Question 1

In Mesoamerica,the introduction of European livestock such as swine,horses,and cattle destroyed entire landscapes with their hooves and foraging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What was Portugal's primary goal in the Indian Ocean trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  To take over the trade or tax local merchants 
B)  To conquer as much territory as possible 
C)  To develop cooperative relationships with local rulers 
D)  To sell African products in Asian markets 
A)  To take over the trade or tax local merchants 
B)  To conquer as much territory as possible 
C)  To develop cooperative relationships with local rulers 
D)  To sell African products in Asian markets A

Question 3

During the sixteenth century,what impact did the European presence in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea have on Asian dynasties?

Accepted Answer

A)  The European presence undermined Asian rulers' control of territory and people. 
B)  The European presence encouraged the militarization of empires and more warfare. 
C)  The European presence was so minimal that it made no impact. 
D)  The European presence enhanced Asian rulers' wealth and might. 
A)  The European presence undermined Asian rulers' control of territory and people. 
B)  The European presence encouraged the militarization of empires and more warfare. 
C)  The European presence was so minimal that it made no impact. 
D)  The European presence enhanced Asian rulers' wealth and might. D

Question 4

Which of the following best explains why the Portuguese dominated the Indian Ocean sea lanes in the early sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Portuguese developed the joint stock company,which allowed them to invest more freely. 
B)  The Portuguese used their superior navigational abilities to travel outside the sight of land. 
C)  The Portuguese mounted small cannons on their vessels to bombard ports and rival ships. 
D)  The Portuguese negotiated an exclusive trade relationship with the Ming for porcelain. 
A)  The Portuguese developed the joint stock company,which allowed them to invest more freely. 
B)  The Portuguese used their superior navigational abilities to travel outside the sight of land. 
C)  The Portuguese mounted small cannons on their vessels to bombard ports and rival ships. 
D)  The Portuguese negotiated an exclusive trade relationship with the Ming for porcelain.

Question 5

In the early sixteenth century,which of the following contributed to the Aztecs' constant warfare?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Aztecs' neighbors were unwilling to trade with them,requiring warfare to secure highly desired luxury items such as rare quetzal feathers. 
B)  The Aztecs wanted to extract tribute and take war captives to sacrifice to their gods. 
C)  The Aztecs and their neighbors were engaged in a bitter struggle to obtain control of the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  The Aztecs' neighbors attempted to choke off their access to the sea,denying the Aztecs coastal trade. 
A)  The Aztecs' neighbors were unwilling to trade with them,requiring warfare to secure highly desired luxury items such as rare quetzal feathers. 
B)  The Aztecs wanted to extract tribute and take war captives to sacrifice to their gods. 
C)  The Aztecs and their neighbors were engaged in a bitter struggle to obtain control of the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  The Aztecs' neighbors attempted to choke off their access to the sea,denying the Aztecs coastal trade.

Question 6

Why was it necessary to continue to import large numbers of African slaves to replenish labor on sugar plantations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves worked in large groups comprising more than 200 individuals per plantation. 
B)  Most of the slaves were women,and lost time from their labors raising children. 
C)  Most slaves came in family groups,and could not be separated to work on newly created plantations. 
D)  Most of the slaves were men,who suffered high mortality rates due to overwork and poor conditions. 
A)  Slaves worked in large groups comprising more than 200 individuals per plantation. 
B)  Most of the slaves were women,and lost time from their labors raising children. 
C)  Most slaves came in family groups,and could not be separated to work on newly created plantations. 
D)  Most of the slaves were men,who suffered high mortality rates due to overwork and poor conditions.

Question 7

What was the benefit to the Spanish crown of an encomienda?

Accepted Answer

A)  The crown could use the encomienda to directly oversee missionary work among the Indians. 
B)  The crown could use the encomienda to export Iberian prisoners to work mines in the Americas. 
C)  The crown received special taxes on the extraction of precious metals from the encomenderos. 
D)  The crown could use the encomenderos as forced labor on sugar plantations. 
A)  The crown could use the encomienda to directly oversee missionary work among the Indians. 
B)  The crown could use the encomienda to export Iberian prisoners to work mines in the Americas. 
C)  The crown received special taxes on the extraction of precious metals from the encomenderos. 
D)  The crown could use the encomenderos as forced labor on sugar plantations.

