Quiz 13 Flashcards

1
Q
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
A

mercantilism

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2
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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

A

6 million

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3
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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

A

All of these answers

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4
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A pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia, and the American continents was _______________.

triangular trade
commercial trade
economic trade
balance of trade

A

triangular trade

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5
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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

A

became culturally devastated

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6
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In the triangular trade, Africa received mainly __________

tobacco.
manufactured goods.
molasses and sugar.
cotton.

A

manufactured goods.

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7
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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.

A

ruled according to the teachings of Confucius.

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8
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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.

A

converted to Christianity or Islam.

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9
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The Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands, were occupied first by the Portuguese and then by the __________

French.
English.
Dutch.
Spanish.

A

Dutch

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10
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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.

A

the slave trade between Africa and the Americas.

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11
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__________ 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

A

Vasco da Gama

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12
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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

A

All of these answers

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13
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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
A

balance of trade

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14
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All of the following countries reached new economic heights through worldwide trading EXCEPT __________

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

A

Sweden

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15
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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.

A

rights to almost all of the Americas.

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