AP WORLD CHPT 7 QUESTIONS Geet Patel

Which of the following statements about the voyages of Chinese explorers during the Ming Dynasty is true?

Ming "treasure ships" were an important way that Chinese leaders extended their power abroad.

Which of the following statements describe the major accomplishments of Polynesian and Amerindian expansion? Check all that apply.

Polynesian tribes mastered ocean currents to locate and colonize remote islands.

Via expansion, Polynesian tribes created a peaceful, stable network of territories.

There is evidence that the Amerindian people known as Carib reached Africa.

The Amerindian people known as Arawak colonized the West Indies by 1000 CE and were dominant there until the late fifteenth century.

Polynesian tribes mastered ocean currents to locate and colonize remote islands.

The Amerindian people known as Arawak colonized the West Indies by 1000 CE and were dominant there until the late fifteenth century.

Which of the following statements are true with respect to Viking and African overseas exploration? Check all that apply.

In the eleventh century, the Vikings established a settlement in North America.

African tribes are notably absent in the story of pre-1450 maritime expansion.

The Vikings tried to establish a colony on the island of Greenland but they were driven out by native peoples.

There is evidence of West African voyages into the western Atlantic, although they failed to return home.

In the eleventh century, the Vikings established a settlement in North America.

There is evidence of West African voyages into the western Atlantic, although they failed to return home.

Which of the following describe the primary reasons Spain and Portugal began to finance exploratory expeditions? Check all that apply.

They sought new trade routes to Africa and Asia.

They wished to prove, once and for all, that the world was round.

They wanted to spread Christianity and combat the spread of Islam.

Their rulers were required to do so as part of their obligations to the pope.

They sought new trade routes to Africa and Asia.

They wanted to spread Christianity and combat the spread of Islam.

The Portuguese Voyages, initiated by Prince Henry (1394–1460), known as Henry the Navigator, were in part so successful due to advances in maritime technology. Which of the following developments were important? Check all that apply.

Magnetic compasses

Three-masted ships with square sails

Caravels

Junks

Magnetic compasses

Caravels

How did the Treaty of Tordesillas affect global colonization?

Spain became powerful in the Americas; Portugal became powerful in Africa and across the Indian Ocean.

True or False: The Portuguese conquered vast regions of Africa which led them to neglect their trade outposts across the Indian Ocean.

False

Although they possessed similar weapons and had similar motivations, the outcomes of Portuguese and Spanish expansion were very different. Which of the following statements best describes these differences?

The Portuguese largely sought to control trade routes and the Spanish occupied large territories.

Which of the following statements best explains why the Spanish were able to conquer vast areas of the Americas in such a short amount of time?

The Amerindians were devastated by disease, and the Spanish had items, such as horses and gunpowder, not found in the Americas.

The North American empires of England and France had many characteristics in common with the colonial empires of Spain and Portugal, such as the desire to extract wealth and the use of violence and sometimes diplomacy to establish their rule over native peoples. Moreover, all four colonial empires also imported large numbers of African slaves to perform the most difficult labor. Nevertheless, there were also significant differences. Which of the following statements best describes one of the most significant differences?

England and France, in comparison to Spain and Portugal, did not develop complex and expensive state bureaucracies.

The English colonies relied heavily on a system of forced labor known as indentured servitude. Which of the following characteristics apply to those who worked as indentured servants in the English colonies? Check all that apply.

Indentured servants came mostly from Europe.

Indentured servants included both men and women.

Indentured servants had to work for their masters for as long as they stayed in the colonies.

Indentured servants came mostly from Africa.

Indentured servants came mostly from Europe.

Indentured servants included both men and women.

Which of the following characteristics distinguished the North American colonies established by France? Check all that apply.

Had large population of African slaves

Fur trading was main industry

Developed forms of representative government

Religious missionaries were more active in comparison to the English colonies

Fur trading was main industry

Religious missionaries were more active in comparison to the English colonies

Which of the following characteristics best represents Bartolome de las Casas's perception of Native Americans? Check all that apply.

Native Americans were not aggressive toward the Spanish foreigners.

To the sophisticated, post-Renaissance Spaniards, Native Americans seemed rude and loud.

The traditional beliefs of Native Americans were in contrast to the principles of the Catholic religion.

