1 . European explorations
(A) were dependent on European technological innovation
(B) promoted harmony among the nations of Europe
(C) sought to break established trade monopolies
(D) concentrated on the Americas
2 . The Columbian Exchange
(A) improved the nutrition of American indigenous peoples
(B) did not involve Africa
(C) drew the world’s oceans into an active trade network
(D) produced both positive and adverse effects on world population
3 . The English and French engaged in rivalries over territory in
(A) Indonesia
(B) China
(C) North America
(D) East Africa
4 . The region with the greatest number of colonial and commercial competitors was
(A) the western coast of Africa
(B) Indonesia
(C) the Caribbean islands
(D) the Philippines
5 . The Netherlands established commercial or colonial interests in all of the following areas
EXCEPT
(A) southern Africa
(B) western Africa
(C) North America
(D) Japan
6 . Which of the following regions sustained trade patterns that were the most different from the
others before the eighteenth century?
(A) Japan
(B) Indonesia
(C) China
(D) Russia
7 . Which crop arrived in the Americas as part of the Columbian Exchange and later became a key
product of the Americas?
(A) Tobacco
(B) Sugar
(C) Sweet potatoes
(D) Manioc
8 . As a result of hemispheric trade between 1450 and 1750