the Mexica Empire and Maya city-states
To gain tribute in the form of prisoners of war for ritual sacrifice
To replace the nuclear family as the basic social unit of Inca society
To compel citizens to work on more city projects
20
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) primarily because they
Needed to agree on official languages for South America
Wanted to resolve territorial disputes
Wanted to protect the existing religions of the area
Didn't want to disrupt life with the introduction of foreign species
21
Which of the following commodities was most responsible for transforming the global economy?
Silver
Salt
Tea
Opium
22
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai built their wealth on what trade?
Gold & Salt
Silk
Ivory
Slave
23
Example of corruption in the church where the penalty of sin would be removed by a payment to a church official
Simony
Indulgences
Nationalism
24
British factories were the first to what
Use coerced labor through the process of wage slavery
Use steam powered machines to mass-produce goods
Bring natural resources from colonies to manufacture as finished products
Take advantage of mercantilist economic policies to monopolize industries
25
Which factors contributed to the success of the Mongol Empire?
Incorporating talented foreigners into all parts of their empire
Protecting & encouraging merchant trade on the silk roads
Mobile warfare and strategies of fear and terror
Tolerating and eventually converting to others' religions
26
#4 on this map labels the APWH region of
Mesoamerica
South America
The Caribbean
North America
27
Which best supports the idea that the Columbian Exchange had the most profound effects of any exchange?
Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of animals, plants, and diseases
Columbian Exchange was accompanied by the spread of missionary regions.
Other exchanges didn't involve societies at different technological levels
Previous exchanges did not involve the world's two hemispheres
28
King Louis XIV is an example of being what type of ruler
Absolute Monarch
Sultan
Tsar/Tzar
President
29
Muslim maritime activities in the Indian Ocean would be disrupted by which of the following 1700's developments
The arrival of Portuguese and other Europeans
The voyages of Chinese treasure fleets led by Zheng He
The spread of epidemic diseases
The growth of the African slave trade
30
What is the correct order of European feudalism
Knights, kings, lords peasants
Kings, lords, knights, peasants
Kings, knights, lords, peasants
31
Number 6 on this map labels the continent of
Asia
Antarctica
Austrailia
Africa
32
Who were the Sudanic oral historians that linked African kings to past generations?
Dhows
Griots
Lateens
Imams
33
This process leads to people moving toward the cities where employment and other opportunities were offered
Pastoral Society
Urbanization
Counter Urbanization
Feudalism
34
This was a new way of thinking that focused on humans rather than the devine
Nationalism
Shintoism
Humanism
35
Which of the following best describes the Enlightenment?
A political movement emphasizing the divine right and authority of kings
An intellectual movement that advocated the use of reason
A scientific movement to invent lightbulbs
A religious movement focusing on the revival of faith and Christianity
36
The Mongol Yuan dynasty unsuccessfully attempted to invade
Japan
China
Middle East
Russia
37
The Inca and the Mexica were similar in that both
Independently developed Iron technology
Acquired empires by means of military conquest
Developed from Mayan civilization
Depended entirely on oral record keeping
38
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is an example of
The spread of Islam in Southeast Asia
The spread of Christianity in Southeast Asia
The spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia
The spread of Hinduism in Southeast Asia
39
Which of the following items were significant world commodities in the growing world market from 1450-1750?
Tropical fruits such as bananas and oranges
Grains
Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco
Animal products such as wool and beef
40
A core belief in Buddhism developed a religion centered on
Elimination of desire and suffering
regulation of social practices
Elimination of desire and suffering
Support a caste system
41
Which Empire seized Constantinople in 1453
Mughal
Ottomans
Mongols
Safavid
42
Economically, what drove rivalries between the major states of Eurasia between 1450-1750?
Disputes about the legitimacy of dynastic rule
Conflict within Christianity & between Christians with other faiths
The challenge to authority by local elites
Competition over trade & resource rich territories around the world
43
This religion was introduced to Japan from China and focus's on personal ethics and mortality
Shintoism
Christianity
Confucianism
Buddhism
44
Why were the Dutch most likely able to maintain monopolies over resources such as cloves?
The development of powerful joint-stock commercial companies
Advances in medicine that helped Europeans' ability to survive diseases
Dutch advances in mapmaking and navigational skills
The nutritional benefits of the Columbian Exchange
45
Which set of tech/innovations most helped Silk Road travelers overcome ENVIRONMENTAL challenges
Paper making, gunpowder & the astrolabe
Dhow ships, junks, & the magnetic compass
Yokes, saddles, & stirrups for domesticated pack animals
Bills of exchange, checks & paper currency
46
Mary Wollstonecraft is most associated with which belief ?
Socialism
Environmentalism
Liberalism
Feminism
47
Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century?
Chinese in the Indian Ocean
Mesoamericans in the Pacific
Russians in the Pacific Ocean
Bantu peoples in the Indian Ocean
48
The American Revolution was not caused by....
A growing unity among the colonies and colonists
An increase in taxes and a lack of representation in government
A new desire to industrialize separate from British control
British desires to make Americans pay the 7 Year War Debt
49
Which of the following best explains why the painting was seen as a challenge to social conventions when it was painted?
Caribbean societies were matriarchal
Children were not considered worthy of being portrayed in art
Caribbean societies were built on racial hierarchies
Women were rarely the subject of paintings in European art of the period
50
What do Sunni Muslims follow
The prophet Muhmmad's examples
The prophet Muhammad's lineage
51
What was the main cause of extreme population growth in China?
Crop output increased as a result of the use of the new crop strains/tools
Less warfare
The Confucian emphasis on family led many Chinese to have more children
Immigration to China increased due to religious persecution of Buddhists
52
The Council of Trent was the Catholic Response to the reformation, what changes did they make?
Indulgences prohibited
New Seminarian schools
Ban scientific and protestant books
Simony Outlawed
53
Which Empire stretched from China to Russia to the Middle East?
Byzantine
Abbasid
Tang
Mongol
54
Which of the following best describes the beliefs of Thomas Hobbes
Workers should control the means of production
People are naturally bad and need a strong government
Children should be seen and not heard
Everybody deserves equal rights
55
Which of these ideas was primarily influenced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract
The Social Network
The Social Experiment
The Social Education
56
What was a major cause of Ottoman Expansion in the 15th & Centuries?
Use of artillery & other weapons
Decentralized federalism, competition & technological innovation
Mercantilist economic policies
Conversion to Islam
57
Which of the following were innovations during the first industrial revolution
Steam power, chemicals, steel
Chemicals, steel, precision machinery, electronics
Iron, textiles, steam power
Iron, electronics, steel, precision machinery
58
The Pax Mongolica most benefited which trade route?
Trans-Siberian
Indian Ocean
Silk Road
Carpa Nan
59
Which empire will arise in Persia as a Shia version of Islam
Safavids
Songhai
Ottomans
Mughals
60
This map demonstrates what?
Proportional flows of African commodities during the 19th century
Areas of origin and destination for African slaves
The most frequent destinations for African emigrants of the 20th century
Currents that affected trans-Atlantic and trans-Saharan trade
