Ap Quiz
AP WORLD HISTORY
MRS. HEFFERNAN
NAME: _____________________________________ PERIOD: _____
QUIZ: CHAPTER 16 & 17
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
______ 1) How was the global trade network of the 15th century different from that of previous eras?
A) Trade prior to the 15th century was limited to the Western Hemisphere.
B) In previous eras, most attention was given to the development of larger regional economies and cultural zones, rather than a truly global network.
C) There was no trade between civilizations prior to the 15th century.
D) Trade in previous eras was almost entirely in the hands of the West.
E) It was controlled by the Chinese due to their naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
______ 2) Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450?
A) Scandinavia
B) Ming China
C) Asia Minor
D) The Americas
E) Eastern Africa
______ 3) The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of
A) Portugal.
B) Venice.
C) Sicily.
D) Spain.
E) France.
______ 4) Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later 16th century?
A) The Spanish defeat of the English Armada cut England off from further advances in Europe and forced English attention to foreign conquest.
B) Spain and Portugal were defeated in a critical war with the Ottoman Empire.
C) Conquered nations rose up against Spain and Portugal, requiring large forces to suppress them.
D) The Dutch and the British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic rivals.
E) Famine and disease disastrously reduced the population of the Iberian peninsula after 1588.
______ 5) In what region of the world did the Dutch challenge the Portuguese for commercial dominance?
A) Scandinavia
B) Brazil
C) Mesoamerica
D) Indonesia
E) India
MRS. HEFFERNAN
NAME: _____________________________________ PERIOD: _____
QUIZ: CHAPTER 16 & 17
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
______ 1) How was the global trade network of the 15th century different from that of previous eras?
A) Trade prior to the 15th century was limited to the Western Hemisphere.
B) In previous eras, most attention was given to the development of larger regional economies and cultural zones, rather than a truly global network.
C) There was no trade between civilizations prior to the 15th century.
D) Trade in previous eras was almost entirely in the hands of the West.
E) It was controlled by the Chinese due to their naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
______ 2) Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450?
A) Scandinavia
B) Ming China
C) Asia Minor
D) The Americas
E) Eastern Africa
______ 3) The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of
A) Portugal.
B) Venice.
C) Sicily.
D) Spain.
E) France.
______ 4) Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later 16th century?
A) The Spanish defeat of the English Armada cut England off from further advances in Europe and forced English attention to foreign conquest.
B) Spain and Portugal were defeated in a critical war with the Ottoman Empire.
C) Conquered nations rose up against Spain and Portugal, requiring large forces to suppress them.
D) The Dutch and the British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic rivals.
E) Famine and disease disastrously reduced the population of the Iberian peninsula after 1588.
______ 5) In what region of the world did the Dutch challenge the Portuguese for commercial dominance?
A) Scandinavia
B) Brazil
C) Mesoamerica
D) Indonesia
E) India