Native Americans were open to, and even enthusiastic about, the Catholic religion.

Native Americans were not aggressive toward the Spanish foreigners.

Native Americans were open to, and even enthusiastic about, the Catholic religion.

Iberian Christian militancy provided a motive for both economic and imperial expansion.

true

The Portuguese developed a new kind of long-distance sailing vessel.

True

Columbus had no trouble finding a sponsor because Portugal and Spain fiercely competed for the services of explorers.

False

Which of the following characteristics best represents Bartolome de las Casas's perception of Native Americans? (PT 2)

Native Americans were proud and strong.

Native Americans were submissive and servile.

Native Americans were aggressive toward Spaniards.

Native Americans were weak and childlike.

Native Americans were submissive and servile.

Native Americans were weak and childlike.

Why were Spain and Portugal initially more successful at Atlantic exploration than many other European states?

They were two of the westernmost European states, both located very close to Africa.

—- Country — Purpose——

Mexico City —————— ——————

Malacca ——————- ———————-

Brazil ——————— ———————

Veracruz ——————- ———————

Macoa ——————— ———————

Trinidad ——————- ————————

Lima —————— ———————

Gold Coast—————— ———————

Hispaniola—————— ———————

Spain Establish colony

Portugal Control trade

Spain Establish colony

Spain Establish colony

Portugal Control trade

Spain Establish colony

Spain Establish colony

Portugal Control trade

Spain Establish trade

Which of the following best explains the colonization of the Philippine Islands?

Magellan’s crew reached the Philippines first, sailing under the banner of Spain.

Why did Portugal control Brazil if the Treaty of Tordesillas granted Spain the rights to colonize the western world?

Much of Brazil is located east of the line drawn by the treaty.

Which of the following characteristics best represents Bartolome de las Casas's perception of Spanish treatment of Native Americans? Check all that apply. (PT 1)

It taught the Amerindians an important lesson

It was cruel and inhumane

It was worth the value the Spaniards got

It was against the precepts of Catholicism

It was cruel and inhumane

It was against the precepts of Catholicism

Lately, things in New Spain have begun to change. Many Amerindians are moving to Spanish farms to work for pay to avoid ———-. This has begun to cut into Spanish profits, though. Much money is made by mining silver, but ———-is becoming a major trade good now. At first, Amerindians worked on the plantations, but European diseases have drastically reduced their numbers. Instead, planters have brought ————to work for them. However, such compulsory labor does not sit well with them. I have heard of a places called ———-in New Spain where runaway slaves build their own communities.

forced labor

sugar

Africans

palenques

Which of the following characteristics best represents Bartolome de las Casas's perception of Spanish treatment of Native Americans? Check all that apply. (PT 2)

It was justified by the Amerindians' race

Spaniards were naturally superior to Amerindians

It violated the religion they were teaching

The Spanish were idiots

It violated the religion they were teaching

The Spanish were idiots

New Spain is a fascinating world, and is creating much wealth for Spain. As you might know, the most profitable good is ———. However, this economic system is having a major effect on the native peoples of this continent. Some Spaniards receive a group of Amerindians who must perform labor for them under the ———-system. In many ways, those Amerindians working in this way resemble European serfs. However, keeping up production is difficult because huge sections of the Amerindian population have died of —————from contact with Europeans. This problem, along with calling all of the different groups ————-, is erasing the identities of the native population.

silver

encomienda

disease

Indians

Which of the following characteristics best represents Bartolome de las Casas's perception of Spanish treatment of Native Americans? Check all that apply. (PT 3)

It helped Spain become a dominant power

It was far too greedy

It was unnaturally oppressive

It was a necessary evil

It was far too greedy

It was unnaturally oppressive

The hypocrisy of many of our leaders makes me sick. Many Spaniards have justified the conquest of New Spain as a way to spread  ———- , but have often resorted to doing so by force. The Amerindians, for their part, have ————our religion and their native beliefs, which has upset some people. However, their religion has not spared the Amerindians from the  ————-, or labor duty in the mines. Amerindian men must labor for a defined period of time in the silver mines. Working in the mines is  ———-for the men, largely due to the mercury used in purifying the silver. Spain grows rich from its colonies and from the silver, but at what cost?

Catholicism

blended

mita

unhealthy