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| 8059379696 | How was the global trade network of the 15th century different from that of previous eras? | C) In previous eras, most attention was given to the development of larger regional economies and cultural zones, rather than a truly global network. | 0 | |
| 8059379697 | Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450? | B) The Americas | 1 | |
| 8059379698 | What region of the world became the dominant culture in the period after 1450? | B) The West | 2 | |
| 8059379699 | Which of the following was NOT a technological improvement introduced during the 15th century in the West? | C) Lateen sails | 3 | |
| 8059379700 | The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of | A) Portugal. | 4 | |
| 8059379701 | What noble was responsible for initiating a series of expeditions along the African coast and outward to the Azores in the 15th century? | A) Prince Henry the Navigator | 5 | |
| 8059379702 | The first Portuguese fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in | C) 1488. | 6 | |
| 8059379703 | The captain of the first Portuguese fleet to reach India was | B) Vasco da Gama. | 7 | |
| 8059379704 | What region in the Americas was claimed by Portugal? | D) Brazil | 8 | |
| 8059379705 | What land was claimed for Spain as the result of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe beginning in 1519? | A) Philippines | 9 | |
| 8059379706 | What Italian captain sailing for the monarchs of Spain reached the Americas in 1492? | D) Christopher Columbus | 10 | |
| 8059379707 | Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later 16th century? | B) The Dutch and the British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic rivals. | 11 | |
| 8059379708 | What was the purpose of the early English voyages to North America? | C) To discover a northwest passage to India | 12 | |
| 8059379709 | In what region of the world did the Dutch challenge the Portuguese for commercial dominance? | B) Indonesia | 13 | |
| 8059379710 | In what way were the early Dutch and British exploration and trade projects different from those of the Iberian nations? | B) Dutch and British exploration owed much to private initiative of merchant groups and the formation of chartered trading companies. | 14 | |
| 8059379711 | What British commercial institution ruled India for much of the 18th century? | B) The British East India Company | 15 | |
| 8059379712 | As part of the "Colombian Exchange," which of the following was a European contribution to the Americas? | C) Horses | 16 | |
| 8059379713 | What is the most accepted figure for the percentage of the population of American Indians who died following the European colonization? | D) Over 50 percent | 17 | |
| 8059379714 | Which of the following was NOT a crop imported into Europe as a result of the "Colombian Exchange"? | C) Millet | 18 | |
| 8059379715 | What was the impact of the introduction of American crops into Europe? | A) The introduction of corn and the potato led to major population growth in Europe. | 19 | |
| 8059379716 | 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? | C) The Indian Ocean | 20 | |
| 8059379717 | A Spanish-led fleet defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1571 at the battle of | B) Lepanto. | 21 | |
| 8059379718 | Despite Japan's official policy of isolation, the Dutch were able to gain special access to the port of | D) Nagasaki. | 22 | |
| 8059379719 | Which of the following statements best accounts for the Spanish failure to hold a position of dominance in world trade? | D) Spain's internal economy and banking system were not sufficient to accommodate the bullion from the new world and lacked significant manufacturing capability. | 23 | |
| 8059379720 | What economic policy encouraged the development of colonies, particularly by northern Europe countries? | A) Mercantilism | 24 | |
| 8059379721 | The dominant commercial nations of northern Europe comprised the __________ zone of the world economy. | B) core | 25 | |
| 8059379722 | Which of the following regions were dependents to the core zone of the global trade network? | D) Sub-Saharan Africa | 26 | |
| 8059379723 | Dependence in the world economy and the consequent need to produce unprocessed goods cheaply led to the development of __________ labor systems. | C) coercive | 27 | |
| 8059379724 | Which of the following statements most accurately describes the impact of the development of core-dependent economic zones on state formation? | A) Forced labor and European influence tended to generate weak governments in dependent regions, while increased trade revenues tended to generate increasing government strength in core states. | 28 | |
| 8059379725 | Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between Asian civilizations and the world commercial network of the 16th and 17th centuries is NOT accurate? | D) China was able, thanks to the existence of its coastal navy, to prevent the establishment of European ports. | 29 | |
| 8059379726 | Which of the following Western trade goods was of most interest to the Japanese? | A) Gunnery | 30 | |
| 8059379727 | Which of the following civilizations was fully part of the global trading network in the 16th century? | C) China | 31 | |
| 8059379728 | What was the nature of the trade between eastern and western Europe in the 17th century? | A) Western Europe imported grain in increasing amounts from eastern Europe in return for art objects and manufactured goods. | 32 | |
| 8059379729 | In what year did Spanish settlement of the American mainland begin? | B) 1509 | 33 | |
| 8059379730 | Where was the first Spanish colony on the American mainland? | B) Panama | 34 | |
| 8059379731 | Which of the following regions was NOT part of the Spanish colonial empire? | D) Brazil | 35 | |
| 8059379732 | The British were able to oust the French from India following the | D) Seven Years War. | 36 | |
| 8059379733 | The most important Dutch colony in Africa was located on | C) the Cape of Good Hope. | 37 | |
| 8059379734 | The British East India Company through negotiation with local Mughal princes gained a station at | B) Calcutta. | 38 | |
| 8059379735 | In Asia, significant conversion to Christianity | A) occurred only in the northern Philippines. | 39 | |
| 8059379736 | In which of the following regions was European settlement a significant factor in the establishment of colonies? | C) Dutch South Africa | 40 | |
| 8059379737 | Which of the following represents an impact on western Europe from the development of colonies? | C) The use of colonially produced sugar spread widely in Europe, particularly in countries with relatively cold climates. | 41 | |
| 8059379738 | In which of the following colonies did a deeper appreciation of Western institutions and values take place? | B) French and British colonies of North America | 42 | |
| 8059379739 | As a result of what treaty did the French lose their colony in North America to the British? | B) Treaty of Paris, 1763 | 43 | |
| 8059379740 | Why did the southern colonies of the Atlantic seaboard win importance before those farther north? | D) Cultivation of cash crops produced by coercive labor emerged there. | 44 | |
| 8059379741 | Which of the following statements concerning the interaction of North American colonists with the Indians is most accurate? | A) 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 |
