Question 1

During the sixteenth century,to what use did Mughals put their increased global and local commerce?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tried to force the Dutch and English out of the Indian Ocean trade. 
B)  They formed closer tributary ties with Ming China. 
C)  They sponsored their own voyages of exploration. 
D)  They used the resources to glorify their court's architecture and art. 
A)  They tried to force the Dutch and English out of the Indian Ocean trade. 
B)  They formed closer tributary ties with Ming China. 
C)  They sponsored their own voyages of exploration. 
D)  They used the resources to glorify their court's architecture and art.

Question 2

What were the differences between the tributary model of empire developed by the Spanish in the Americas and the plantation complex developed by the Portuguese? Define each of these terms,explain how each system worked,and consider what circumstances influenced each to develop as it did.

Accepted Answer

The Spanish tributary model of empire wa

Question 3

The Columbian Exchange led to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afro-Eurasian farmers became less competitive compared to American farmers. 
B)  Syphilis spread throughout the western hemisphere. 
C)  Corn (maize)replaced some traditional crops in China and Africa. 
D)  The Afro-Eurasian landscape came to look more like the Americas. 
A)  Afro-Eurasian farmers became less competitive compared to American farmers. 
B)  Syphilis spread throughout the western hemisphere. 
C)  Corn (maize)replaced some traditional crops in China and Africa. 
D)  The Afro-Eurasian landscape came to look more like the Americas.

Question 4

What was a similarity between the Ming and the Mughal dynasties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were able to limit European traders to port cities. 
B)  Both prided themselves on restoring indigenous rule after a period of foreign conquest. 
C)  Both faced declining populations due to the arrival of diseases from the Americas. 
D)  Both ruled over homogeneous populations. 
A)  Both were able to limit European traders to port cities. 
B)  Both prided themselves on restoring indigenous rule after a period of foreign conquest. 
C)  Both faced declining populations due to the arrival of diseases from the Americas. 
D)  Both ruled over homogeneous populations.

Question 5

After 1570,why was Japan supplanted as the primary source of silver for China?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish discovered new sources of silver in the Philippines,which was closer to China than Japan was. 
B)  The Japanese closed their doors to all external trade in order to avoid European domination. 
C)  The Spanish took control of the Philippines and used it as a conduit for silver from their colonies in the Americas. 
D)  Japanese silver was mined out,leaving them with little to trade internationally. 
A)  The Spanish discovered new sources of silver in the Philippines,which was closer to China than Japan was. 
B)  The Japanese closed their doors to all external trade in order to avoid European domination. 
C)  The Spanish took control of the Philippines and used it as a conduit for silver from their colonies in the Americas. 
D)  Japanese silver was mined out,leaving them with little to trade internationally.

Question 6

Which of the following accurately describes Columbus's first impression of the Taino people?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that they were childlike primitives. 
B)  He believed that they would not be able to understand Christian doctrine. 
C)  He believed that they could become trade partners with the Spanish. 
D)  He believed that they were ferocious warriors. 
A)  He believed that they were childlike primitives. 
B)  He believed that they would not be able to understand Christian doctrine. 
C)  He believed that they could become trade partners with the Spanish. 
D)  He believed that they were ferocious warriors.

Question 7

What led Portuguese traders to explore the coast of Africa in the mid-sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gold's value rose dramatically during and after the Black Death,and the Portuguese believed that Africa was a source of precious metals. 
B)  The Spanish had taken control of the gold coming from the Americas,so the Portuguese had to look elsewhere. 
C)  The Portuguese were denied access to the Mediterranean trade in gold by their rivals,the Dutch. 
D)  The Holy Roman Empire refused to allow the Portuguese merchants a share of trade in gold mined in the Carpathian Mountains. 
A)  Gold's value rose dramatically during and after the Black Death,and the Portuguese believed that Africa was a source of precious metals. 
B)  The Spanish had taken control of the gold coming from the Americas,so the Portuguese had to look elsewhere. 
C)  The Portuguese were denied access to the Mediterranean trade in gold by their rivals,the Dutch. 
D)  The Holy Roman Empire refused to allow the Portuguese merchants a share of trade in gold mined in the Carpathian Mountains.

