Question 1

The Portuguese's motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia was to

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A) establish colonies in the East Indies. 
B) wrestle control of Australia from England. 
C) Christianize Japan and Korea. 
D) challenge the emerging power of the Dutch. 
E) better compete with the Muslim intermediaries who controlled the land routes through western Asia and Africa. 
A) establish colonies in the East Indies. 
B) wrestle control of Australia from England. 
C) Christianize Japan and Korea. 
D) challenge the emerging power of the Dutch. 
E) better compete with the Muslim intermediaries who controlled the land routes through western Asia and Africa.

Question 2

From the Ming point of view,which people would be considered an "outer barbarian"?

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A) The Tibetans 
B) The Mongolians 
C) The Koreans 
D) The Japanese 
E) The Spanish 
A) The Tibetans 
B) The Mongolians 
C) The Koreans 
D) The Japanese 
E) The Spanish

Question 3

The Confucian social order was based on

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A) ancient Chinese religious concepts. 
B) strict hierarchical relationships. 
C) notions of equality and egalitarianism. 
D) the organization of nomadic communities. 
E) markets, commerce, and profit. 
A) ancient Chinese religious concepts. 
B) strict hierarchical relationships. 
C) notions of equality and egalitarianism. 
D) the organization of nomadic communities. 
E) markets, commerce, and profit.

Question 4

Agricultural was the ultimate base of Mughal wealth and power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Portuguese conquest of Kilwa allowed them to take control of the ____ trade into the Indian Ocean from East Africa.

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A) iron 
B) ivory 
C) slave 
D) salt 
E) gold 
A) iron 
B) ivory 
C) slave 
D) salt 
E) gold

Question 6

What played a key role in stimulating the Indian Ocean economy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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A) The use of slaves 
B) Joint-stock companies 
C) The introduction of silver from mines in the Americas 
D) New and efficient ships 
E) Competition between European powers 
A) The use of slaves 
B) Joint-stock companies 
C) The introduction of silver from mines in the Americas 
D) New and efficient ships 
E) Competition between European powers

Question 7

Please define the following key terms
-"Inner barbarians"

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The term "inner barbarians" is not a sta

Question 8

What was the overall effect of the Atlantic slave trade?

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A) It allowed an increase in the production of sugar. 
B) It never altered the traditional trade in foreign goods in Southeast Asia. 
C) It had a major effect on the overall population of Africa. 
D) It caused little change in interactions between Africans and Europeans. 
E) It ended the typical occurrence of African warfare among tribes. 
A) It allowed an increase in the production of sugar. 
B) It never altered the traditional trade in foreign goods in Southeast Asia. 
C) It had a major effect on the overall population of Africa. 
D) It caused little change in interactions between Africans and Europeans. 
E) It ended the typical occurrence of African warfare among tribes.

Question 9

The main emphasis of the Neo-Confucian philosophy was that

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A) a sage is produced after years of close observation of the external world. 
B) Islam, Christianity, and Judaism were false religions. 
C) all classes were intellectually equal. 
D) everyone is born with innate knowledge. 
E) the moral constraints of Confucianism did not create a person of impeccable character. 
A) a sage is produced after years of close observation of the external world. 
B) Islam, Christianity, and Judaism were false religions. 
C) all classes were intellectually equal. 
D) everyone is born with innate knowledge. 
E) the moral constraints of Confucianism did not create a person of impeccable character.

Question 10

The Mughal revenue system

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A) favored small farmers over wealthy merchants. 
B) was invented by Nur Jahan. 
C) was abandoned by Akbar. 
D) alienated local rulers. 
E) was controlled from the top. 
A) favored small farmers over wealthy merchants. 
B) was invented by Nur Jahan. 
C) was abandoned by Akbar. 
D) alienated local rulers. 
E) was controlled from the top.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-Lê dynasty

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The Lê dynasty refers to two distinct Vi

Question 12

Who dominated Mughal politics during the reign of Jahangir?

