Early Modern Period
1450-1750
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1. Which of the following
was not a change that occurred at the end of the Postclassical Era? a) new invasions by Mongols b) Chinese flirted with
African trade, but then Ming bureaucrats forced the pulling back c) d) e) independent American
societies – Inca and Aztec – begin falling apart 2. Which of the following
was not a reason why a) had shut off Muslim
trade links during the Crusades b) strategic location near
the coast of c) royal family support of
exploration d) maritime experience
gained through Mediterranean trade and a series of naval wars with the e) navigation school
created by Prince Henry the Navigator 3. Which of the following
was not a theme of European exploration? a. b. nations of c. nations of d. e. environments,
populations and political systems of explored nations were altered, sometimes
dramatically 4. Which of the following
did not make up the growing bourgeoisie/middle class in a. traders b. wealthy landowners c. artisans d. craftsman e. bankers 5. Which of the following
was not an effect of the Columbian exchange? a) indigenous Americans
intake protein for the first time b) increased milk and meat
supply in the c) Christianity spread
across d) population increase in e) coercive labor took the
form of indentured servitude, slavery, and the encomienda
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6. Which of the following
was not an accomplishment of the a) transformed many
Byzantine churches into mosques b) built an empire on three
continents c) maintained control
through fierce monarchy and not through civil service or an established
bureaucracy d) reasonably accessible
government that allowed citizens to petition the sultan regarding
religious/political issues e) 7. Which of the following
was not a characteristic of the Manchu/Qing
Dynasty? a) originated by pastoral
nomads from b) Chinese men honored
through the wearing of traditional shaved foreheads and braided hair c) trading imbalance
resulted due to allowance of silver as payment d) e) Manchus
given superior positions over Chinese 8) Which of the following
was not a characteristic of a) Dutch Netherlands gains
independence b) English defeated Spanish
Armada c) Amassed gold spent on
wars, missionary activity and maintenance of elaborate democratic reforms d) failure to create
competitive manufacturing centers e) import of finished goods
from 9. Which of the following
was not an accomplishment of Louis XIV? a. Creation of b. increase of empire led
to increased business transactions and taxes c. patronized the arts
which contributed to the transformation of d. established academies
for the study of commerce and science e. numerous wars increased
value of treasury and led to stable economic system 10. Which of the following
was not a characteristic of Japanese neo-Confucianism? a. stressed social order b. ethnocentrism that saw
Asian world as superior to European world c. historicism that looked
to the past as a guide d. investigated natural and
human world to discover principles of human interaction e. believed to help create
harmony in society |
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11. Which of the following
was a not an attempted reform of Akbar in Mughal a. outlawing of Sati b. arranged market day for
women so that those that followed purday
(confinement) could get out c. child marriage discouraged d. widows encouraged to
remarry e. women expected to
contribute equally to family finances 12. What is the name given
to the exchange of slaves, manufactured goods, and sugar, molasses and rum? a. Middle Passage b. Columbian Exchange c. Triangular Trade d. Encomienda
system e. three-fold system 13. Which of the following
was not a trait of feudal a. belief in salvation b. small-scale trade c. lack of education
outside monasteries d. territorial disputes e. balance of power between
judicial, legislative and executive branches 14. Which of the following
was not a problem with the Catholic Church on the eve of the Protestant
Reformation? a. creation of additional
pope that ruled from b. some clergy not
well-trained or even spiritual c. Church not paying tax on
land d. selling of indulgences
to finance Renaissance artists while reducing time in purgatory and
confirmation e. bishops appointed for
political purposes 15. Which of the following
was not a long-term effect of the Scientific Revolution? a. people for the first
time begin to question the Church b. some people became
Atheists or Deists c. the gradual disbelief in
supernatural explanations for natural phenomenon d. people begin to believe
they can explain human interaction through scientific methods and questions e. scientific method taught
in high schools across 16. Which of the following
was not a difference between land-based empires and water-based empires? a. land-based empires were
ruled by a central administration b. land-based empires
didn’t invest large amount of treasury in navy c. water-based empires
pursued technological advances more due to competition with other nations d. land-based empires
focused on domestic problems more than exploration abroad e. water-based empires
influenced indigenous people on multiple continents |
17. Which of the following
was not a demographic effect on Africans due to the Columbian Exchange? a. more females African
slaves than male African slaves in the b. many Africans became
Christianized c. unique cultural
synthesis of African music and dress with American forms d. syncretism of
Christianity with indigenous African religions e. gradual population
increase after new crops become established in 18. Which of the following
was a cause of the ideological shifts in a. Crusades cut off
Europeans from advanced Islamic Civilization b. increased trade fueled
contacts with other worlds c. monasteries became
centers of learning d. scholasticism encouraged
communities to become self-sufficient and look internally for solutions e. Byzantine and Islamic
