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20 of these questions will be on your final.
1.
The Manchu Qing dynasty adopted many Chinese customs from
the Ming dynasty such as
a) Granting higher status to the merchant class.
b) The examination system for choosing government
officials.
c)
Wearing elaborate hairpieces at festivals.
d) Refusing to eat pork.
e) Banning the Daoist religion.
2.
An ideal Renaissance man is one who
a) Is knowledgeable in many fields and proficient in the
arts.
b) Paints like Leonardo.
c)
Knows the arts of war.
d) Is a patron of the guilds.
e) Studies the Byzantine classics.
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7.
Merchants were at the bottom of the Confucian social hierarchy
because
a) They had too much power in the imperial court.
b) They did not produce anything.
c)
Artisans were jealous of their wealth.
d) The emperors were often indebted to them for loans.
e) They were always intriguing against the Mandarin
class.
Renaissance paintings were characterized by all the following
EXCEPT
a) Use of perspective
b) Large frescoes on walls
c)
Realism
d) An emphasis on light striking the subject
e) Epic romantic scenes from nature
Enlightenment philosophy was a threat to European monarchies
because it
a) Supported the authority of the Pope.
b) Supported state-run education.
c)
Suggested the idea of individual liberty and rights.
d) Pushed for the overthrow of the capitalist system.
e) Was so popular with the peasant class.
The Qing rulers of China segregated themselves from their
subjects by doing all of the following EXCEPT
a) Forcing Chinese men to wear their hair in a long braid.
b) Forbidding Chinese to travel to Manchuria
c)
Disallowing marriage between Manchu and Chinese
d) Not using the traditional examination system to
choose government officials
e) Not allowing Chinese to learn the Manchu language.
Which of the following statements accurately reflects a major
difference between slavery in the Americas and Russian serfdom?
a) Russian serfs were the local peasant population, while
slaves in the Americas came from Africa.
b) Slaves in the Americas performed primarily agricultural
work, while serfs in Russia did not.
c)
Serfdom was a permanent institution, while slavery in
the Americas was always temporary.
d) Serfs were bound to their owner, while slaves were
bound to the land.
e) Slaves in the Americas were subject to brutal working
conditions, while serfs in Russia were not.
8.
Which of the following is true of both Spanish and Portuguese
colonies in the Americas from 1450 to 1750?
a) They both outlawed slave labor by 1750.
b) Little to no intermarriage occurred with the indigenous
populations.
c)
As the plantation system grew, so did the use of slave
labor.
d) The Catholic Church was not successful in converting
natives in the regions.
e) The colonies had gained their independence by the
end of the time period.
9.
What distinguished the time period 1450 to 1750 from earlier
time periods?
a) Inclusion of the Americas in global trade.
b) The introduction of the institution of slavery
c)
The first use of ships in Indian Ocean trade
d) The removal of China from any involvement in world
trade.
e) The end of the Ottoman Empire
10. Mercantilism
a) Did not affect empires that were not based in Europe.
b) Brought long-term prosperity to Europe.
c)
Encouraged the importation of foreign goods.
d) Supported free trade.
e) Sparked further rivalries among European nations.
11. Both the Russian empire and Ming China
a) Became increasingly more traditional after the
expulsion of the Mongols.
b) Improved the position of women in the period 1450 to
1750.
c)
Established policies that were a reaction to the Mongol
presence in central Asia.
d) Cooperated with the established religions in their
respective countries.
e) Enjoyed a surge of renewed industrial growth after the
collapse of the Mongol empire.
12. The Columbian Exchange
a) Improved the nutrition of American indigenous
peoples.
b) Did not involve Africa.
c)
Drew the world’s oceans into an active trade network.
d) Produced both positive and adverse effects on world
population.
e) Did not affect East Asia.
13. As a result of hemispheric trade between 1450 and 1750,
a) The entire globe was linked by numerous active trade
routes.
b) European governments lost influence to the power of
the great trading companies.
c)
The work of African artisans found new markets.
d) The Ottoman Empire strengthened its hold on
European territory.
e) European wealth and commercial dominance
increased.
14. African kingdoms in the period from 1450 to 1750
a) Featured monarchs who ruled without advisors.
b) Frequently enslaved their own people.
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c)
d)
e)
Like the Chinese, were not interested in European
trade goods.
Ruled without the use of military units.
Were involved in the slave trade before the arrival of
Europeans.
15. Both the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment
a) Questioned political authority.
b) Lowered the status of women.
c)
Upheld Church traditions.
d) Relied on reason over faith.
e) Remained confined to Europe.
16. Chinese technological and philosophical developments
a) Were based on European thought and developments.
b) Assisted the spread of Reformation thought.
c)
Became the basis of Enlightenment thought.
d) Were based on natural laws.
e) Were carried by Jesuits to the West.
17. All of the following describe the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT that
a) It emphasized the value of research.
b) It described the nature of the universe.
c)
Some of its beliefs were openly opposed by the Roman
Catholic Church.
d) It was modeled on Chinese philosophy.
e) It believed in the overall goodness of humanity.
18. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
a) Both held that reason could be used to improve
humanity.
b) Broke completely with classical traditions.
c)
Supported the ideas of the Roman Catholic Church
concerning the nature of the universe.
d) Were global movements.
e) Continued medieval traditions.
