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World History
Unit 9 test
Question | Answer |
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Who was the Chinese explorer that led seven overseas voyages before the time of Columbus? | Zheng He |
What famous explorer is credited with opening up trade between Europe and the Americas? | Christopher Columbus |
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world? | Ferdinand Magellan |
What was the Columbian exchange? | Global transfer of foods, plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas. |
What was the astrolabe? | It was an instrument that helped sailors located where they were located at sea |
What made the caravel a better ship than previous boats of its time? | It could sail against the wind, go in shallower waters, and was sturdier than previous boats |
What were some of the technological advancements of the age of exploration? | compass, astrolabe, sextant, triangular sails, caravel |
What Japanese leader was responsible for ending the warring between the states? | Oda Nobunaga |
What policy did the Ming and Qing dynasties follow in regards to foreign trade? | They restricted trade by practicing isolationism |
What did the Tokugawa Shogunate and the system of feudalism practiced in Europe have in common? | They were both highly structured and had a decentralized government. |
What were the causes of the population boom in China during the 1600's and 1700's? | Irrigation and fertilizer |
What were the results of the population boom in China during the 1600's and 1700's? | Wealthy families became poorer, men started to dominate, and many female babies were killed |
What group of people benefited the most from the population boom in Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate? | Wealthy and merchant class |
Economic system based on private ownership? | Capitalism |
Land controlled by another nation? | Colony |
A business in which investors poll their wealth for a common purpose? | Joint-stock-company |
An economic situation in which a country sells more than it buys? | Favorable balance of trade. |
An economic system under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power? | Mercantilism |
Spanish soldiers, explorers and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the Americas? | Conquistadors |