Question 1

Portuguese colonists and Amerindians were more likely to marry than were Spanish and Amerindians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following are reasons why the Taino peoples were initially repulsed by the Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans' light skin and eye color 
B)  Europeans' hairiness and bad manners 
C)  Europeans' unwillingness to trade 
D)  Europeans' lack of female companions 
A)  Europeans' light skin and eye color 
B)  Europeans' hairiness and bad manners 
C)  Europeans' unwillingness to trade 
D)  Europeans' lack of female companions

Question 3

What impact did the arrival of corn have in West Africa beginning in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corn contributed the caloric energy needed to transform rain forest into arable land. 
B)  Though corn was easier to cultivate than previous crops, it diminished Africans' health outcomes. 
C)  Corn supported numerous small-scale producers at the expense of larger states. 
D)  Corn was an unappealing crop in West Africa and never replaced local staples. 
A)  Corn contributed the caloric energy needed to transform rain forest into arable land. 
B)  Though corn was easier to cultivate than previous crops, it diminished Africans' health outcomes. 
C)  Corn supported numerous small-scale producers at the expense of larger states. 
D)  Corn was an unappealing crop in West Africa and never replaced local staples.

Question 4

By the end of the seventeenth century, what best characterized the role of Europeans in Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  European colonists had seized several substantial Asian territories. 
B)  The Dutch had displaced the Portuguese and English as the sole European presence in Asia. 
C)  Europeans in Asia were primarily missionaries, who lacked commercial interests. 
D)  Europeans held a few coastal enclaves and had not significantly transformed Asian trade. 
A)  European colonists had seized several substantial Asian territories. 
B)  The Dutch had displaced the Portuguese and English as the sole European presence in Asia. 
C)  Europeans in Asia were primarily missionaries, who lacked commercial interests. 
D)  Europeans held a few coastal enclaves and had not significantly transformed Asian trade.

Question 5

Which of the following beliefs was shared by Luther and Calvin?

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that ordinary people needed priests to act as intermediaries between themselves and God 
B)  the belief that humans could gain admittance to heaven through their pious actions 
C)  the belief that the source of religious knowledge lay in the Scriptures 
D)  the belief that clergymen need to be celibate 
A)  the belief that ordinary people needed priests to act as intermediaries between themselves and God 
B)  the belief that humans could gain admittance to heaven through their pious actions 
C)  the belief that the source of religious knowledge lay in the Scriptures 
D)  the belief that clergymen need to be celibate

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following characterized the 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.

Question 8

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 9

In what way was the rule of the Mughals under Akbar different from that of contemporary European monarchs?

Accepted Answer

A)  European monarchs did not arrange political marriages with their rivals, while the Mughals did intermarry with Hindus. 
B)  The Mughals ruled over a Muslim state with few non-Muslim citizens, while European rulers ruled over states with many religious groups. 
C)  Akbar encouraged discussion between members of different religions instead of attempting to force religious conformity. 
D)  The Mughals relied on trade to generate wealth, while Europeans relied on agriculture. 
A)  European monarchs did not arrange political marriages with their rivals, while the Mughals did intermarry with Hindus. 
B)  The Mughals ruled over a Muslim state with few non-Muslim citizens, while European rulers ruled over states with many religious groups. 
C)  Akbar encouraged discussion between members of different religions instead of attempting to force religious conformity. 
D)  The Mughals relied on trade to generate wealth, while Europeans relied on agriculture.

Question 10

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 11

Cortés's conquest of Mexico would have been unfeasible without the help of Doña Marina and other Mexican allies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

From where did the Europeans get the model of sugar cane production used in their American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Asia 
B)  West Africa 
C)  East Asia 
D)  South Africa 
A)  South Asia 
B)  West Africa 
C)  East Asia 
D)  South Africa

Question 13

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 caravanseries 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 caravanseries for travelers' refreshment and protection.

Question 14

Compare global trading networks in 1450 with those in 1600. What was consistent, and what changed? What factor or factors contributed to the changes you identified?

Accepted Answer

In 1450, there were no truly global trad

Question 15

Which of the following characterized the Portuguese presence in sixteenth-century Macao?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Portuguese were the largest group of traders at Macao. 
B)  The Portuguese took over much of the silver trade between China and Korea. 
C)  The Portuguese used Macao as an entry into the lucrative import-export trade with China. 
D)  The Portuguese established a permanent colony in China. 
A)  The Portuguese were the largest group of traders at Macao. 
B)  The Portuguese took over much of the silver trade between China and Korea. 
C)  The Portuguese used Macao as an entry into the lucrative import-export trade with China. 
D)  The Portuguese established a permanent colony in China.

Question 16

Precious metals mined in the Spanish American colonies ended up almost entirely in royal coffers in Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Following the Protestant Reformation, how did European rulers seek to resolve the problems posed by religious pluralism? What were the consequences of their responses?

Accepted Answer

European rulers responded to religious d

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following factors led to China's economic expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  improved agricultural techniques 
B)  the expansion of trade with Europeans 
C)  thriving and elaborate internal trade networks 
D)  the conquest of neighboring states 
A)  improved agricultural techniques 
B)  the expansion of trade with Europeans 
C)  thriving and elaborate internal trade networks 
D)  the conquest of neighboring states

Question 20

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

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

Portuguese colonists and Amerindians were more likely to marry than were Spanish and Amerindians.

Which of the following are reasons why the Taino peoples were initially repulsed by the Europeans?

What impact did the arrival of corn have in West Africa beginning in the sixteenth century?

By the end of the seventeenth century, what best characterized the role of Europeans in Asia?

Which of the following beliefs was shared by Luther and Calvin?

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

Which of the following characterized the Spanish tributary empires?

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

In what way was the rule of the Mughals under Akbar different from that of contemporary European monarchs?

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

Cortés's conquest of Mexico would have been unfeasible without the help of Doña Marina and other Mexican allies.

From where did the Europeans get the model of sugar cane production used in their American colonies?

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

Compare global trading networks in 1450 with those in 1600. What was consistent, and what changed? What factor or factors contributed to the changes you identified?

Which of the following characterized the Portuguese presence in sixteenth-century Macao?

Precious metals mined in the Spanish American colonies ended up almost entirely in royal coffers in Spain.

Following the Protestant Reformation, how did European rulers seek to resolve the problems posed by religious pluralism? What were the consequences of their responses?

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

Which of the following factors led to China's economic expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

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.

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Worlds Turned Inside Out, 1000-350 Bce

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