AP World History Unit 4

Maritime Empires

100

These 2 crops became the "cash crops" for the Spanish Empire 

Sugar and tobacco 

200

European empires used this economic philosophy, promoting more exports than imports

Mercantilism 

300

The British and Dutch East India Companies are two examples of THIS new type of business entity

Joint stock company

400

These two countries fought over colonies in North America in the Seven Years War

Britain and France

500

Name any 2 European explorers or conquerors and what country they sailed for

Possible responses: 

John Cabot (England), Henry Hudson (Netherlands), Jacques Cartier (France), Samuel de Champlain (France), Vasco da Gama (Portugal), Ferdinand Magellan (Spain), Christopher Columbus (Spain), Bartolomeu Dias (Portugal), Henry the Navigator (Portugal), Hernan Cortes (Spain), Francisco Pizarro (Spain) 

The Americas

100

This disease was the most devastating one brought by the Europeans, decimating Indigenous populations

Smallpox

200

The Spanish conquered Latin America by overthrowing these TWO American empires

the Inca and the Aztec

300

Name at least 2 foods/animals in the Columbian Exchange that originate in the Americas

Possible responses: potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes, squash, turkey, beans, cacao, quinine, etc. 

400

This war is the largest rebellion of Indigenous Americans against early British colonization

Metacom's War

500

Name and define at least 1 of the social classes created in the Americas after Spanish colonization

Possible options: 

Peninsulares - 100% European, born in Europe

Creoles - 100% European, born in Americas

Castas - mixed race ancestry 

• Mestizos - European + Indigenous 

• Mulattoes - European + African

Asia

100

The Chinese had a large demand for this good from the Americas, eventually using it as their main currency 

Silver

200

This country closed its doors to foreigners in response to European missionaries

Japan

300

The Hindu Maratha empire overthrew this long-standing Islamic empire in South Asia

the Mughal Empire

400

This ethnic group led the Qing dynasty in China

the Manchus

500

This term describes the Portuguese Empire in the Indian Ocean (hint: they did not conquer much land)

Trading post empire

Africa

100

This was the European country many West African kingdoms originally allied themselves with, sparking the slave trade

Portugal

200

This country in the New World imported 40% of all slaves taken from Africa

Brazil 

300

This was the primary good that African kingdoms would import from Europe in exchange for supplying the slave trade

Guns (could also accept textiles or rum)

400

Name an impact of the slave trade on African kingdoms (not in the Americas)

Population decrease, gender imbalance, increased violence between groups, dependence on European economies

500

Name one of the African Kingdoms that expanded in power during this time period 

Possible options: Ndongo, Dahomey, Kongo, Asante

Europe

100

This product created the first economic bubble in Europe

Tulips

200

This country lagged behind the rest of Europe socially, still using the serfdom system during this time period

Russia

300

This group is expelled from Spain and Portugal AFTER the completion of the Reconquista

Jews

400

The Glorious Revolution in England brought these Protestant rulers to the throne

William and Mary

500

The name for non-Muslim soldiers (often captured from Europe) used in the Ottoman Empire 

Janissaries