Question 8

Which areas of the Americas produced the bulk of the silver that fueled global commerce in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil and the Andes 
B)  Mesoamerica and the Andes 
C)  Mesoamerica and Brazil 
D)  The Andes and the Caribbean 
A)  Brazil and the Andes 
B)  Mesoamerica and the Andes 
C)  Mesoamerica and Brazil 
D)  The Andes and the Caribbean

Question 9

The Protestant Reformation encouraged the growth of nationalism in Europe by encouraging people to:

Accepted Answer

A)  identify their religion with their local state and language. 
B)  be more tolerant of one another. 
C)  end the requirement that priests be celibate. 
D)  revive ancient pagan traditions in Christian observances. 
A)  identify their religion with their local state and language. 
B)  be more tolerant of one another. 
C)  end the requirement that priests be celibate. 
D)  revive ancient pagan traditions in Christian observances.

Question 10

What advantage was provided by the English East India Company's royal charter?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave the English more legitimacy than other European traders at the Mughal court. 
B)  It provided a subsidy from the English crown. 
C)  It gave exclusive rights to import East Indian goods into England. 
D)  It gave the right to leave coastal enclaves and trade in the Chinese interior. 
A)  It gave the English more legitimacy than other European traders at the Mughal court. 
B)  It provided a subsidy from the English crown. 
C)  It gave exclusive rights to import East Indian goods into England. 
D)  It gave the right to leave coastal enclaves and trade in the Chinese interior.

Question 11

Which group dominated the Indian Ocean trade in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslims 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Spaniards 
D)  Jews 
A)  Muslims 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Spaniards 
D)  Jews

Question 12

Following the Council of Trent,the Cistercians sent missionaries to the Americas,India,Japan,and China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Aztecs and Incas used conscripted labor to build public wealth,while the Spanish used forced labor to enrich private individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following was essential to the Aztec state's legitimacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A bureaucratic government 
B)  A federation of allied nations 
C)  Kinship and clan networks 
D)  Guild and professional groups 
A)  A bureaucratic government 
B)  A federation of allied nations 
C)  Kinship and clan networks 
D)  Guild and professional groups

Question 15

What actions did Ottoman officials take to assist the caravan trade transporting goods from China to the Ottoman heartland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officials oversaw the raising of camel herds to rent to merchants. 
B)  Officials sent soldiers to accompany caravans to protect them from bandits. 
C)  Officials forced nomadic desert peoples to adopt settled,agricultural lifestyles. 
D)  Officials established caravan stations for travelers' refreshment and protection. 
A)  Officials oversaw the raising of camel herds to rent to merchants. 
B)  Officials sent soldiers to accompany caravans to protect them from bandits. 
C)  Officials forced nomadic desert peoples to adopt settled,agricultural lifestyles. 
D)  Officials established caravan stations for travelers' refreshment and protection.

Question 16

What circumstance permitted the English and Dutch to expand their trade in Asia and the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They explored new areas of the Americas and started their own silver mines. 
B)  They found a passage through the Americas to Asia and got rich through trade with China. 
C)  They took advantage of Spain's bankruptcy caused by religious and dynastic wars. 
D)  They received opportunities to trade in the Americas and Asia from the Catholic Church as part of an attempt to achieve rapprochement. 
A)  They explored new areas of the Americas and started their own silver mines. 
B)  They found a passage through the Americas to Asia and got rich through trade with China. 
C)  They took advantage of Spain's bankruptcy caused by religious and dynastic wars. 
D)  They received opportunities to trade in the Americas and Asia from the Catholic Church as part of an attempt to achieve rapprochement.

