1. StrayerNotes Ch. 15-Global Commerce StrayerNotes Ch. 15-Global Commerce
1. What were the elements of the international trading 1. What were the elements of the international trading
networks between 1450-1750? (673) What groups of networks between 1450-1750? (673) What groups of
people, other than Europeans, were active in long-distance people, other than Europeans, were active in long-distance
trade during this time period? (674) trade during this time period? (674)
2. What two forces drove globalization from 1450-1750? 2. What two forces drove globalization from 1450-1750?
(674) (674)
3. What products did the Europeans desire from the East? 3. What products did the Europeans desire from the East?
(674) (674)
4. How did the Portuguese create a “trading post empire” in 4. How did the Portuguese create a “trading post empire” in
the Indian Ocean? (675-677) the Indian Ocean? (675-677)
5. Which European country was the first to challenge 5. Which European country was the first to challenge
Portugal’s control of Asian trade? (677) Portugal’s control of Asian trade? (677)
6. Explain the significance of a Spanish base in the 6. Explain the significance of a Spanish base in the
Philippines. (678) Philippines. (678)
7. What features of Spanish colonial practice in the Americas 7. What features of Spanish colonial practice in the Americas
found expression in the Philippines? (679) found expression in the Philippines? (679)
8. How were British and Dutch ventures into the Indian 8. How were British and Dutch ventures into the Indian
Ocean different from Spain and Portugal? (679) Give Ocean different from Spain and Portugal? (679) Give
similarities of the British and Dutch in the Indian Ocean. similarities of the British and Dutch in the Indian Ocean.
(679-680) (679-680)
9. How did treatment of Europeans in Japan change under 9. How did treatment of Europeans in Japan change under
the Tokugawa shoguns? (681) the Tokugawa shoguns? (681)
10. What caused the value of silver to skyrocket in China? 10. What caused the value of silver to skyrocket in China?
(683) (683)
11. Give examples of how silver was central to world trade 11. Give examples of how silver was central to world trade
during this time period. (683) during this time period. (683)
12. How did the Tokugawa shoguns benefit from their 12. How did the Tokugawa shoguns benefit from their
country’s silver deposits? 684) country’s silver deposits? 684)
13. How did silver contribute to further commercialization in 13. How did silver contribute to further commercialization in
China? (684) China? (684)
14. How were Europeans “middlemen” in world trade? (684) 14. How were Europeans “middlemen” in world trade? (684)
15. Which groups were competing to dominate the fur trade 15. Which groups were competing to dominate the fur trade
in North America? (685) in North America? (685)
16. How did the Indians profit from the fur trade? How did 16. How did the Indians profit from the fur trade? How did
they become dependent on European goods? (687) they become dependent on European goods? (687)
17. Describe some similarities between the North American 17. Describe some similarities between the North American
and Russian fur trades. Give some unique characteristics of and Russian fur trades. Give some unique characteristics of
the Russian fur trade. (688) the Russian fur trade. (688)
18. How many slaves were transported from Africa to the 18. How many slaves were transported from Africa to the
Americas? How many died during the journey? (689) Americas? How many died during the journey? (689)
19. How did the slave trade transform the societies of all 19. How did the slave trade transform the societies of all
participants? (689-690) participants? (689-690)
20. How was slavery in the Americas different from slavery in 20. How was slavery in the Americas different from slavery in
different regions and time periods? (690-91) different regions and time periods? (690-91)
21. Why did Africans become the primary source of slave labor 21. Why did Africans become the primary source of slave labor
for the Americas? (691-692) When did the transatlantic for the Americas? (691-692) When did the transatlantic
slave trade reach its height? slave trade reach its height?
22. How did the slave trade transform African societies? (695- 22. How did the slave trade transform African societies? (695-
696) 696)
Terms to know . . . Terms to know . . .
Dutch East India Company British East India Company Dutch East India Company British East India Company
Potosi Soft Gold Potosi Soft Gold
Silver Drain African Diaspora Silver Drain African Diaspora