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| 2839082650 | Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450? | The Americas | 0 | |
| 2839084349 | What region of the world became the dominant culture in the period after 1450? | The West | 1 | |
| 3071578658 | Which of the following was not a technological advancement introduced in the 15th century in the West? | Lateen sails | 2 | |
| 3071584546 | The initiative for Western Exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of | Portugal | 3 | |
| 3092901844 | What noble was responsible for initiating a series of expeditions along the African coast and outward to the Azores in the 15th century? | Prince Henry the Navigator | 4 | |
| 3092910922 | The first Portuguese fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in | 1488 | 5 | |
| 3092915448 | The captain of the first Portuguese fleet to reach India was | Vasco de Gama | 6 | |
| 3092919737 | What region in the Americas was claimed by Portugal? | Brazil | 7 | |
| 3092927346 | What land was claimed for Spain as the result of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe beginning in 1519? | Philippines | 8 | |
| 3092933120 | What Italian captain sailing for the monarchs of Spain reached the Americas in 1492? | Christopher Columbus | 9 | |
| 3092940162 | Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later 16th century? | The Dutch and the British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic rivals. | 10 | |
| 3092949384 | What was the purpose of the early English voyages to North America? | To discover a northwest passage to India. | 11 | |
| 3092972795 | How was the global trade network of the 15th century different from the previous eras? | In previous eras, most attention was given to the development of larger regional economies and cultural zones, rather than a truly global network. | 12 | |
| 3092985620 | In what region of the world did the Dutch challenge the Portuguese for commercial dominance? | Indonesia | 13 | |
| 3092991822 | In what way were the early Dutch and British exploration and trade projects different from those of the Iberian nations? | Dutch and British exploratory owed much to private initiative of merchant groups and the formation of chartered trading companies. | 14 | |
| 3093008221 | What British commercial institution ruled India for much of the 18th century? | The British East India Company | 15 | |
| 3093014747 | As part of the "Columbian Exchange", which of the following was a European contribution to the Americas? | Horses | 16 | |
| 3093036638 | What is the most accepted figure for the percentage of the population of the American Indians who died following the European colonization? | Over 50 percent | 17 | |
| 3093042326 | Which of the following was NOT a crop imported into Europe as a result of the "Columbian Exchange"? | Millet | 18 | |
| 3093048345 | What was the impact of the introduction of American crops into Europe? | The introduction of corn and the potato led to major population growth in Europe. | 19 | |
| 3093058914 | Which of the following areas of trade was NOT dominated by the West after the establishment of a global trading network in the 17th century? | The Indian ocean | 20 | |
| 3093064070 | A Spanish-led fleet defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1571 at the battle of | Lepanto | 21 | |
| 3093070014 | Despite Japan's official policy of isolation, the Dutch were able to gain special access to the port of | Nagasaki | 22 | |
| 3093074794 | Which of the following statements best accounts for the Spanish failure to hold a position of dominance in world trade? | Spain's internal economy and banking system were not sufficient to accommodate the bullion from the new world and lacked significant manufacturing capability. | 23 | |
| 3093089839 | What economic policy encouraged the development of colonies, particularly by northern Europe countries? | Mercantilism | 24 | |
| 3093095475 | The dominant commercial nations of northern Europe compromised the ___ zone of the world economy. | Core | 25 | |
| 3093099031 | Which of the following regions were dependents to the core zone of the global trade network? | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26 | |
| 3093107606 | Dependence in the world economy and the consequent need to produce unprocessed foods cheaply led to the development of ____ labor systems. | Coercive | 27 | |
| 3093114444 | Which of the following statements most accurately describes the impact of the development of core-dependent economic zone on state formations? | Forced labor and European influence trended to generate weak governments in dependent regions, while increased trade revenues tended to generate increasing government strength in core states. | 28 | |
| 3093126809 | Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between Asian civilizations and the world commercial network of the 16th and 17th centuries in NOT accurate? | China was able, thanks to the extensive of its coastal navy, to prevent the establishment of European ports. | 29 | |
| 3093141855 | Which of the following Western goods was of most interest to the Japanese? | Gunnery | 30 | |
| 3093147204 | Which of the following civilizations was fully part of the global trading network in the 16th century? | China | 31 | |
| 3093151240 | What was the nature of the trade between eastern and western Europe in the 17th century? | Western Europe imported grain in increasing amounts from eastern Europe in return for art objects and manufactured goods. | 32 | |
| 3093168185 | In what year did Spanish settlement of the American mainland begin? | 1509 | 33 | |
| 3093172160 | Where was the first Spanish colony on the American mainland? | Panama | 34 | |
| 3093175474 | Which of the following regions was NOT part of the Spanish colonial empires? | Brazil | 35 | |
| 3093179218 | The British were able to oust the French from India following the | Seven Years War | 36 | |
| 3093184224 | The most important Dutch colony in Africa was located on | The Cape of Good Hope | 37 | |
| 3093189981 | The British East India Company through negotiation with local Mughal princes gained a station at | Calcutta | 38 | |
| 3093193692 | In Asia, significant conversion to Christianity | Occurred only in the northern Philippines. | 39 | |
| 3093199318 | In which of the following regions was European settlement a significant factor in the establishment of colonies? | Dutch South Africa | 40 | |
| 3093203632 | Which of the following represents an impact on western Europe from the development of colonies? | The use of colonially produced sugar widely in Europe, particularly in countries with relatively cold climates. | 41 | |
| 3093212879 | In which of the following colonies did a deeper appreciation of Western institutions and values take place? | French and British colonies of North America. | 42 | |
| 3093248773 | As a result of what treaty did the French lose their colony in North America to the British? | Treaty of Paris 1763 | 43 | |
| 3093261885 | Why did the southern colonies of the Atlantic seaboard win importance before those farther north? | Cultivation of cash crops produced by coercive labor emerged there. | 44 | |
| 3093271530 | Which of the following statements concerning the interaction of North American colonists with the Indians is most accurate? | Colonists interacted with Indians, learned from them, and misused them, but did not forge a new cultural grouping as occurred in much of Latin America. | 45 |
