Ap World History Unit 4 Essay

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Unit 4 Test Corrections

Question 5- The Ottomans were an Islamic empire based in the Anatolian peninsula and throughout the Middle East. They were tolerant of other religions making them pay a jizya or tax for not following their religion, but other than that they were very tolerant of other types of people and cultures in their empire. As an empire they were a major world power from the early 1300’s to the early 1900’s.
Robert W. Strayer, Ways of the World 2nd Edition (Bedford/St. Martins), 2013. pp 644-647.

Question 11- The Casta system was a system of racial hierarchy created by the spanish government to give themselves more power in society and give themselves the right mistreat the lower classes. The system was based on the color of your skin, white being the best and black/native
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Strayer, Ways of the World 2nd Edition (Bedford/St. Martins), 2013. pp 687-695.

Question 30- Colonial government policies in Europe that prevented private collection of precious metals is an example of mercantilism. This theory states that “European governments served their countries’ economic interests best by encouraging exports and accumulating bullion”. This idea caused rivalries between European countries and caused the major competition between each of them, causing rapid european colonization for their countries status and prosperity.
Robert W. Strayer, Ways of the World 2nd Edition (Bedford/St. Martins), 2013. pp 626.

Question 31- The exclusion of Africa from the global market occurred after the Early modern era when the Atlantic Slave Trade stopped due to European countries believing it was less moral and less economically relevant since it was the start of the Industrial revolution. This caused the main income of african countries to stop and due to the loss of major demographic growth due to the slave trade, and the end of Africa being important in the world market as an individual, since it was heavily colonized during the European rush to colonize