Chapter 14

What was the motivation behind the Portuguese effort to explore a sea route to the East?

Desire for precious gemstones

Desire for silk

Desire for tropical spices (correct)

Desire for gold

Which region did Europeans encounter when they sailed to India in 1498?

Southern India (correct)

North America

East Africa

South America

What were some of the products from the East that were in great demand in Europe?

Cotton and silk (correct)

Coffee and tea

Gold and silver

Sugar and tobacco

Which European country was able to monopolize the trade in nutmeg, mace, and cloves in the seventeenth century?

Netherlands Signup and view all the answers

What did the Dutch East India Company establish on the island of Taiwan between 1624 and 1662?

A trading settlement Signup and view all the answers

Which European power was largely excluded from the rich Spice Islands by the Dutch monopoly?

England Signup and view all the answers

During the fifteenth century, Europe's population was growing again. Which of the following countries had national monarchies during this time?

Spain Signup and view all the answers

Which city largely monopolized the European trade in Eastern goods during the fifteenth century?

Venice Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the impetuses for the Portuguese to attempt a sea route to India?

To bypass Venetian and Muslim intermediaries Signup and view all the answers

Why did Europeans have a persistent desire for precious metals during this time?

To pay for Asian spices or textiles Signup and view all the answers

During the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, which of the following was NOT a feature of their practice?

Prominence of women as ritual specialists and midwives Signup and view all the answers

Which European powers overtook and displaced the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean spice trade in the early seventeenth century?

Dutch and English Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the rise of the Dutch and English as European competitors in the spice trade?

Their economic prosperity Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people became an essential element in the Spanish colony's growing economic relationship with China, but faced discriminatory treatment?

Chinese merchants Signup and view all the answers

What was the main factor that gave birth to a global network of exchange?

The silver trade Signup and view all the answers

What prevented the Spanish from using their silver windfall in a productive fashion?

The Spanish aristocracy's preference for leisure over enterprise Signup and view all the answers

During the 16th century, which group of people found a hospitable welcome in Japan due to their military technology, shipbuilding skills, geographic knowledge, commercial opportunities, and religious ideas?

Portuguese traders and missionaries Signup and view all the answers

What event led to the expulsion of Christian missionaries from Japan and the suppression of Christianity in the early 17th century?

The unification of Japan under the leadership of a supreme military commander Signup and view all the answers

Which European traders were the only ones permitted to trade in Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate?

The Dutch Signup and view all the answers

Which group of merchants continued to operate in the Indian Ocean despite European naval dominance?

Arab, Indian, Chinese, Javanese, Malay, Vietnamese Signup and view all the answers

Which two factors contributed to the 'General Crisis' in Europe in the seventeenth century?

The flood of American silver and global cooling Signup and view all the answers

What did the Tokugawa shoguns do with the silver-generated profits in Japan?

They used it to develop a market-based economy Signup and view all the answers

What measures did millions of families in eighteenth-century Japan take to slow down population growth?

They practiced contraception and infanticide Signup and view all the answers

What were the foundations for Japan's remarkable nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution?

The easing of an impending ecological crisis and a highly commercialized economy Signup and view all the answers

During the transatlantic journey, what was the overall mortality rate of the Middle Passage?

More than 14 percent Signup and view all the answers

What was one common act of resistance among enslaved Africans in the Americas?

Rebellion Signup and view all the answers

Where were free communities of former slaves known as maroon societies founded?

South America and the Caribbean Signup and view all the answers

Which settlement was the largest maroon society in the seventeenth century?

Palmares in Brazil Signup and view all the answers

How were small-scale slave rebellions usually dealt with by slave owners?

Great brutality Signup and view all the answers

What event brought lasting freedom for participants in a full-scale slave revolt?

The Haitian Revolution Signup and view all the answers

What was the overall mortality rate during the transatlantic journey of enslaved Africans?

More than 14 percent Signup and view all the answers

What was one common form of resistance among enslaved Africans in the Americas?

Rebellion Signup and view all the answers

Where were maroon societies founded?

South America and the Caribbean Signup and view all the answers

Which settlement was the largest maroon society in the seventeenth century?

Palmares in Brazil Signup and view all the answers

During the transatlantic journey, what was the overall mortality rate of the Middle Passage?

Over 14 percent Signup and view all the answers

What was one common act of resistance among enslaved Africans in the Americas?

Joining maroon societies Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the rise of the Dutch and English as European competitors in the spice trade?

Weakening of Portuguese power Signup and view all the answers

What event brought lasting freedom for participants in a full-scale slave revolt?

Haitian Revolution Signup and view all the answers

How were small-scale slave rebellions usually dealt with by slave owners?

Great brutality and suppression Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 14

Questions and Answers

What was the motivation behind the Portuguese effort to explore a sea route to the East?

Which region did Europeans encounter when they sailed to India in 1498?

What were some of the products from the East that were in great demand in Europe?

Which European country was able to monopolize the trade in nutmeg, mace, and cloves in the seventeenth century?

What did the Dutch East India Company establish on the island of Taiwan between 1624 and 1662?

Which European power was largely excluded from the rich Spice Islands by the Dutch monopoly?

During the fifteenth century, Europe's population was growing again. Which of the following countries had national monarchies during this time?

Which city largely monopolized the European trade in Eastern goods during the fifteenth century?

What was one of the impetuses for the Portuguese to attempt a sea route to India?

Why did Europeans have a persistent desire for precious metals during this time?

During the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, which of the following was NOT a feature of their practice?

Which European powers overtook and displaced the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean spice trade in the early seventeenth century?

What was the main reason for the rise of the Dutch and English as European competitors in the spice trade?

Which group of people became an essential element in the Spanish colony's growing economic relationship with China, but faced discriminatory treatment?

What was the main factor that gave birth to a global network of exchange?

What prevented the Spanish from using their silver windfall in a productive fashion?

During the 16th century, which group of people found a hospitable welcome in Japan due to their military technology, shipbuilding skills, geographic knowledge, commercial opportunities, and religious ideas?

What event led to the expulsion of Christian missionaries from Japan and the suppression of Christianity in the early 17th century?

Which European traders were the only ones permitted to trade in Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate?

Which group of merchants continued to operate in the Indian Ocean despite European naval dominance?

Which two factors contributed to the 'General Crisis' in Europe in the seventeenth century?

What did the Tokugawa shoguns do with the silver-generated profits in Japan?

What measures did millions of families in eighteenth-century Japan take to slow down population growth?

What were the foundations for Japan's remarkable nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution?

During the transatlantic journey, what was the overall mortality rate of the Middle Passage?

What was one common act of resistance among enslaved Africans in the Americas?

Where were free communities of former slaves known as maroon societies founded?

Which settlement was the largest maroon society in the seventeenth century?

How were small-scale slave rebellions usually dealt with by slave owners?

What event brought lasting freedom for participants in a full-scale slave revolt?

What was the overall mortality rate during the transatlantic journey of enslaved Africans?

What was one common form of resistance among enslaved Africans in the Americas?

Where were maroon societies founded?

Which settlement was the largest maroon society in the seventeenth century?

During the transatlantic journey, what was the overall mortality rate of the Middle Passage?

What was one common act of resistance among enslaved Africans in the Americas?

What was the main reason for the rise of the Dutch and English as European competitors in the spice trade?

What event brought lasting freedom for participants in a full-scale slave revolt?

How were small-scale slave rebellions usually dealt with by slave owners?

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