Empires destroyed Classic knowledge forcing 19. Which of the following
was not an accurate description of an interaction with the West? a. the b. c. d. Japan eventually ordered
missionaries to leave and only allowed the Dutch to trade out of e. Mughal
India allowed British access to trading ports, but eventually British
affected local affairs 20. What is the term given
to the period in which Europeans attempted to create natural laws for how
governments and economies should run? a. Enlightenment b. Reformation c. Renaissance d. Scientific Revolution e. Age of Endowment 21. Which of the following
was not an effect of the new global economy? a. By 1750, almost all
peoples are somehow connected through global trade b. unequal relationships
developed where core nations became masters and indigenous populations
provided the labor force c. food exchange created
new staple crops in d. diseases had a
catastrophic effect on the indigenous people of the e. Spanish and Portuguese
create worldwide empires that last for almost seven centuries |
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22. Which of the following
was not a cause of the European exploration boom of the 15th
century? a. failure of the b. application of new
navigational technologies c. desire to find quicker
access to luxury goods in the East d. European regions become
increasingly organized under strong leaders e. European visitors return
from Mongol courts with knowledge of Asian technology 23. Which of the following
was not borrowed by the Northern Wave of exploration from the Iberian Wave? a. creation of forts to
protect shipping lanes b. stolen information about
shipping routes c. desire to gain wealth d. eagerness to turn
colonies into permanent settlements e. exploitation of natural
resources 24. Which of the following
was not a characteristic of Joint Stock Companies? a. freedom from influence
by central authority b. pooled resources from
many merchants c. reduced risks of
colonization d. huge cargoes created
potential for huge profits e. investors bought shares
in company 25. Which of the following
was not an ethnic group in the a. Peninsulares b. Creoles c. Mestizos d. Mulattos e. Native Americans 26. Which of the following
was not a characteristic of all of the “gunpowder empires”? a. Reliance on a slave army
for protection b. Islam as the religion of
the ruling group c. extremely centralized d. militarily powerful e. strong navies were not
emphasized 27. Which of the following
was not a characteristic of Ottoman harems? a. few used for sexual
purposes b. mothers could influence
sons c. slaves taken from
Muslim, Christian, and Jewish settlements d. ranked by status e. trained to read Qu’ran and perform music |
28. Which of the following
was not a success of Ivan the Terrible? a. established absolute
rule over b. recruited Cossacks from
the established nobility to conquer eastern lands c. growth was territorial
but not artistic d. ruled under reign of
terror and executed anyone who disagreed e. expanded empire eastward 29. Which of the following
reflected Peter the Great’s desire to westernize a. men shaved beards and
wore western clothing b. c. traveled in disguise to d. recruited finest
scientists and artists to change e. influenced denial of
Mongol traditions 30. Which of the following
was not a characteristic of absolute monarchies? a. belief in “Divine Right
of Kings” b. maintenance of strong
armies c. high taxes to support
frequent wars d. territorial expansion as
a goal e. refusal to implement
elaborate bureaucracies for fear of diminished control 31. Which of the following
occupied the lowest status in the Tokugawa social hierarchy? a. Eta b. Traders c. Craftspeople d. Samurai e. Farmers 32. Which of the following
was not a cause of decline of the Mughal Empire? a. centralized government
returned to local political organizations b. leaders failed to bridge
differences between Hindus and Muslims c. last emperor Aurangzeb attempted to impose Hinduism on all followers
in attempt to end strife d. foreign countries gained
increasing influence e. cost of warfare and
defensive efforts to protect northern border drained treasury |
33. Which of the following
was an effect of the Catholic Missionaries attempt to abolish the harsh
treatment of Native Americans? a. replacement of one
oppressed group with another b. Spanish refuse to
colonize west of 38th parallel c. radical censorship
silences missionaries d. peninsulares
gained land and slaves from adjoining island regions e. all forms of slavery
abolished in 1542 34. Which of the following
was not a cause of population growth during the early modern era? a. general warming of the
climate b. improved diet c. improvement in agricultural
techniques d. lack of widespread
outbreaks of disease e. land cultivation limited
in scope to encourage proper methods of harvesting 35. Which of following was
not a characteristic of the Renaissance? a. powerful families in
Italian city-states competed as patrons of the arts b. artists performed
autopsies learn more about the human form c. perspective utilized a
focal point and varied the size of objects based on proximity d. works became more
secular as the Renaissance spread North e. a greater variety of
colors than that used in the Middle Ages 36. Which of the following
was not a product of the Catholic Reformation? a. Sunday mass became
optional for merchants and others involved in commerce b. Council of c. bishops and priests
received better training d. clerics encouraged to
lead a more Christian life e. the Catholic Church
reconfirmed their absolute authority over spiritual life 37. Which of the following
Enlightened thinkers is not accurately linked to his primary philosophy? a. Thomas Hobbes –
democracy is the best form of government b. John Locke – humans are
born with the natural rights of life, liberty and property c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau –
