World Civilizations: The Global Experience AP Edition
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| 616220709 | What commodities were traded between all three zones of the Asian sea-trading network? | -precious stones -spices -ivory -silk and cotton textiles | 0 | |
| 616220710 | What two characteristics of the Asian trade network were critical to European attempts to control and dominate it? | the absence of both central authority and heavily-armed merchant shipping | 1 | |
| 616220711 | What became the key components of the Portuguese trading empire in Asia? | ships and naval stations | 2 | |
| 616220712 | Which two northern European powers succeeded in eclipsing the Portuguese and installing themselves as dominant forces in Asian naval trade? | England and Holland | 3 | |
| 616220713 | What form did tribute payment to Europeans take in southeast Asia? | agricultural produce | 4 | |
| 616220714 | Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Chinese Ming dynasty, originated from which social group? | rural peasants | 5 | |
| 616220715 | What development was crucial to significant population growth in the Yangtze and south China regions under the Ming emperors? | The introduction of American food crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and peanuts dramatically improved Chinese diet and nutrition. | 6 | |
| 616220716 | Knowledge and expertise of which aspects of Western culture allowed Jesuit missionaries access into the Ming imperial court? | science and technology | 7 | |
| 616220717 | What commodity brought by European traders contributed significantly to Japanese unification? | firearms | 8 | |
| 616220718 | What commodities did the Japanese exchange for goods brought by European and Chinese traders? | -lacquer ware -silver -copper -pottery | 9 | |
| 616220719 | What type of navigation technique was predominant throughout the Asian sea-trading network? | coasting | 10 | |
| 616220720 | What strategy did the Portuguese decide on to gain entry into the Asian trade network? | force | 11 | |
| 616220721 | What factors led to the failure of Portuguese attempts to monopolize the Asian spice trade? | -heavy shipping losses due to overloading and design flaws -lack of numbers of ships and men -poor military discipline and rampant corruption -resistance and competition from Asian and European rivals | 12 | |
| 616220722 | In which other region did political structures closely resemble the tribute regimes established by Europeans in Ceylon, Java, and the Philippines? | Spanish America | 13 | |
| 616220723 | Which region in Asia proved most successful for Christian missionary efforts? | the northern Philippines | 14 | |
| 616220724 | What reforms did Hongwu initiate that were designed to limit corruption and factional intrigue within the imperial court and government? | -He limited the number and powers of imperial court eunuchs, and exiled potential rivals to the countryside. -He abolished the powerful post of chief minister and transferred that office's powers to the emperor. -He decreed that the emperor's wives could only come from humble origins. -He introduced public, sometimes fatal, beatings on the buttocks for bureaucrats found guilty of corruption or incompetence. | 15 | |
| 616220725 | Which two coastal cities were the only places Europeans were legally allowed to conduct business in Ming China? | Canton and Macao | 16 | |
| 616220726 | Which daimyo leader ended a renewed period of Japanese civil war in 1603 C.E. when the emperor proclaimed him shogun? | Tokugawa Ieyasu | 17 | |
| 616220727 | Why did Nobunaga initially welcome Christian missionaries in Japan? | He perceived them as a counterforce to militant Buddhist orders that opposed his rise to power. | 18 | |
| 616220728 | What concerns motivated Hideyoshi and his successors to begin persecuting Japanese Christians? | concern over the potential threat Christianity posed to the established social order | 19 | |
| 616220729 | The discovery of a route to the fabled Indies by de Gama was a great victory over... | Spain | 20 | |
| 616220730 | De Gama's voyage to Asia... | ...had little impact on Asia. | 21 | |
| 616220731 | Which of the following Asian products was most in demand in the Asian sea trading network? | spices | 22 | |
| 616220732 | Because they could not get goods through fair trade,... | ...the Portuguese used force. | 23 | |
| 616220733 | In the Asian sea trading network,... | ...the Portuguese sought a monopoly. | 24 | |
| 616220734 | Encouraged by __________, the Spanish took control of the Philippines in the 1560s. | the pope | 25 | |
| 616220735 | Robert di Nobili's goal was to... | ...Christianize high-caste Hindus. | 26 | |
| 616220736 | Zhu declared himself Hongwu emperor in... | ...1368. | 27 | |
| 616220737 | Zhu was suspicious of... | ...the scholar-gentry. | 28 | |
| 616220738 | Which of the following statements regarding women in the Ming period is NOT true? | A courtesan was another name for a prostitute. | 29 | |
| 616220739 | The most significant cultural development of the Ming period was... | ...the full development of the Chinese novel. | 30 | |
| 616220740 | The prime targets of Jesuit missionaries in China were/was... | ...the emperor | 31 | |
| 616220741 | The Ming dynasty, as it was in internal disorder, was subject to invasions by the... | ...Japanese. | 32 | |
| 616220742 | Who was able to unify central Honshu? | Nobunaga | 33 | |
| 616220743 | Ieyasu banned Christianity in Japan in... | ...1614. | 34 | |
| 616220744 | Exchanges within the Asian sea trading networks were usually peaceful. | true | 35 | |
| 616220745 | During the Ming period, the subordination of women to men was relaxed. | false | 36 | |
| 616220746 | Edo later became the city of Tokyo. | true | 37 | |
| 616220747 | The school of national learning placed great emphasis on China's unique history. | false | 38 | |
| 616220748 | The Filipinos' brand of Christianity was a creative mix of their traditional beliefs with Christianity. | true | 39 | |
| 616220749 | Asian sailors quickly put down Portuguese forces, which appeared suddenly in Asian waters. | false | 40 | |
| 616220750 | Nobunaga persecuted Jesuit missionaries in Japan. | false | 41 | |
| 616220751 | The Chinese committed to sailing around the world before the Europeans. | false | 42 | |
| 616220752 | Chongzen emerged triumphant and seized power after Hideyoshi's death. | false | 43 | |
| 616220753 | Those in the east were eager to trade with de Gama for Portuguese goods. | false | 44 | |
| 616220754 | When the Portuguese arrived in India in 1498, they... | ...found they had little to offer in trade, but could get rich by forcing themselves into the existing trade network. | 45 | |
| 616220755 | Which of the following characterized the Asian trading system as the first Europeans encountered it? | The Indian Ocean trade was dominated by Muslim merchants. | 46 | |
| 616220756 | What circumstances prevented the Portuguese from establishing a monopoly over the Asian spice trade? | Portugal was a small nation and lacked the ships and manpower needed to overcome its Asian and European competition. | 47 | |
| 616220757 | What Asian society witnessed the largest percentage of its population converted to Christianity? | the Philippines | 48 | |
| 616220758 | he raw material with the broadest demand and highest price was... | spices from the East Indies. | 49 | |
| 616220759 | Following the defeat and expulsion of the Mongols from China,... | Chinese manufacturing expanded further. | 50 | |
| 616220760 | In the 17th century, the Japanese dealt with the startling arrival of the Europeans to East Asia by... | self-imposed isolation and forbidding most contact with Europeans. | 51 |