Question 8

Compare the ways that European rulers and Ottoman rulers dealt with issues of religious or cultural pluralism within their states in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

Question 9

Which of the following was a way in which the spread of Protestant beliefs contributed to protracted warfare in Europe between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some Protestants requested support from the Ottoman Turks,asking them to attack the eastern sections of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  Common people took up arms to defend their religious beliefs and practices instead of leaving warfare to professional soldiers. 
C)  The growth of Calvinism led the Lutheran Church to call for a new crusade against unbelievers. 
D)  Some Spanish princes used Protestant beliefs as a way to challenge the authority of the Habsburg emperors. 
A)  Some Protestants requested support from the Ottoman Turks,asking them to attack the eastern sections of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  Common people took up arms to defend their religious beliefs and practices instead of leaving warfare to professional soldiers. 
C)  The growth of Calvinism led the Lutheran Church to call for a new crusade against unbelievers. 
D)  Some Spanish princes used Protestant beliefs as a way to challenge the authority of the Habsburg emperors.

Question 10

What was the primary reason for the rapid increase in the importation of Africans in sixteenth-century Brazil and the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans were used as labor in the silver mines. 
B)  Africans were used as labor for sugar plantations. 
C)  Africans were used as domestic servants. 
D)  Africans were used as skilled craftsmen in urban areas. 
A)  Africans were used as labor in the silver mines. 
B)  Africans were used as labor for sugar plantations. 
C)  Africans were used as domestic servants. 
D)  Africans were used as skilled craftsmen in urban areas.

Question 11

Why were the Portuguese and other Europeans motivated to find new routes to Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were responding to the conquest of Constantinople and the rise of Ottoman power in the Mediterranean. 
B)  They were responding to the Black Death,which had made their old trade routes too dangerous to use. 
C)  They needed a new source of gold and silver and believed it could be found in Asia. 
D)  They wanted to establish a closer relationship with the Chinese and learn more about their agricultural techniques. 
A)  They were responding to the conquest of Constantinople and the rise of Ottoman power in the Mediterranean. 
B)  They were responding to the Black Death,which had made their old trade routes too dangerous to use. 
C)  They needed a new source of gold and silver and believed it could be found in Asia. 
D)  They wanted to establish a closer relationship with the Chinese and learn more about their agricultural techniques.

Question 12

Assess the impact of silver from the Americas on trade,governance,and international relationships in at least two European powers as well as the Mughal Empire and Ming dynasty of China.

Accepted Answer

The impact of silver from the Americas i

Question 13

Why was China's demand for silver so high during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Silver was believed to be the most beautiful metal. 
B)  Silver was used to pay taxes and as money in internal markets. 
C)  Silver was used in decorating porcelains for export. 
D)  Silver was thought to have medical value. 
A)  Silver was believed to be the most beautiful metal. 
B)  Silver was used to pay taxes and as money in internal markets. 
C)  Silver was used in decorating porcelains for export. 
D)  Silver was thought to have medical value.

Question 14

Which of the following was the determinative factor in the Spaniards' conquest of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Aztecs thought that Cortez was a god and were afraid to fight him. 
B)  The Spanish overwhelmed the Aztecs by force of numbers. 
C)  Smallpox spread rapidly among the Aztec warriors and elites. 
D)  The Aztecs were hated by their neighbors,who joined forces with the Spanish. 
A)  The Aztecs thought that Cortez was a god and were afraid to fight him. 
B)  The Spanish overwhelmed the Aztecs by force of numbers. 
C)  Smallpox spread rapidly among the Aztec warriors and elites. 
D)  The Aztecs were hated by their neighbors,who joined forces with the Spanish.

Question 15

In the Council of Trent,the Catholic Church responded to the challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Church modified certain doctrines such as the intercessory power of saints. 
B)  The Church sought to reform clerical corruption. 
C)  The Church recalled missionaries from outside Europe to take part in the religious debates. 
D)  The Church translated the Bible into local languages to appeal to more followers. 
A)  The Church modified certain doctrines such as the intercessory power of saints. 
B)  The Church sought to reform clerical corruption. 
C)  The Church recalled missionaries from outside Europe to take part in the religious debates. 
D)  The Church translated the Bible into local languages to appeal to more followers.