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A) Akbar 
B) Nur Jahan 
C) Aurangzeb 
D) Shah Jahan 
E) Humayun 
A) Akbar 
B) Nur Jahan 
C) Aurangzeb 
D) Shah Jahan 
E) Humayun

Question 13

Please define the following key terms
-Kowtow

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Kowtow is a term that originates from th

Question 14

At its height,Mughal India was home to ____ million people.

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A) 540 
B) 320 
C) 7.3 
D) 100 
E) 15 
A) 540 
B) 320 
C) 7.3 
D) 100 
E) 15

Question 15

The zezana was the ____ at the Mughal court.

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A) women's quarters 
B) judicial chamber 
C) ruler's inner sanctum 
D) receiving room 
E) treasure room 
A) women's quarters 
B) judicial chamber 
C) ruler's inner sanctum 
D) receiving room 
E) treasure room

Question 16

Compare and contrast Portuguese and Dutch strategies and goals in Southeast Asia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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The Portuguese and Dutch both had signif

Question 17

The treatment of girls reinforced a strict Confucian view that females should be

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A) allowed to read histories. 
B) equal to men in the household. 
C) allowed to remarry if widowed young. 
D) held to a strict gender hierarchy. 
E) head of the household upon the death of their husbands. 
A) allowed to read histories. 
B) equal to men in the household. 
C) allowed to remarry if widowed young. 
D) held to a strict gender hierarchy. 
E) head of the household upon the death of their husbands.

Question 18

How would you explain the decline of the Ming Dynasty?

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The decline of the Ming Dynasty can be a

Question 19

The Chinese examination system focused on knowledge of the Confucian classics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Wang Yangming stressed

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A) the wickedness of Catholicism. 
B) the possibility of immortality. 
C) the equality of men and women. 
D) close observation of the external world. 
E) self-reflection. 
A) the wickedness of Catholicism. 
B) the possibility of immortality. 
C) the equality of men and women. 
D) close observation of the external world. 
E) self-reflection.

The Portuguese's motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia was to

From the Ming point of view,which people would be considered an "outer barbarian"?

The Confucian social order was based on

Agricultural was the ultimate base of Mughal wealth and power.

The Portuguese conquest of Kilwa allowed them to take control of the ____ trade into the Indian Ocean from East Africa.

What played a key role in stimulating the Indian Ocean economy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Please define the following key terms -"Inner barbarians"

What was the overall effect of the Atlantic slave trade?

The main emphasis of the Neo-Confucian philosophy was that

The Mughal revenue system

Please define the following key terms -Lê dynasty

Who dominated Mughal politics during the reign of Jahangir?

Please define the following key terms -Kowtow

At its height,Mughal India was home to ____ million people.

The zezana was the ____ at the Mughal court.

Compare and contrast Portuguese and Dutch strategies and goals in Southeast Asia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The treatment of girls reinforced a strict Confucian view that females should be

How would you explain the decline of the Ming Dynasty?

The Chinese examination system focused on knowledge of the Confucian classics.

Wang Yangming stressed

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The Portuguese's motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia was to

From the Ming point of view,which people would be considered an "outer barbarian"?

The Confucian social order was based on

Agricultural was the ultimate base of Mughal wealth and power.

The Portuguese conquest of Kilwa allowed them to take control of the ____ trade into the Indian Ocean from East Africa.

What played a key role in stimulating the Indian Ocean economy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Please define the following key terms -"Inner barbarians"

What was the overall effect of the Atlantic slave trade?

The main emphasis of the Neo-Confucian philosophy was that

The Mughal revenue system

Please define the following key terms -Lê dynasty

Who dominated Mughal politics during the reign of Jahangir?

Please define the following key terms -Kowtow

At its height,Mughal India was home to ____ million people.

The zezana was the ____ at the Mughal court.

Compare and contrast Portuguese and Dutch strategies and goals in Southeast Asia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The treatment of girls reinforced a strict Confucian view that females should be

How would you explain the decline of the Ming Dynasty?

The Chinese examination system focused on knowledge of the Confucian classics.

Wang Yangming stressed

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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