AP World Modern - Cookbook Project MCQ Quiz

Technological and trade changes caused by cross-cultural interactions from 1450 to 1750

- Small and efficient Portuguese caravels with square and lateen sails

- Rapid expansion of European trade amplified by gunpowder

Role of states in the expansion of maritime exploration from 1450 to 1750

- European states sponsored exploration for fame, religious conversion, and gold

Economic causes and effects of maritime exploration by the various European states

- Columbus' voyages led to contact and interest with Central America as well as slavery

- Portuguese established trading empire with goal of monopolizing spice trade

Political, economic, and cultural factors affected society from 1450 to 1750

- Mercantilism relied on ideas of fixed wealth of gold or silver, balanced trade, and colonies

- African kingdoms gained power and religious influences but lost men because of slavery

Changes and continuities in systems of slavery in the period from 1450 to 1750

- Coerced labor expanded empires, slave population, and sugarcane cultivation

- African chattel slavery increased amongst syncretism and various tributary systems

Effects of the development of state power from 1450 to 1750

- Haitians and enslaved people on Atlantic ships often revolted against colonial power

- Maroon societies and association of Africans with sugar plantations in tropical climates

Process of state building and expansion among in the period from 1450 to 1750

- Africa solidified economic position in Atlantic trade and American demographics

- Rivalry including battles between Europeans and Muslims over control of trade

Continuities and changes in networks of exchange from 1450 to 1750

- Regional markets flourished with Chinese silk, Indian cotton, and European wool or linen

- Introduction of American foods like maze helped population growth overall

Causes of the Columbian Exchange and its

effects on the two hemispheres

- Columbian exchange involved diseases, foods, plants, and domesticated animals

- Europeans carried wheat, grapes, and olives along with Asian or African sugar and bananas