humans are free to obey laws if they are just d. Montesquieu – importance
of separating powers into legislative, executive and judicial branch e. Adam Smith – governments
should allow market fluctuations to determine production |
38.Which of the following
was not a consequence of slavery a. depopulation of the
youngest and healthiest Africans b. arts and technological
growth of c. focus of power shifted
away from coastal regions to interior kingdoms that were less vulnerable to
the slave trade d. Africans seen as
inferior to Europeans to justify slave trade e. cross-section of African
society detrimentally effected due to randomness of slave raids 39. Which of the following
was a reaction to Westward Expansion? a. Mughal
India acted most decisively by evicting all missionaries and traders except
from the port city of b. Europeans set up
internal colonies after conquering coasts c. d. the e. importance of the Muslim
empires diminished as their region could be circumvented which hurt their
trading role 40. Which of the following
was a theme of the Early Modern Era – 1450 >1750? a. gender relations become
matriarchal and women across the world rise up and demand equality b. the wealth from global
trade transforms c. native vegetation was
lost due to deforestation for staple crops and newly introduced beasts of
burden d. governments become less
centralized and develop more thorough bureaucracies e. nations shift to direct
interaction with other nations and not through nomadic intermediaries 41. Which of the following technology
does not match its description? a. sternpost rudder –
invented in b. sextant – able to
journey farther without getting lost c. astrolabe – measured
distance of sun compared to horizon d. three-masted caravels – larger ships with larger cargo room e. gunpowder – utilized
with great success on the sea 42. Which of the following
accurately describes the British East India Company? a. refused to bring slaves
to the b. took Asian c. motivated by desire to
gain wealth d. eager to turn colonies
into permanent settlements e. exploited natural
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43. Which of the following
was a reason why the Northern European nations were able to be successful
exploring nations? a. strong navies offered
protection to merchants b. decentralized
governments encouraged freedom of thought c. proximity to d. held monopoly of
navigational technology e. religious control of
government forced missionary efforts 44. Which of the following
was not a reason why regions remained outside the world trading network? a. lack of navigable rivers
and fear of contracting malaria prevented exploration of internal b. Tokugawa Japan concerned
about intentions of c. Ottomans dismissed the
impact of European technology d. Chinese access to silver
prevented them from trading with e. Mughal
India preoccupied with imperial expansion 45. Which of the following
is not an example of the successful implementation of mercantilism? a. Spanish reliance on
British manufacturing goods b. American colonies using
British ships to transfer products c. African timber taken to d. e. 46. How did the European
imperial expansion into a. massive immigration of
members from the core nation to the conquered region b. first time introduction
of diseases killed indigenous population c. refusal to transfer
European values to indigenous people d. radical transformation
indigenous people had on artistic and religious traditions of e. minimal effect on
demographics of indigenous population 47. Which of the following
was not a reason for immigration to the a. religious persecution b. growing industrial
opportunities in c. captured due to slave
trade d. frustration of system of
primogeniture e. desire to create ideal
societies in the 48. Which of the following
was not a characteristic of European monarchies? a. internal civil wars
between nobles and monarchs b. battles result from
trade disputes between rival nations c. hesitance to intermarry
with royalty from adjoining nation d. religious conflicts
between Protestants and Catholics e. right to rule ordained
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49. Which of the following
best demonstrates the early Ottoman reaction to diverse peoples? a. toleration of religious
difference but enforcement of the Turkish language b. Protestants and
Catholics persecuted, but Orthodox religions allowed to practice c. taxes primarily drawn
from Shi’ite Muslims and Nestorian Christians d. Non-Muslims allowed to
convert to Islam, but not forced e. all races and religions
treated with equality and there were never any sectional disputes 50. Which of the following
was not a reason for the decline of the Ming Dynasty? a. nomadic peoples
continued to pressure Great Wall b. maintenance of infrastructure
neglected c. agricultural yields
shrank due to worsening soil quality d. massive influx of
bullion led to growing inflation e. court eunuchs remove
themselves from power struggles 51. Catherine the Great a. reversed Peter the Great’s policies of westernization b. reduced severe
punishments for crimes c. added new territory in d. gave more freedom to
serfs e. rebuilt 52. What was the name given
to the minority French Protestants? a. Huguenots b. Quakers c. Puritans d. Calvinists e. Lutherans 53. Which of the following
was not a precedent established by the English Bill of Rights? a. commoners finally had a
say in government b. laws passed by
parliament now laws of the land c. freedom of speech within
parliament d. taxes levied by
parliament e. limited powers of the
monarch 54. Which of the following
was not an economic gain under the Tokugawa Shogunate? a. became highly urbanized
– b. rice and grain
production more than doubled c. built elaborate network
of roads and canals d. merchant class gained in
wealth and power e. population grew rapidly 55. What is the correct
spelling of my name? a. Mr. Burnett b. Mr. Burnette c.
Mr. Burnet d. Mr. Brunette |