AP World Prep

DBQ

Using the provided documents, analyze the causes and effects of the Columbian Exchange on both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres between 1450 and 1750.

Multiple Choice

Which development most directly increased European ability to dominate trade routes after 1450?

• Use of lateen sails and caravels
• Spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads
• Invention of the printing press in China
• Mongol unification of Central Asia

Suggested answer: Use of lateen sails and caravels

SAQ

Explain ONE way the transatlantic slave trade reshaped labor systems in the Americas. Explain ONE economic effect of American silver on Europe or Asia.

Multiple Choice

The Treaty of Tordesillas primarily:

• Divided new lands between Spain and Portugal
• Ended the Atlantic slave trade
• Created the Dutch East India Company
• Declared the Americas independent

Suggested answer: Divided new lands between Spain and Portugal

Multiple Choice

Which innovation most directly improved open-ocean navigation?

• Compass and astrolabe
• Steam engine
• Telegraph cables
• Railroads

Suggested answer: Compass and astrolabe

Multiple Choice

The Columbian Exchange resulted in:

• Global transfer of crops, animals, people, and diseases
• End of Atlantic trade
• Isolation of Europe from the Americas
• Decline of all urban centers

Suggested answer: Global transfer of crops, animals, people, and diseases

Multiple Choice

Which crop from the Americas most directly increased European population growth?

• Potato
• Wheat
• Rice
• Coffee

Suggested answer: Potato

Multiple Choice

The encomienda system was primarily a:

• Labor system granting Spaniards control over Indigenous labor
• Trade partnership among European merchants
• Tax system used in Qing China
• Naval alliance in the Atlantic

Suggested answer: Labor system granting Spaniards control over Indigenous labor

Multiple Choice

The mita system in Spanish America was adapted from:

• Inca labor drafts
• Aztec tribute collection
• European guilds
• African chattel slavery

Suggested answer: Inca labor drafts

Multiple Choice

A key purpose of the plantation system was to:

• Produce cash crops for export
• Promote subsistence farming
• End coerced labor
• Replace maritime trade

Suggested answer: Produce cash crops for export

Multiple Choice

The Middle Passage refers to:

• The transatlantic voyage of enslaved Africans
• Overland travel across the Sahara
• The route from Europe to India around Africa
• The path of silver from China to Europe

Suggested answer: The transatlantic voyage of enslaved Africans

Multiple Choice

Triangular trade connected:

• Europe, Africa, and the Americas
• Asia, Africa, and Australia
• Europe, Asia, and Antarctica
• The Silk Roads, India, and the Pacific

Suggested answer: Europe, Africa, and the Americas

Multiple Choice

The asiento system allowed:

• Foreign merchants to sell enslaved Africans in Spanish colonies
• Ottoman officials to collect taxes
• Mughal rulers to appoint mansabdars
• Qing authorities to restrict trade to Canton

Suggested answer: Foreign merchants to sell enslaved Africans in Spanish colonies

Multiple Choice

Which example best illustrates mercantilism?

• Colonies exist to enrich the mother country through trade
• Free trade without tariffs
• Abolition of all overseas empires
• State control of all religious institutions

Suggested answer: Colonies exist to enrich the mother country through trade

Multiple Choice

Joint-stock companies were significant because they:

• Pooled investor capital to fund risky overseas ventures
• Ended European competition overseas
• Abolished slavery in colonies
• Replaced all royal governments

Suggested answer: Pooled investor capital to fund risky overseas ventures

Multiple Choice

The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was:

• A joint-stock company dominating Asian trade
• A Spanish missionary order
• A French monarchy trade council
• A Qing tax bureau

Suggested answer: A joint-stock company dominating Asian trade

Multiple Choice

Which location was a major source of silver in the Spanish Empire?

• Potosi
• Canton
• Cairo
• Moscow

Suggested answer: Potosi

Multiple Choice

Silver from the Americas most directly affected:

• Global trade, especially with China
• The end of Atlantic commerce
• Decline of European monarchies
• Isolation of the Americas

Suggested answer: Global trade, especially with China

Multiple Choice

The Price Revolution in Europe was caused primarily by:

• Influx of New World silver
• Collapse of all trade routes
• End of peasant agriculture
• Isolation from Asian markets

Suggested answer: Influx of New World silver

Multiple Choice

Which pair best represents crops that spread from the Americas to Afro-Eurasia?

• Maize and potatoes
• Wheat and barley
• Rice and tea
• Coffee and sugar

Suggested answer: Maize and potatoes

Multiple Choice

Christopher Columbus' voyages were primarily sponsored by:

• Spain
• Portugal
• The Ottoman Empire
• The Mughal Empire

Suggested answer: Spain

Multiple Choice

Conquistadors like Cortes and Pizarro were able to conquer Indigenous empires mainly because:

• They exploited alliances and had superior weapons and diseases
• They had large numbers of European settlers
• Indigenous states welcomed Spanish rule
• They avoided military conflict

Suggested answer: They exploited alliances and had superior weapons and diseases

Multiple Choice

The casta system in Spanish America:

• Ranked people by ancestry and race
• Abolished social hierarchy
• Promoted equal citizenship
• Was identical to the Ottoman millet system

Suggested answer: Ranked people by ancestry and race

Multiple Choice

Mestizos were:

• People of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry
• African-born enslaved people
• European settlers in Asia
• Indigenous leaders allied with the Portuguese

Suggested answer: People of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry

Multiple Choice

Mulattoes were:

• People of mixed European and African ancestry
• Indigenous farmers in the Andes
• European missionaries
• Asian merchants

Suggested answer: People of mixed European and African ancestry

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the Atlantic System?

