APWH C12 Quiz

Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century?

• The practice of indentured servitude

• The practice of firestick farming

• Permanent village settlements

• Economic specialization

In the fifteenth century, what did the Igbo people in West Africa have in common with the Iroquois League in North America?

• Centralized kingdoms and stratified societies

• Plantation economies dependent on slave labor

• Institutions for resolving conflict in the absence of a state

• Written constitutions based on popular sovereignty

Which of the following was the largest pastoral society in West Africa in the fifteenth century?

• The Benin

• The Fulbe

• The Yoruba

• The Igbo

Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Ming emperor suddenly stop in 1433?

• The court eunuchs who rose to power prioritized farming over commerce.

• Most of the cultures they encountered reacted with hostility and violence.

• The emperor’s successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources.

• Naval forces were redirected to deal with the military threat of the Portuguese.

In the fifteenth century, the gathering and hunting way of life associated with the Paleolithic era persisted in

• Southeast Asia.

• North Africa.

• the Amazon River basin.

• Australia.

Which of the following was a principle underlying the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois League?

• Protection of private property

• Limited government

• Survival of the fittest

• Loyalty to the state