Ch. 6 Quiz

This exchange of this commodity was the first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia

This accurately characterizes how European countries controlled trade in Asia from 1450 to 1750:

• Equal Economic Competition

• Eradicating Tribute Systems

• Violence, Force, Coercion

• Diplomacy

True or False: Some African states depended on revenue from the Transatlantic System

• True

• False

_________________________ were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia.

Which of the following explains how the decision by China to require payment of taxes in silver in the 1570s impacted the global economy:

• European states followed suit, requiring taxes be paid in silver

• Economic Recession

• Europeans gained the advantage regarding a favorable balance of trade

• Silver's value around the world skyrocketed

This location experienced a long-held monopoly of the European trade in Eastern goods:

• Venice

• Lisbon

• Rome

• Constantinople

What was a major incentive for the Portuguese to find a direct sea route to Asia:

• To circumvent the Muslim and Venetian monopolies on the trade in Eastern goods

• To establish colonies for their growing population and create markets for their goods

• To continue the Crusades in Asia and Pacific Oceania

• To establish a base on the eastern end of the Silk Road

True or False: The British negotiated treaties with local Indian rulers, while the Dutch established control through conquest and colonization.

• True

• False

Slavery based upon _______ distinguished the enslavement of the Transatlantic System from past instances of enslavement in world history.

Which of the following describes how the fur trade affected indigenous peoples in North America?

• It fostered the creation of independent, self-sufficient communities.

• It facilitated the assimilation of indigenous peoples into British America.

• It generated warfare among different groups of Native Americans which Europeans promoted and capitalized on.

• It enhanced women's social status because they hunted and trapped animals.