Geography
Exploration
Results of Exploration
Toward a World Economy
Colonial Expansion
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This was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450 A) Eastern Africa B) The Americas C) Asia Minor D) Ming China
What is B) the Americas
100
The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from this country. A) Portugal B) Spain C) France D) Venice
What is A) Portugal
100
This was a European contribution to the Americas as part of the Colombian Exchange. A) Bullion B) Raw Materials C) Horses D) Corn
What are C) horses.
100
This is the name given to the dominant commercial nations of northern Europe. A) Dependent zone B) Core zone C) Negative trade zone D) Free Trade zone
What is the B) Core zone
100
This treaty, signed following the seven years war, resulted in France losing their colony in North America to the British. A) Treaty of Westphalia, 1648 B) Treaty of Paris, 1763 C) Treaty of Utrecht, 1714 D) Treaty of Versailles, 1919
What is B) the Treaty of Paris, 1763
200
This was the region of the world that became the dominant culture in the period after 1450? A) China B) The West C) Africa D) Central Asia
What is B) the West
200
He initiated a series of expeditions along the African coast and the Azores in the 15th century. A) Henry the Navigator B) Cardinal Mazarin C) Hugh Dupuy D) Prince Henry of England
Who is A) Henry the Navigator
200
This is the most accepted figure for the percentage of the population of American Indians who died following the European colonization. A) Over 30% B) Over 40% C) Over 50% D) Over 60%
What is C) over 50%
200
This was a region who depended on the core zone of the global trade network. A) Holland B) France C) England D) Sub-Saharan Africa
What is D) Sub-Saharan Africa
200
This was the region where European settlement was a significant factor in the establishment of colonies. A) West Indies B) Indonesia C) China D) Dutch South Africa
What is D) Dutch South Africa
300
This is the region of the world that the Dutch challenged the Portuguese for commercial dominance. A) Brazil B) Southeast Asia C) Scandinavia D) India
What is B) Southeast Asia
300
He was the captain of the first Portuguese fleet to reach India. A) Amerigo Vespucci B) Vasco da Gama C) Christopher Columbus D) Ferdinand Magellan
Who is B) Vasco da Gama
300
This was the impact of American crops introduced to Europe. A) Population growth B) Decline in agricultural productivity C) They were introduced around the world, but not adopted by Europe D) Europe rejected the new foods and imported from China
What is A) population growth.
300
This is the name for the economic policy that encouraged the development of colonies, particularly by northern European countries. A) Mercantilism B) Free Trade C) Socialism D) Communism
What is A) Mercantilism
300
This was the area in Asia where significant conversion to Christianity took place. A) Northern Philippines B) Dutch holdings in Indonesia C) Wherever the Westerners established colonies D) Korea
What is A) the Northern Philippines
400
This was the area of trade that was NOT dominated by the west after the establishment of a global trading network in the 17th century. A) The Atlantic B) The Pacific C) The Indian Ocean D) The Mediterranean
What is C) the Indian Ocean
400
This was the purpose of early English voyages to North America. A) To establish colonies B) To create fortified port and trading region C) To discover an Arctic route to China D) To convert natives to Catholicism
What is an C) To discover an Arctic route to China
400
This region in the Americas was claimed by Portugal. A) Mexico B) Panama C) Peru D) Brazil
What is D) Brazil
400
This was the civilization that was fully part of the global trading network in the 16th century. A) Russia B) Ottoman Empire C) China D) Mughal Empire
What is C) China
400
It was here that the British East India Company, through negotiation with Mughal Princes, gained a station. A) Goa B) Calcutta C) Delhi D) Constantinople
What is B) Calcutta
500
Despite Japan's official policy of isolation, the Dutch were able to gain special access to this port. A) Osaka B) Kyoto C) Nagasaki D) Yokohama
What is C) Nagasaki
500
In this year, the first Portuguese fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope. A) 1291 B) 1354 C) 1488 D) 1433
When is C) 1488
500
This land was claimed for Spain, as a result of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe. A) The Philippines B) New Zealand C) Chile D) Macao
What is A) the Philippines
500
This was the type of labor systems that developed because of dependence in the world economy and the consequent need to produce unprocessed goods cheaply. A) Dependent B) Independent C) Coercive D) Free
What is C) coercive
500
It was the year that Spanish settlement of the American mainland began. A) 1492 B) 1588 C) 1509 D) 1610
What is C) 1509
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