AP World History Chapter 17 Flashcards

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