19. All of the following are common problems that the Muslim
Empires of 1450-1750 shared EXCEPT:
a) Sunni-controlled governments whose power was
seriously challenged by a Shi’a minority
b) Inadequate transportation systems for the their armies
c)
Unruly warrior elites that challenged the government
d) Inadequate bureaucracies that could not adequately
govern or keep in tough with citizens
e) The rise of European rivals who ultimately built
stronger militaries than the did
22. What is the main reason that the individual’s beard is being cut in
the picture?
a) To make him comply with an official order intended to
make his country modernize.
b) To make him pay homage to a conquering ruler.
c)
At his request, to enable him to be named by his ruler
as a member of the highest elite group
d) As a requirement for all men who fight in the military
e) As part of a sanitation measure in major ports of call
along long-distance trading routes.
23. The Portuguese were able to assert control over the Indian Ocean
trade because
a) They took over Aden, the city that centrally controlled
most of the trade
b) The constant warfare in the region allowed the
disruption of traditional trade systems.
c)
Portuguese trade goods were vastly superior to
anything found in the region
d) The people they traded with were naïve and easily
taken advantage of
e) Their ships and weapons were militarily superior to the
lightly armed merchant dhows.
24. All of the following factors contributed to the success of the
Spanish in quickly creating a vast empire in the Americas EXCEPT:
a) The Spanish assembled a large army that quickly
overran the Western Hemisphere.
b) The long isolation of the Americas made its inhabitants
vulnerable to European diseases.
c)
The Spanish had superior military technology.
d) They were motivated by their desire to convert the
natives to Christianity.
e) Only two empires – great distances apart – were
strong enough to militarily challenge the Spanish
25. The Renaissance philosophy of humanism emphasizes the
importance of
a) Religion rather than secular teachings
b) The accomplishments and capabilities of individual
human beings
c)
Trade as the primary method of building wealth
d) Technological innovations
e) The Muslim influence on the development of European
thought
20. A dividing line drawn by the Pope to separate Portuguese and
Spanish claims was established through the
a) Edict of Nantes
b) Treaty of Westphalia
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d) Treaty of Paris
e) Council of Trent
21. Whose beard is being cut in the picture to the right?
a) A French army officer during the French and Indian
War
b) A German mercenary during the American Revolution.
c)
A Russian boyar during the reign of Peter the Great.
d) An Ottoman vizier by an English conqueror.
e) A Spanish naval officer during the conquest of his
Armada.
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26. What was the main reason that the Edo court practiced alternate
attendance?
a) To contain the influence of Christian missionaries
b) To ensure the samurais’ loyalty to the emperor
c)
To evaluate military preparedness
d) To show deference to their overlords, the Chinese Qing
family
e) To ensure that the daimyos would be unable to
overthrow the shogun
27. All of the following are reasons why discovery voyages ceased
after Zheng He’s death EXCEPT:
a) The sponsoring emperor also died.
b) Confucian court officials resisted cross-cultural
contacts and trade.
c)
Court official did not believe that Chinese sailors wee
sufficiently skilled to voyage any further than they did.
d) War broke out in the western provinces, so the
government needed to spend money there.
e) Court officials criticized Zheng he’s voyages for not
being profitable.
28. By the end of the period from 1450 to 1750 the governments of
Great Britain and France had which of the following
characteristics in common?
a) Both nations were constitutional monarchies.
b) The power to levy taxes was controlled by the
monarch in both nations.
c)
Neither nation had wide class differences.
d) Both nations were absolute monarchies.
e) Both nations had strong centralized governments.
c)
d)
e)
The Caribbean.
Portuguese Brazil.
Spanish colonies of Central and South America.
32. Which of the following were products native to the New World
that contributed the most to the Columbian Exchange?
a) Chocolate and bananas
b) Potatoes and corn (maize)
c)
Horses and cows
d) Sugar and molasses
e) Wheat and rice
33. Why were women more in demand than men in the transSaharan slave trade?
a) Women made better house servant than men did.
b) Women were sold along with their children, so buyers
got more slaves for their money.
c)
The slaves were destined to become concubines in the
lands that practiced polygamy.
d) The women were less likely to die on the long trek
across the desert to ports on the Mediterranean.
e) The men were more likely to run away from their
masters than the women.
34. Slave systems became much more prevalent in the New World
during the 17th and early 18th century primarily as a result of the
production of
a) Tobacco
b) Cotton
c)
Gold and silver
d) Corn
e) Sugar
29. Which of the following expresses Martin Luther’s main
philosophical disagreement with the Roman Catholic Church?
a) He did not believe in infant baptism, a common
practice of the church.
b) He believed that the clergy were not well qualified to
serve the church because their main concern was
getting rich.
c)
He believed that the Church equated good works with
salvation, and ignored the importance of faith.
d) He disagreed with the church’s position that during
communion the bread and wine literally changed into
the body and blood of Jesus.
e) He believed in predestination, and the church
condemned this belief.
30. Which of the following best describes the historical significance of
the early modern period (1450-1750) in Europe?
a) It was an era when the lives of ordinary Europeans
improved significantly.
b) In this era, women made much progress in gaining
equality with men.
c)
Most European governments shifted from absolutism
to constitutional monarchies.
d) The balance of world powers shifted from other areas
of the world to European countries.
e) Populations decreased, allowing standards of living to
improve for those that survived.
31. Coercive labor systems were predominant in all of the following
areas of the New World between 1450 to 1750 EXCEPT:
a) The southern English colonies.
b) The northern English colonies.
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