Question 1

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 2

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

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 Europe's main contribution to the Atlantic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor 
B)  Land 
C)  Raw materials 
D)  Military technology 
A)  Labor 
B)  Land 
C)  Raw materials 
D)  Military technology

Question 5

Newfound expertise with the compass and astrolabe allowed Portuguese navigators to:

Accepted Answer

A)  predict upcoming storms. 
B)  determine latitude. 
C)  determine absolute location in the open ocean. 
D)  determine the location of the North Star. 
A)  predict upcoming storms. 
B)  determine latitude. 
C)  determine absolute location in the open ocean. 
D)  determine the location of the North Star.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

Questions refer to the sources below.   Conquest of the Aztecs drawn by an Amerindian convert in the sixteenth century, based on oral histories and traditional style.
"It especially made him [Montezuma] faint when he heard how the guns went off at [the Spaniards'] command, sounding like thunder, causing people actually to swoon, blocking the ears. And when it went off, something like a ball came out from inside, and fire went showering and spitting out. And the smoke that came from it had a very foul stench, striking one in the face. And if they shot at a hill, it seemed to crumble and come apart. And it turned a tree to dust; it seemed to make it vanish, as though someone had conjured it away. Their war gear was all iron. They clothed their bodies in iron, they put iron on their heads, their swords were iron, their bows were iron, and their shields and lances were iron. And their deer that carried them were as tall as the roof."
The Florentine Codex. Written in the sixteenth century by Spanish Franciscan Friar Bernardo de Sahagun based on the accounts of Nahua men who were his converts.
-Which of the following is a disagreement between the two sources concerning the cause of the Aztecs' defeat?

Accepted Answer

A)  This first source shows how cannons destroyed the Aztec cities. 
B)  The second source emphasizes the military impact of horses and war dogs. 
C)  The first source shows that other indigenous peoples fought on the side of the Spaniards. 
D)  The second source shows how cannon were used to deforest the region. 
A)  This first source shows how cannons destroyed the Aztec cities. 
B)  The second source emphasizes the military impact of horses and war dogs. 
C)  The first source shows that other indigenous peoples fought on the side of the Spaniards. 
D)  The second source shows how cannon were used to deforest the region.

Question 10

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 11

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 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

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

Question 14

Questions refer to the image below.   Mughal Emperor Akbar, attended by a multiethnic group of scholars, accepts the Book of Akbar (Akbarnama) from Abu'l-Fazl, one of the Disciples of Din-i-Ilahi, the Divine Faith
(a syncretic religion).
-Which of the following reflects continuity from earlier practices on the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal period?

Accepted Answer

A)  The notion that rulers were descendants of divinity 
B)  The lack of tolerance regarding non-native religious practices 
C)  The use of art to promote trade expansion 
D)  The use of religious ideas and practices to legitimize who ruled 
A)  The notion that rulers were descendants of divinity 
B)  The lack of tolerance regarding non-native religious practices 
C)  The use of art to promote trade expansion 
D)  The use of religious ideas and practices to legitimize who ruled

Question 15

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, while Europeans fought for forty years 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, while Europeans fought for forty years to force religious conformity. 
D)  The Mughals relied on trade to generate wealth, while Europeans relied on agriculture.

Question 16

Questions refer to the image below.   Mughal Emperor Akbar, attended by a multiethnic group of scholars, accepts the Book of Akbar (Akbarnama) from Abu'l-Fazl, one of the Disciples of Din-i-Ilahi, the Divine Faith
(a syncretic religion).
-How does the artist portray the power of the emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emperor is the only person with a weapon. 
B)  The emperor is seated on a throne and other figures are standing or kneeling. 
C)  The emperor is dressed more elaborately than any of the other people. 
D)  The emperor is the only person permitted on the raised dais in the center of the image. 
A)  The emperor is the only person with a weapon. 
B)  The emperor is seated on a throne and other figures are standing or kneeling. 
C)  The emperor is dressed more elaborately than any of the other people. 
D)  The emperor is the only person permitted on the raised dais in the center of the image.

Question 17

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

Question 18

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 19

Questions refer to the image below.   Engraving by Italian explorer Savorgnan de Brazza shows women of the West African
Bateke tribe working in corn plantations.
-Based on your knowledge of world history and the image above, the Columbian Exchange precipitated which of the following environmental trends?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional peasant agriculture persisted. 
B)  Silver became the driving force in transoceanic trade. 
C)  Diseases from Europe nearly annihilated people in Africa. 
D)  Tropical forests were destroyed to produce cash crops. 
A)  Traditional peasant agriculture persisted. 
B)  Silver became the driving force in transoceanic trade. 
C)  Diseases from Europe nearly annihilated people in Africa. 
D)  Tropical forests were destroyed to produce cash crops.

Question 20

Which of the following is a difference between Martin Luther's and Jean Calvin's beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luther denied the authority of a corrupt church, but Calvin believed that a corrupt priest was still entitled to perform sacraments. 
B)  Luther's ideas sparked peasant revolts, but Calvin worked with the local rulers in Swiss cantons. 
C)  Calvin, unlike Luther, emphasized the doctrine of predestination. 
D)  Calvin, unlike Luther, did not believe that the Bible should be translated into vernacular languages. 
A)  Luther denied the authority of a corrupt church, but Calvin believed that a corrupt priest was still entitled to perform sacraments. 
B)  Luther's ideas sparked peasant revolts, but Calvin worked with the local rulers in Swiss cantons. 
C)  Calvin, unlike Luther, emphasized the doctrine of predestination. 
D)  Calvin, unlike Luther, did not believe that the Bible should be translated into vernacular languages.

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

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

The Columbian Exchange led to which of the following?

What was Europe's main contribution to the Atlantic system?

Newfound expertise with the compass and astrolabe allowed Portuguese navigators to:

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Questions refer to the image below. Mughal Emperor Akbar, attended by a multiethnic group of scholars, accepts the Book of Akbar (Akbarnama) from Abu'l-Fazl, one of the Disciples of Din-i-Ilahi, the Divine Faith (a syncretic religion). -How does the artist portray the power of the emperor?

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

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

Which of the following is a difference between Martin Luther's and Jean Calvin's beliefs?

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

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Exam 5: Contact, Commerce, and Colonization 1450-1600

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

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

The Columbian Exchange led to which of the following?

What was Europe's main contribution to the Atlantic system?

Newfound expertise with the compass and astrolabe allowed Portuguese navigators to:

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Questions refer to the image below. Mughal Emperor Akbar, attended by a multiethnic group of scholars, accepts the Book of Akbar (Akbarnama) from Abu'l-Fazl, one of the Disciples of Din-i-Ilahi, the Divine Faith (a syncretic religion). -How does the artist portray the power of the emperor?

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

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

Which of the following is a difference between Martin Luther's and Jean Calvin's beliefs?

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Globalization 1970-2000

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