Global Commerce and Cultural Transformation

Question 1

What was the main way Europeans acquired furs in N. America?

Accepted Answer

Trade with Natives

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

the Philippines

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

their cannons could destroy coastal fortifications

Question 4

In what way did fur trade harm Natives?

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Eventually led to warfare, disease, and alcoholism

Question 5

Jesuits were Protestant missionaries in North America

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False

Question 6

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

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private trading companies

Question 7

The Reformation led to mixed results for the status of women in Europe.

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True

Question 8

Thinkers of the Scientific Revolution relied on faith over reason.

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False

Question 9

The crop most responsible for African slavery in the New World was

Accepted Answer

sugar

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

trading post

Question 11

Unusually cold temperatures and growing populations increased demand for ________ .

Accepted Answer

animal furs

Question 12

__________ is a blend of Islam and Hinduism that was tolerant of other faiths.

Accepted Answer

Sikhism

Question 13

When European merchants and missionaries first arrived in Japan, society and government were__.

Accepted Answer

fragmented

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

silver

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

they were forced to work in deadly, hellish conditions

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

They saw an opportunity to free themselves from the power of the Pope

Question 17

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 18

How did slavery in the Americas differ from previous instances of slavery?

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It was now associated with race and plantation economies

Question 19

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

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Counter-Reformation

Question 20

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

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Syncretism

Question 21

How did the discovery of silver in Japan impact Japanese fortunes?

Accepted Answer

rulers wisely used profits to create manufacturing

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

China

Question 23

The immediate motivation for Portuguese exploration of the Indian Ocean was

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spices and other luxury goods

Question 24

Which of the following are causes of the Protestant Reformation?

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All of these are causes of the Reformation

Question 25

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

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African diaspora

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

the printing press

Question 27

Confucianism, blended with insights from Buddhism and Daoism was called ___________.

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Neo-Confucianism

Question 28

Martin Luther believed that _________ alone would bring salvation.

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faith

Question 29

What describes the long term impact of slavery on Africa?

Accepted Answer

economic stagnation and political disruptions

Question 30

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

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crusading

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

they incorporated their older religions with Christianity

Question 32

Why were the Philippine Islands important to Spain?

Accepted Answer

They were close to China, but not ruled by China

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