SS 10 Issue 2 Historical Globalization

Question 1

What was the Silk Road

Accepted Answer

Trade Route, An exchange of technology, An exhange of ideas

Question 2

Does the Silk Road still affect society today?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Beothuks no longer exist.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What year were the Beothuk annihilated?

Accepted Answer

1829

Question 5

What did Europeans do to try to increase profits?

Accepted Answer

Tried to cut out middle men, Tried faster routes

Question 6

Capitalism-economy that gov't doesn't meddle in business interests or supply & demand

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

A belief that European culture is superior to all others

Accepted Answer

Eurocentrism

Question 8

Economic system based on free markets_____ownership of business & industry & the profit motive

Accepted Answer

Private

Question 9

David Ricardo criticized which laws?

Accepted Answer

Corn Laws

Question 10

Early naval power, as well as, guns & cannons gave Europeans an advantage over the Indigenous

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Who benefits from mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

Imperial powers

Question 12

All these are innovations transferred along the Silk Road except.....

Accepted Answer

cats

Question 13

What two countries was the New World split between?

Accepted Answer

Spain and Portugal

Question 14

Were many important scientific and technological innovations found on the Cotton Road?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Who was the Silk Road mainly used by?

Accepted Answer

Asians and Chinese

Question 16

People settling in colonies from Europe benefitted from settlement.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

When did the Europeans arrive in North America?

Accepted Answer

1500

Question 18

Thomas Malthus persuaded the British Parliament to keep the cost of living from increasing.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

The economic significance of the Silk Road was limited, as well as its cultural impact.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

The Silk Roads origins trace back to the __________________.

Accepted Answer

2 BCE

Question 21

David Ricardo pushed for the repeal of the "Corn Laws", which led to:

Accepted Answer

Increase in trade, Lower Tariffs

Question 22

Why did the Chinese Emperor send a court official to Asia?

Accepted Answer

To find allies against the Xiongu

Question 23

Why did Europeans turn to colonization?

Accepted Answer

Population, Lack of land

Question 24

Why did Europeans decide to cast their sights to exploration?

Accepted Answer

Utilized new knowledge & technology

Question 25

Malthus & Ricardo had similar philosophical ideas.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

What occurred as a result of raw resources being converted to finished good?

Accepted Answer

Industrialization

Question 27

The Silk Road(the first global exchange) transported knowledge, information & material goods

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Free market-economy where gov't interferes in business activities;supply & demand are regulated

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

The Silk Road linked the people and traditions of Asia with those of Europe

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

In a free market...

Accepted Answer

The government does not control business, Businesses are private

Question 31

Imperialism did not work in the benefit of Europeans because of their centralized governments.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Why are hippos so fat?

Accepted Answer

Umm...this has nothing to do with what were learning about!

Question 33

What were some negative things about the Silk Road?

Accepted Answer

Starvation, Thefts, Death, Raids

Question 34

Holland, France, Spain, and England DID NOT use Mercantilism

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

Winter & summer affect the trading on the Silk Road

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

World trade became dominated by major companies instead of small bands of traders.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

Which of the following did NOT result in fewer native American slaves?

Accepted Answer

Europeans began to marry with the natives

Question 38

What did David Ricardo sharply criticize?

Accepted Answer

England's high tariffs on agricultural goods

Question 39

What is another reason that Europeans colonized?

Accepted Answer

Strengthen their customs and culture in the new land

Question 40

Thomas Malthus believed that the power of population was greater than the power of the earth.

Accepted Answer

True

SS 10 Issue 2 Historical Globalization

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