Quiz 13

Question 1

A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century; it held that the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  standard of currency 
  nationalism 
  bureaucracy 
  industrialism 
  balance of trade 
  federalism 
  mercantilism

Answer 1

mercantilism

Question 2

The discovery of the Americas led to a dramatic increase in the slave trade, reaching __________ by the eighteenth century.

2,000
6 million
275,000
1 million

Answer 2

6 million

Question 3

Unlike the states on the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago, the mainland states of Southeast Asia could better resist Europeans because they __________

had developed as distinct political entities.
had only limited economic potential.
had strong monarchies.
all of these answers

Answer 3

All of these answers

Question 4

A pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia, and the American continents was _______________.

triangular trade
commercial trade
economic trade
balance of trade

Answer 4

triangular trade

Question 5

Unlike most of Africa, where traditional political systems and cultures continued to exist, Benin __________ as a result of the slave trade.

adopted European practices
became culturally devastated
adopted Christianity
adopted Islam

Answer 5

became culturally devastated

Question 6

In the triangular trade, Africa received mainly __________

tobacco.
manufactured goods.
molasses and sugar.
cotton.

Answer 6

manufactured goods.

Question 7

Vietnamese emperors __________

adopted a Buddhist style of leadership.
had a royal palace designed to represent the center of the universe.
ruled according to the teachings of Confucius.
established an Islamic sultanate.

Answer 7

ruled according to the teachings of Confucius.

Question 8

From 1500 to 1800, increasing numbers of people in the Philippines __________

adhered to Confucian teachings.
converted to Hinduism.
converted to Buddhism.
converted to Christianity or Islam.

Answer 8

converted to Christianity or Islam.

Question 9

The Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands, were occupied first by the Portuguese and then by the __________

French.
English.
Dutch.
Spanish.

Answer 9

Dutch

Question 10

The Middle Passage was the name for the route of __________

the first sea voyage from Europe to India.
the spice trade between Europe and India.
the manufactured goods trade between Europe and Africa.
the slave trade between Africa and the Americas.

Answer 10

the slave trade between Africa and the Americas.

Question 11

__________ was the first person to sail from Europe to India and back by way of the Cape of Good Hope.

Vasco da Gama
Afonso de Albuquerque
John Cabot
Bartholomeu Dias

Answer 11

Vasco da Gama

Question 12

During the fifteenth century, a desire to __________ motivated Europeans to begin exploring the world.

find sources of precious metals
convert native peoples
all of these answers
find adventure and glory

Answer 12

All of these answers

Question 13

The difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports over time is ___________.

  mercantilism 
  bureaucracy 
  balance of trade 
  federalism 
  humanism 
  dowry 
  triangular trade

Answer 13

balance of trade

Question 14

All of the following countries reached new economic heights through worldwide trading EXCEPT __________

England and France.
the Dutch Republic.
Sweden.
Portugal and Spain.

Answer 14

Sweden

Question 15

The Treaty of Tordesillas gave the Spanish __________

the right to use Native Americans as laborers.
a route to India by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
rights to almost all of the Americas.
encomienda.

Answer 15

rights to almost all of the Americas.