• Economic network linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas
• A single European naval alliance
• A Chinese tributary policy
• An overland trade network in Central Asia

Suggested answer: Economic network linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas

Multiple Choice

Which development most directly increased demand for enslaved labor in the Americas?

• Expansion of sugar plantations
• Decline of Atlantic trade
• End of mercantilism
• Closure of Caribbean ports

Suggested answer: Expansion of sugar plantations

Multiple Choice

The Cape of Good Hope was important because it:

• Allowed ships to reach the Indian Ocean from Europe
• Connected the Mediterranean to the Black Sea
• Was the main source of silver
• Was the center of the Ottoman Empire

Suggested answer: Allowed ships to reach the Indian Ocean from Europe

Multiple Choice

The fluyt was significant because it:

• Made Dutch trade more efficient and profitable
• Was a Spanish warship that defeated England
• Was used for overland caravan routes
• Enabled steam-powered travel

Suggested answer: Made Dutch trade more efficient and profitable

Multiple Choice

The Manila Galleons were important because they:

• Linked American silver to Asian markets
• Ended the Atlantic slave trade
• Connected West Africa to Europe
• Created the Russian Pacific fleet

Suggested answer: Linked American silver to Asian markets

Multiple Choice

Which factor most directly contributed to the spread of Old World diseases in the Americas?

• Lack of immunity among Indigenous populations
• Advanced medical systems in Europe
• Immediate vaccination campaigns
• Isolation from trade

Suggested answer: Lack of immunity among Indigenous populations

Multiple Choice

The mission system in Spanish America primarily sought to:

• Convert and control Indigenous peoples
• Promote free trade with Asia
• Abolish colonial authority
• End plantation agriculture

Suggested answer: Convert and control Indigenous peoples

Multiple Choice

Which development best illustrates European competition for overseas empires?

• Naval rivalries and chartered companies
• End of maritime exploration
• Abolition of mercantilism
• Complete isolation from the Americas

Suggested answer: Naval rivalries and chartered companies

Multiple Choice

The Portuguese spice trade primarily relied on:

• Control of sea routes and key port cities
• Overland caravans across Central Asia
• State-sponsored isolation
• Silver mines in Mexico

Suggested answer: Control of sea routes and key port cities

Multiple Choice

A major social effect of the Atlantic slave trade was:

• Creation of African diasporic communities in the Americas
• End of coerced labor systems
• Elimination of racial hierarchies
• Isolation of West Africa

Suggested answer: Creation of African diasporic communities in the Americas

Multiple Choice

Which example best illustrates cultural blending in the Atlantic world?

• Afro-Caribbean religions combining African and Christian elements
• Complete separation of cultures in colonies
• Elimination of Indigenous languages
• Exclusive use of European customs

Suggested answer: Afro-Caribbean religions combining African and Christian elements

Multiple Choice

Which factor most directly fueled European maritime exploration after 1450?

• Desire for direct access to Asian trade and precious metals
• Collapse of European monarchies
• End of Islamic trade networks
• Industrialization of factories

Suggested answer: Desire for direct access to Asian trade and precious metals

SAQ

Explain ONE way new navigation technologies enabled European expansion. Explain ONE way these technologies changed global trade patterns.

SAQ

Describe ONE cause of European maritime exploration. Explain ONE economic effect of exploration on European states.

SAQ

Explain ONE way the Columbian Exchange reshaped the Americas. Explain ONE way it reshaped Afro-Eurasia.

SAQ

Describe ONE impact of Old World diseases on Indigenous societies. Explain ONE response by colonial authorities to population decline.

SAQ

Explain ONE way the transatlantic slave trade influenced African societies. Explain ONE way it influenced American societies.

SAQ

Describe ONE difference between encomienda and hacienda systems. Explain ONE continuity in labor exploitation.

SAQ

Explain ONE way silver mining affected the global economy. Explain ONE local effect of mining on Indigenous communities.

SAQ

Describe ONE example of resistance to European colonial rule in the Americas. Explain ONE reason resistance was difficult to sustain.

SAQ

Explain ONE reason joint-stock companies grew in importance. Explain ONE way they shaped imperial competition.

SAQ

Describe ONE way mercantilist policies shaped colonial economies. Explain ONE consequence for colonial producers.

SAQ

Explain ONE way the Atlantic System created new social hierarchies. Explain ONE way it encouraged cultural blending.

SAQ

Describe ONE way European rivalries affected colonization. Explain ONE effect of rivalry on Indigenous peoples.

SAQ

Explain ONE way plantation agriculture transformed the environment. Explain ONE economic consequence for Europe.

SAQ

Describe ONE way missionary activity affected Indigenous cultures. Explain ONE reason missions were supported by colonial governments.

LEQ

Evaluate the extent to which the Columbian Exchange transformed societies in the Americas between 1450 and 1750.

LEQ

Compare and contrast the motives and methods of Spanish and Portuguese expansion in the period 1450-1750.

LEQ

Evaluate the extent to which the Atlantic slave trade reshaped the economies of the Atlantic world from 1450 to 1750.

DBQ

Using the provided documents, analyze the relationship between mercantilism and colonial labor systems between 1450 and 1750.