AP World History Chapter 16 Flashcards

6010458852	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
6010458853	Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450?	B) The Americas	1
6010460787	What region of the world became the dominant culture in the period after 1450?	B) The West	2
6010460788	Which of the following was NOT a technological improvement introduced during the 15th century in the West?	C) Lateen sails	3
6010463501	The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of	A) Portugal.	4
6010471707	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
6010471708	The first Portuguese fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in	C) 1488.	6
6010473723	The captain of the first Portuguese fleet to reach India was	B) Vasco da Gama.	7
6010473724	What region in the Americas was claimed by Portugal?	D) Brazil	8
6010473725	What land was claimed for Spain as the result of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe beginning in 1519?	A) Philippines	9
6010477630	What Italian captain sailing for the monarchs of Spain reached the Americas in 1492?	D) Christopher Columbus	10
6010477631	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
6010479367	What was the purpose of the early English voyages to North America?	C) To discover a northwest passage to India	12
6010479368	In what region of the world did the Dutch challenge the Portuguese for commercial dominance?	B) Indonesia	13
6010481654	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
6010481655	What British commercial institution ruled India for much of the 18th century?	B) The British East India Company	15
6010484914	As part of the "Colombian Exchange," which of the following was a European contribution to the Americas?	C) Horses	16
6010484915	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
6010487471	Which of the following was NOT a crop imported into Europe as a result of the "Colombian Exchange"?	C) Millet	18
6010487472	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
6010487473	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
6010514413	A Spanish-led fleet defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1571 at the battle of	B) Lepanto.	21
6010517859	Despite Japan's official policy of isolation, the Dutch were able to gain special access to the port of	D) Nagasaki.	22
6010522165	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
6010522166	What economic policy encouraged the development of colonies, particularly by northern Europe countries?	A) Mercantilism	24
6010524630	The dominant commercial nations of northern Europe comprised the __________ zone of the world economy.	B) core	25
6010524631	Which of the following regions were dependents to the core zone of the global trade network?	D) Sub-Saharan Africa	26
6010527252	Dependence in the world economy and the consequent need to produce unprocessed goods cheaply led to the development of __________ labor systems.	C) coercive	27
6010527253	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
6010529963	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
6010532430	Which of the following Western trade goods was of most interest to the Japanese?	A) Gunnery	30
6010532431	Which of the following civilizations was fully part of the global trading network in the 16th century?	C) China	31
6010535065	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
6010535066	In what year did Spanish settlement of the American mainland begin?	B) 1509	33
6010536839	Where was the first Spanish colony on the American mainland?	B) Panama	34
6010536840	Which of the following regions was NOT part of the Spanish colonial empire?	D) Brazil	35
6010538796	The British were able to oust the French from India following the	D) Seven Years War.	36
6010538797	The most important Dutch colony in Africa was located on	C) the Cape of Good Hope.	37
6010538798	The British East India Company through negotiation with local Mughal princes gained a station at	B) Calcutta.	38
6010541716	In Asia, significant conversion to Christianity	A) occurred only in the northern Philippines.	39
6010541717	In which of the following regions was European settlement a significant factor in the establishment of colonies?	C) Dutch South Africa	40
6010541718	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
6010544364	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
6010544365	As a result of what treaty did the French lose their colony in North America to the British?	B) Treaty of Paris, 1763	43
6010547112	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
6010547113	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