Question 16

Which of the following allowed the Spanish to defeat both the Aztec and Inca Empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both empires' armies were smaller and less experienced than the Spanish forces. 
B)  Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish. 
C)  Both empires lacked knowledge that the Spaniards had landed,giving the Spanish the element of surprise. 
D)  Both empires' religions prevented them from mustering forces to oppose the Spanish. 
A)  Both empires' armies were smaller and less experienced than the Spanish forces. 
B)  Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish. 
C)  Both empires lacked knowledge that the Spaniards had landed,giving the Spanish the element of surprise. 
D)  Both empires' religions prevented them from mustering forces to oppose the Spanish.

Question 17

Which of the following was an important effect of the Ottoman conquest of Syria and Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conquest resulted in the subordination of Christians and Jews to Muslim rule. 
B)  The conquest permitted the Mamluks to continue their expansion in Northern Africa. 
C)  The conquest created a Muslim majority,allowing Ottoman sultans to see themselves as heirs of previous Muslim states that had ruled over the region. 
D)  The conquest paved the way for significant Ottoman victories over the Safavid Empire. 
A)  The conquest resulted in the subordination of Christians and Jews to Muslim rule. 
B)  The conquest permitted the Mamluks to continue their expansion in Northern Africa. 
C)  The conquest created a Muslim majority,allowing Ottoman sultans to see themselves as heirs of previous Muslim states that had ruled over the region. 
D)  The conquest paved the way for significant Ottoman victories over the Safavid Empire.

Question 18

What percent of the Amerindian population was killed by Afro-Eurasian diseases during the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  90 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  30 percent 
A)  90 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  30 percent

Question 19

The movement of the Chinese capital from Nanjing to Beijing was made possible by the reopening of the Grand Canal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following sparked Martin Luther's challenge to the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luther believed that true knowledge of God came through meditation. 
B)  Luther wanted German cathedrals to rival those of Rome in their grandeur. 
C)  Luther was disgusted with corrupt church practices such as the selling of indulgences. 
D)  Luther was shocked by what he experienced as an itinerant monk. 
A)  Luther believed that true knowledge of God came through meditation. 
B)  Luther wanted German cathedrals to rival those of Rome in their grandeur. 
C)  Luther was disgusted with corrupt church practices such as the selling of indulgences. 
D)  Luther was shocked by what he experienced as an itinerant monk.

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

During the sixteenth century,to what use did Mughals put their increased global and local commerce?

What were the differences between the tributary model of empire developed by the Spanish in the Americas and the plantation complex developed by the Portuguese? Define each of these terms,explain how each system worked,and consider what circumstances influenced each to develop as it did.

The Columbian Exchange led to which of the following?

What was a similarity between the Ming and the Mughal dynasties?

After 1570,why was Japan supplanted as the primary source of silver for China?

Which of the following accurately describes Columbus's first impression of the Taino people?

What led Portuguese traders to explore the coast of Africa in the mid-sixteenth century?

Compare the ways that European rulers and Ottoman rulers dealt with issues of religious or cultural pluralism within their states in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Which of the following was a way in which the spread of Protestant beliefs contributed to protracted warfare in Europe between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries?

What was the primary reason for the rapid increase in the importation of Africans in sixteenth-century Brazil and the Caribbean?

Why were the Portuguese and other Europeans motivated to find new routes to Asia?

Assess the impact of silver from the Americas on trade,governance,and international relationships in at least two European powers as well as the Mughal Empire and Ming dynasty of China.

Why was China's demand for silver so high during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Which of the following was the determinative factor in the Spaniards' conquest of the Aztecs?

In the Council of Trent,the Catholic Church responded to the challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation in which of the following ways?

Which of the following allowed the Spanish to defeat both the Aztec and Inca Empires?

Which of the following was an important effect of the Ottoman conquest of Syria and Egypt?

What percent of the Amerindian population was killed by Afro-Eurasian diseases during the sixteenth century?

The movement of the Chinese capital from Nanjing to Beijing was made possible by the reopening of the Grand Canal.

Which of the following sparked Martin Luther's challenge to the Catholic Church?

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