Unit 4 Transoceanic Interconnections Review
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- Q1
During the seventeenth century, one of the reasons Africans participated in the Atlantic slave trade was
bribery of African leaders by Caribbean plantation owners
the ambition of African leaders to gain a foothold in the Americas
the demand for weapons among African elites
the desire of African leaders to dominate the Atlantic trade network
30s - Q2
In the three centuries after Columbus’ voyages, most of the people who came to the Western Hemisphere originated in which of the following regions?
Eastern Africa
Northern Europe
Western Africa
Southern Europe
East Asia
30s - Q3
“Migration of man and his maladies is the chief cause of epidemics. And when migration takes place, those creatures who have been in isolation longest suffer most, for their genetic material has been least tempered by the variety of world diseases. Among the major subdivisions of the species Homo Sapiens, the American Indian probably had the dangerous privilege of the longest isolation from the rest of mankind.”
Alfred Crosby, world historian, 1967
Which of the following best describes Alfred Crosby’s argument in the passage above?
Amerindians’ long isolation from the rest of the world had placed them at a biological disadvantage.
The genetic makeup of the native population of the Americas remained unchanged until 1492.
Various Amerindian groups did not have contact with each other before 1492.
By 1492 Amerindians generally had migrated for shorter distances than had other groups.
30s - Q4
In 1524 the Spanish arrived in our country and destroyed our people. The Spanish conquered all the towns.
In 1542 Dominican friars arrived from Mexico, and they taught us the Doctrine of Christ in our language. Until that time we had been ignorant of the word and the commandments of God.
In 1560 the pestilence that had formerly raged among the people returned again. It was truly terrible when this death was sent among us by the great God. Many families disappeared. All here were soon attacked, and I was also attacked with the disease.”
Historical chronicle of the Maya Kaqchikel people, composed and edited by different members of the Maya political elite in the Kaqchikel language, circa 1571–1604
Question
Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to support his claim that the arrival of the Spanish “destroyed our people”?
The Spanish spread infectious disease among the Maya.
The Spanish assassinated the king’s eldest son.
Maya people became poor.
The Spanish conquered all Maya towns.
30s - Q5
The trend shown on the graph above is best explained by
African slave-trading kingdoms’ demand for European trade goods
industrialized textile mills’ demand for raw cotton
increased production of cash crops like sugar
growth of silver mining in New Spain
growth of silver mining in New Spain
30s - Q6
“Americans today . . . who live within the Spanish system occupy a position in society no better than that of serfs destined for labor, or at best they have no more status than that of mere consumers. Yet even this status is surrounded with galling restrictions, such as being forbidden to grow European crops, . . . or to establish factories of a type the Peninsula itself does not possess. To this add the exclusive trading privileges, even in articles of prime necessity, and the barriers between American provinces, designed to prevent all exchange of trade, traffic, and understanding. In short, do you wish to know what our future held?—simply the cultivation of fields . . . cattle raising . . . hunting wild game . . . mining gold.”
Simón Bolívar, Letter from Jamaica, 1815
Question
In the excerpt, Bolívar expresses which of the following?
Disgust with the extravagant spending of socialist governments
Concern about the lack of restrictions on capital investments
Rebellion against the restrictions of feudalism
Outrage at the effects of mercantilist policies
30s - Q7
Historians consider the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to be a time of great change in cultivation methods and in the physical landscape of Latin America.
Which of the following pairings was most responsible for these changes?
Slave labor and sugar
Encomiendas and corn
Terraces and cacao
Horses and potatoes
30s - Q8
During the period 1600—1800, the leaders of China, Korea, and Japan all had policies that
led to wars involving all of East Asia
encouraged emigration and colonization
regulated interactions with foreigners
promoted trade and expansion
opened their countries to European merchants
30s - Q9
PORTUGUESE IVORY PLAQUE REPRESENTING THE CHRIST CHILD ON A SAILING SHIP, PRODUCED IN PORTUGUESE GOA,* EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
*Goa is located on the southwestern coast of India.
Question
The production of the plaque in Goa is best understood in the immediate context of which of the following?
The spread of printing-press technology
The establishment of plantation economies
The decline of Asian states such as the Mughal Empire
The development of trading-post empires
30s - Q10
Which of the following describes the most important cause of the demographic changes associated with the Columbian Exchange?
Environmental degradation in Afro-Eurasia and the spread of Afro-Eurasian food crops to the Americas
The introduction of New World food crops to Afro-Eurasia and the spread of epidemic diseases to the Americas
European settlement in the Americas and the forced migration of Native Americans to Afro-Eurasia
The spread of New World diseases to Afro-Eurasia and environmental damage in the Americas
30s - Q11
Which of the following best explains a similarity between the earliest English and French voyages across the North Atlantic in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
They succeeded despite receiving little support from their respective state governments.
They helped convince western European monarchies to abandon mercantilist policies in favor of free-trade policies.
They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia.
They were ended after encountering violent resistance from Portuguese and Spanish naval forces.
30s - Q12
Between 1500 and 1800, Europeans were primarily interested in tropical colonies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the Caribbean because
these areas had small populations and were thus easy to control
the major European states were competing with each other for imperial hegemony
these colonies had strategic military importance
many Europeans were interested in getting away from Europe’s wintry climate
large profits could be made from products like sugar, coffee, and pepper
30s - Q13
WORLD MAP, PRODUCED BY HENRICUS MARTELLUS, A GERMAN CARTOGRAPHER WORKING IN FLORENCE, ITALY, EARLY 1490s Which of the following historical developments most strongly contributed to the mapmaker’s depiction of West Africa and the southern half of the world in Map
China’s naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean basin
The decline of Mediterranean powers such as Genoa and Venice and the rise of Atlantic powers such as England, France, and the Netherlands
Portugal’s development of maritime technology and navigational skills
The limited geographical knowledge of western European mapmakers as a result of the region's commercial isolation
30s - Q14
The expansion of trade routes along the coast of Africa as shown on Map 2 was most directly facilitated by which of the following?
Changes in fishing practices in the Indian Ocean
Commercial decline in Europe as a result of the global cooling of climate known as the Little Ice Age
Improved ship designs and navigational technologies
Expanding Chinese influence as a result of maritime voyages under the Ming dynasty
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