Expanding Global Trade and Conflicting Worldviews

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1. All of the following participated in the partition of Poland between 1772 and 1795, except

A. the Austrian Empire.

B. Russia.

C. France.

D. Prussia.

2. What was the main consequence of the defeat of the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Lepanto of 1571?

A. The Ottoman Empire lost control of Mediterranean trade.

B. The Ottoman Empire formed an alliance with Spain.

C. The Ottomans increased their efforts to expand their European territories.

D. The Ottomans intensified efforts to modernize their navy.

3. Who were the ulama?

A. Shi'a bureaucrats

B. Sunni mercenaries

C. Shi'a slaves

D. Sunni religious scholars

4. During the fifteenth century, Arab and African merchants transported slaves to the Mediterranean where they were sold to all of the following countries except

A. China.

B. the Middle East.

C. Europe.

D. Egypt.

5. Historians agree that the most advanced economy up until the eighteenth century was that of

A. India.

B. China.

C. Japan.

D. Arabia.

6. Ranking high as a historical coincidence, Francisco Pizarro landed on the coast of _______ on the same day that Atahualpa won control of the _______ Empire.

A. Peru; Cuzco

B. Peru; Inca

C. Mexico; Mayan

D. Mexico; Aztec

7. Crops that were transported to Europe in the context of the Columbian exchange included all of the following except

A. tomatoes.

B. potatoes.

C. wheat.

D. corn.

8. Under the system called the devshirme,

A. sultans produced potential heirs by way of slave-concubines.

B. youths were recruited from Christian families to become slaves.

C. all property belonged to the Sultan.

D. slaves could serve as advisors called viziers.

9. With the exception of _______, most societies have engaged in the slave trade.

A. Indonesia

B. the Ottoman Empire

C. Venice

D. the Australian Aborigines

10. Montesquieu was to the idea of the division of power as Denis Diderot was to the

A. Encyclopedia: The Rational Dictionary of the Sciences, the Arts, and the Crafts.

B. Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

C. idea of tabula rasa.

D. concept of Deism.

11. Which of the following were used as a medium of exchange in West Africa?

A. Cowrie shells

B. Salts

C. Kola nuts

D. Grains

12. If you were a Jewish person living under the Pale of Settlement established by Catherine the Great, you might well have been required to live in any of the following places, except

A. Moldava.

B. Ukraine.

C. Latvia.

D. Denmark

13. With respect to Akbar's rule of the Mughal Empire, which of the following statements is false?

A. The imperial regime relied heavily on slavery.

B. Akbar actively recruited Hindus and Persians as officers of his empire.

C. Government officials rarely interfered with village life.

D. Akbar replaced Turkish with Persian as the official imperial language.

14. Mansa Musa was the ruler of the African kingdom of

A. Mali.

B. Morocco.

C. Ghana.

D. Egypt.

15. Historians divide the Thirty Years' War into four phases, starting with the Bohemian and ending with French phase. The different phases of the war represented

A. dissolved alliances following the Peace of Augsburg.

B. shifting alliances among central European territories.

C. the ascending dominance of the Protestant powers.

D. the ascending dominance of the Catholic powers.

16. In Russia, boyars were

A. Russians of Mongol descent.

B. high-ranking nobles.

C. Muscovite Cossacks.

D. officers of the Mongol Khan.

17. After Charles I was executed, Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan, wherein he defended a thesis. Which of these statements best summarizes that thesis?

A. Monarchies must be overthrown.

B. People are mainly good at heart.

C. Social order requires a social contract.

D. Individuals, on their own, must embrace liberal ideals.

18. In 1525, Francis I entered into an alliance with the Ottoman Empire in order to

A. control Mediterranean trade.

B. disempower the Habsburg Empire.

C. challenge Russian power.

D. undermine the Treaty of Augsburg.

19. Although the demand for slaves was great, Angolan and Brazilian merchants only permitted a steady trickle of slaves into Brazil because

A. there was anxiety over importing tropical diseases that were rife in West Africa.

B. there was fear of slave revolts.

C. importing too many slaves would reduce their market value.

D. Portuguese Catholics were morally offended by the trade.

20. If you were a European mariner sailing the Indian Ocean during the sixteenth century, chances are you were

A. Portuguese.

B. Italian.

C. Venetian.

D. Spanish.