Question 17

The establishment of colonies in the Americas in the sixteenth century provided Europeans with which of the following advantages in global trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elaborate cotton and wool textiles manufactured in the Americas were highly prized in Asia. 
B)  Europeans could take advantage of the Aztecs' superior shipbuilding techniques. 
C)  American manufactures were eagerly received in Africa and Asia. 
D)  European products that were not esteemed in Afro-Eurasia could be sold in the Americas. 
A)  Elaborate cotton and wool textiles manufactured in the Americas were highly prized in Asia. 
B)  Europeans could take advantage of the Aztecs' superior shipbuilding techniques. 
C)  American manufactures were eagerly received in Africa and Asia. 
D)  European products that were not esteemed in Afro-Eurasia could be sold in the Americas.

Question 18

Which of the following attributes made the caravel useful in exploring African coasts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The caravel had four masts with square sails,allowing it to sail into the winds that roared up the African coast. 
B)  The caravel was a method of finding longitude,which allowed Portuguese mariners to locate themselves out of sight of land. 
C)  The caravel was a Muslim invention that allowed sailors to determine latitude by measuring the height of the sun above the horizon. 
D)  The caravel was more maneuverable in coastal estuaries because it had triangular sails that gave it the ability to tack. 
A)  The caravel had four masts with square sails,allowing it to sail into the winds that roared up the African coast. 
B)  The caravel was a method of finding longitude,which allowed Portuguese mariners to locate themselves out of sight of land. 
C)  The caravel was a Muslim invention that allowed sailors to determine latitude by measuring the height of the sun above the horizon. 
D)  The caravel was more maneuverable in coastal estuaries because it had triangular sails that gave it the ability to tack.

Question 19

The work of which admiral and cartographer provided the foundation for important Ottoman gains in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zheng He 
B)  Piri Reis 
C)  Suleiman 
D)  da Gama 
A)  Zheng He 
B)  Piri Reis 
C)  Suleiman 
D)  da Gama

Question 20

Which of the following characterized Spanish tributary empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish refrained for religious reasons from intermingling with indigenous women who were part of their conscripted labor force. 
B)  The Spanish relied solely on European economic structures in order to gain access to goods and labor from native peoples. 
C)  The Spanish controlled territory but worked to extract wealth without extensive settlement of Iberian immigrants. 
D)  The Spanish retained indigenous rulers as puppets through whom they could govern. 
A)  The Spanish refrained for religious reasons from intermingling with indigenous women who were part of their conscripted labor force. 
B)  The Spanish relied solely on European economic structures in order to gain access to goods and labor from native peoples. 
C)  The Spanish controlled territory but worked to extract wealth without extensive settlement of Iberian immigrants. 
D)  The Spanish retained indigenous rulers as puppets through whom they could govern.

Exam 12: Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

In Mesoamerica,the introduction of European livestock such as swine,horses,and cattle destroyed entire landscapes with their hooves and foraging.

What was Portugal's primary goal in the Indian Ocean trade?

During the sixteenth century,what impact did the European presence in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea have on Asian dynasties?

Which of the following best explains why the Portuguese dominated the Indian Ocean sea lanes in the early sixteenth century?

In the early sixteenth century,which of the following contributed to the Aztecs' constant warfare?

Why was it necessary to continue to import large numbers of African slaves to replenish labor on sugar plantations?

What was the benefit to the Spanish crown of an encomienda?

Which areas of the Americas produced the bulk of the silver that fueled global commerce in the sixteenth century?

The Protestant Reformation encouraged the growth of nationalism in Europe by encouraging people to:

What advantage was provided by the English East India Company's royal charter?

Which group dominated the Indian Ocean trade in the fifteenth century?

Following the Council of Trent,the Cistercians sent missionaries to the Americas,India,Japan,and China.

The Aztecs and Incas used conscripted labor to build public wealth,while the Spanish used forced labor to enrich private individuals.

Which of the following was essential to the Aztec state's legitimacy?

What actions did Ottoman officials take to assist the caravan trade transporting goods from China to the Ottoman heartland?

What circumstance permitted the English and Dutch to expand their trade in Asia and the Americas?

The establishment of colonies in the Americas in the sixteenth century provided Europeans with which of the following advantages in global trade?

Which of the following attributes made the caravel useful in exploring African coasts?

The work of which admiral and cartographer provided the foundation for important Ottoman gains in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean?

Which of the following characterized Spanish tributary empires?

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