Connecting Hemispheres Category 1
Which of the following values did the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration all have in common?
a. Financing works of art throughout the world
b. Encouraging new religions throughout the world
c. Attempting to push the boundaries and have a spirit of adventure
d. Developing a policy of isolation from the rest of the world
Attempting to push the boundaries and have a spirit of adventure
Which of the following best explains the impact of Ming China on global trade?
a. The merchants of Ming China exported silks, porcelains and other luxury goods.
b. Large amounts of silver were exported to Europe and the Americas by Ming China.
c. Ming rulers established colonies in North and South America.
d. Gold and enslaved peoples from West Africa were brought to China by Ming merchants.
The merchants of Ming China exported silks, porcelains and other luxury goods.
Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?
a. It was able to sail against the wind.
b. It was able to sail in shallow waters.
c. It was able to withstand storms at sea.
d. It was able to carry large numbers of crew members.
It was able to sail against the wind.
The Aztecs formed their empire by
a. ruthlessly conquering other people
b. peacefully coexisting with other tribes
c. creating a voluntary association that offered protection
d. marrying into neighboring tribes to create alliances
ruthlessly conquering other people
Which of the following is a false statement regarding trade in the 16th and 17th centuries?
a. Africa, Asia, Europe, North, and South America were all involved in the exchange of goods
b. In addition to products traded, culture and disease were also spread
c. Europeans sought luxury goods such as spices and precious metals in newly discovered lands
d. The “Americas” provided Europeans with manufactured goods that were then sent back to Europe.
The “Americas” provided Europeans with manufactured goods that were then sent back to Europe.
What impact did the Ottoman Empire have on global trade?
a. It encouraged European nations to invest in ocean-going travel, which they believed would be faster and not subject to Ottoman control.
b. The Ottomans built modern roads to help travelers through their territory.
c. The Ottomans used their monopoly over the land routes to Asia to bar Europeans from travel along the same routes.
d. It blocked Europeans from selling goods in Asia because their products competed with Ottoman goods.
It encouraged European nations to invest in ocean-going travel, which they believed would be faster and not subject to Ottoman control.
A major result of the Age of Exploration was
a. a long period of peace and prosperity for the nations of western Europe
b. extensive migration of people from the Americas to Europe
c. the fall of European monarchies and the Roman Catholic Church
d. the end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination
the end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination
The purpose of human sacrifice among the Aztecs was to
a. punish enemies
b. enhance the power of the emperor
c. allow the sun to rise each day to aid in farming
d. entertain their bored people
allow the sun to rise each day to aid in farming
Slavery that resulted from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was different from previous slavery systems because
a. slaves were not allowed to work as “house slaves”
b. slavery was based on race and was hereditary
c. slaves had to do hard labor such as working plantations
d. slaves were allowed certain rights and treated much better
slavery was based on race and was hereditary
The archaeological evidence found at the Mesoamerican sites of Tenochtitlan and
Machu Picchu suggest that these societies:
a. Consisted of hunters and gatherers
b. Were highly developed and organized cultures
c. Practiced a monotheistic religion
d. Followed a democratic system
Were highly developed and organized cultures
In Mesoamerica, the Aztec and the Maya were similar in that they
a. showed little evidence of urbanization
b. lacked a strong central government
c. developed complex mathematical and calendar systems
d. used military weapons superior to those of the Europeans
developed complex mathematical and calendar systems
Which statement best explains the long-term significance of the travels of Christopher Columbus?
a. His interactions with native peoples served as a model for treatment of minorities
b. His ships were the first to complete an around-the-world voyage and prove the earth was round
c. His voyages started a vast cultural exchange of food, products, people, and disease, between the two hemispheres
d. His calculations of the distance between Europe and Asia became the basis for our modern maps
His voyages started a vast cultural exchange of food, products, people, and disease, between the two hemispheres
Which of the following best describes the reaction of the Chinese to European exploration?
a. They gladly opened their societies and economies to the Europeans
b. China eventually adopted a policy of isolation and limited Western contacts
c. They provided Europeans with technology such as the compass and financed many European expeditions
d. They entered the race for exploration of the world and successfully discovered Australia and other Pacific islands
China eventually adopted a policy of isolation and limited Western contacts
What cultural feature did the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec all share?
a. building pyramid temples
b. practicing human sacrifice
c. worshipping jaguar gods
d. building cities on lakes
practicing human sacrifice
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Portugal and Spain?
a. to divide up the trade routes to the East
b. to decrease conflict over the claiming of new lands
c. to promote cooperation in the sharing of technological advances
d. to create an alliance that would offset Dutch domination of sea routes
to decrease conflict over the claiming of new lands
How did the Aztecs demand for tribute negatively impact their society?
a. most products sent were of inferior quality
b. it generated a trade deficit with the surrounding tribes
c. the assimilation of culture from other tribes tended to weaken Aztec identity
d. it generated hostility from neighboring tribes because of the emphasis on sacrificial captives
it generated hostility from neighboring tribes because of the emphasis on sacrificial captives
The presence of voodoo in the Caribbean demonstrates
a. the retention of pre-Columbian religious practices by Native Americans
b. the cultural diffusion of African culture through the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
c. the failure of Christianity among African descendants in the Americas
d. the African interpretation of the Protestant movement
the cultural diffusion of African culture through the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
The success of the triangular trade system depended on increasing
a. Political independence of the Caribbean nations
b. Emphasis on free trade in European nations
c. Slave trade in the Western Hemisphere
d. Industrialization of the South American colonies
Slave trade in the Western Hemisphere
Which best summarizes the impact of European colonization on the Inca and Aztec civilizations?
a. Aztec and Inca natives were generally replaced by enslaved peoples brought from Africa.
b. These empires were replaced by a new culture blending local traditions, Catholicism and Spanish rule.
c. These civilizations adopted Protestantism as a means of resisting Spanish rule.
d. Local rulers absorbed European ideas and developed beneficial trade links with Western Europe.
These empires were replaced by a new culture blending local traditions, Catholicism and Spanish rule
Which of the following was not one of the Mayan advances in learning?
a. a numbering system
b. a 365 day solar calendar
c. a method for making paper
d. a pictograph writing system
a method for making paper
The fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 prompted Spain and Portugal to
a. seek new trade routes to Asia
b. extend religious tolerance to Muslim people
c. reform their political systems
d. expand the Catholic Inquisition into the Middle East
seek new trade routes to Asia
Toltecs: __________ :: Chavin: __________
a. Maya, Aztec
b. Aztec, Inca
c. Inca, Aztec
d. Aztec, Maya
Aztec, Inca
The artifical islands the Aztecs created for growing food in the middle of Lake Texcoco were called
a. Quipus
b. Chinampas
c. Capulli
d. Teotihuacan
Chinampas
Which factor contributed to Europe’s Commercial Revolution in the sixteenth century?
a. The application of mercantilist principles to regulate trade with colonies
b. The nationalization of agriculture through the seizure of aristocratic lands
c. The formation of financial institutions controlled by the church
d. The transition from feudal production to modern industrial techniques
The application of mercantilist principles to regulate trade with colonies
All of the following were motives for European exploration except
a. the emergence of new technology in sailing
b. gaining greater wealth through trade of luxury goods
c. missionaries spreading Christianity to “non-Christian” lands
d. learning and understanding other cultures
learning and understanding other cultures