1. The most important single source of long-range commercial maritime enterprise was
A. Manila
B. Gujarat
C. China
D. Armenia
2. One of the most effective forms of resistance that slaves employed against their masters was
A. working slowly.
B. earning money to buy their freedom.
C. open rebellion.
D. not having children.
3. What Old World product became widely popular in Eurasia only once it was cultivated in the New World?
A. Sugar
B. Cacao
C. Tobacco
D. Potatoes
4. The state that Europeans came to eye like greedy creditors around a rich man's deathbed was the _______ Empire.
A. Persian
B. Russian
C. Ottoman
D. Austrian
5. What factor led the English to attempt to kill off entire Native American peoples?
A. Native Americans provided a good labor source for the Spanish.
B. Native Americans had vast wealth to exploit for tribute.
C. The Native Americans' large populations were a direct threat.
D. The English relied on black slaves and wanted Native Americans' land.
6. The Americas didn't provide Europeans with added
A. labor.
B. natural resources.
C. land.
D. technological skill.
7. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Japan was the world's leading producer of
A. rhubarb.
B. silver.
C. porcelain.
D. pepper.
8. What common trend occurred in most regions from the mid sixteenth century to the late seventeenth century?
A. The downfall of many large empires
B. A decline in the slave trade
C. Extension of land exploitation
D. A decrease in wealth in the world
9. What was a key discovery during the early sixteenth century that made regular trade possible across the Atlantic Ocean?
A. Square sails
B. Monsoonal winds
C. Longitude
D. The Gulf Stream
10. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the major reason for the high death rate among Native Americans from disease was
A. lack of immunities.
B. malnutrition.
C. warfare.
D. overwork.
11. Religious reform in Mongolia under Altan Khan was guided by
A. Tibetan Buddhists.
B. Muslim scholars.
C. Jesuits.
D. Hindu priests.
12. The major contribution of the French philosopher Rene Descartes was in the realm of
A. chemistry.
B. physics.
C. astronomy.
D. epistemology.
13. What was the main motivating factor for European maritime expansion in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries?
A. To conquer other empires or nations and take away local control
B. To spread Christian values
C. To seek out new lands for increasing populations
D. To increase economic opportunity
14. Which social class suffered most during the early Tokugawa period?
A. Merchants
B. Peasants
C. Samurai
D. Daimyo
15. The economic success of the Mughals in India was dependent upon
A. the success of external markets.
B. success of exporters.
C. economic success of subjects under their rule.
D. low levels of taxation.
16. What occurred virtually every time Natives and Europeans came into contact?
A. Deadly diseases were transmitted to Europeans
B. Large successful settlements were created
C. Wars broke out
D. Deadly diseases were transmitted to the Natives
17. At the end of the eighteenth century, _______ had the largest economy in the world.
A. Spain
B. India
C. Britain
D. China
18. By 1800, the number of African slaves that had been imported to the Americas was about _______million.
A. 6
B. 4
C. 2.5
D. 7.5
19. The most important factor in the British conquest of India during the eighteenth century was the
A. superiority of British machine guns.
B. political disunity in India.
C. willingness of the British government to pay for an invasion.
D. addiction of millions of Indians to opium.
20. Which of the following best explains the lack of cholera outbreaks in Japan?
A. Early introduction of sewage treatment plants
B. Their use of human waste as fertilizer
C. Their culture of strict personal hygiene
D. Their tradition of tea drinking.