Question 1

Which of the following caused the most death among Amerindians?

Accepted Answer

A) smallpox 
B) the cannon 
C) Spanish mines 
D) malaria 
E) scurvy 
A) smallpox 
B) the cannon 
C) Spanish mines 
D) malaria 
E) scurvy A

Question 2

France's colonial policies were more similar to those of which other country?

Accepted Answer

A) Holland 
B) Portugal 
C) Spain 
D) Britain 
E) India 
A) Holland 
B) Portugal 
C) Spain 
D) Britain 
E) India D

Question 3

After two wars in the mid-1600s, the ____________________ replaced the Dutch as the leading naval power.

Accepted Answer

English

Question 4

Term for identification: mestizo/mulatto

Accepted Answer

The terms "mestizo" and "mulatto" are us

Question 5

Virginia and the Carolinas were first established as

Accepted Answer

A) a refuge for honest debtors. 
B) a haven for Quakers. 
C) colonies for the rehabilitation of convicts. 
D) tobacco-producing colonies. 
E) real estate ventures. 
A) a refuge for honest debtors. 
B) a haven for Quakers. 
C) colonies for the rehabilitation of convicts. 
D) tobacco-producing colonies. 
E) real estate ventures.

Question 6

During the 1600s, the English fought and won two wars against the Dutch; what was one of the major outcomes of those wars?

Accepted Answer

A) The English became complacent because they thought they were invincible. 
B) The English became the world's leading naval power for several centuries. 
C) The Dutch turned to their Indian allies to keep their supremacy. 
D) The Dutch recovered and felt unstoppable in any endeavor. 
E) The English became the owners of the profitable port of Havana. 
A) The English became complacent because they thought they were invincible. 
B) The English became the world's leading naval power for several centuries. 
C) The Dutch turned to their Indian allies to keep their supremacy. 
D) The Dutch recovered and felt unstoppable in any endeavor. 
E) The English became the owners of the profitable port of Havana.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Dutch during the Age of Exploration?

Accepted Answer

A) A chief reason for their success was the Dutch East India Company. 
B) They were more interested in setting up colonies than trade. 
C) The Dutch used naval power against native groups. 
D) The Dutch were a small nation both in size and population. 
E) They eventually took over the spice trade from the Portuguese in Southeast Asia. 
A) A chief reason for their success was the Dutch East India Company. 
B) They were more interested in setting up colonies than trade. 
C) The Dutch used naval power against native groups. 
D) The Dutch were a small nation both in size and population. 
E) They eventually took over the spice trade from the Portuguese in Southeast Asia.

Question 8

Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first became profitable for the Portuguese?

Accepted Answer

A) By shipping the slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled. 
B) By breeding new slave generations in the Americas. 
C) By the sale of slaves to European noble families. 
D) By large scale sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries. 
E) By continuous shipment of slaves to the Caribbean islands. 
A) By shipping the slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled. 
B) By breeding new slave generations in the Americas. 
C) By the sale of slaves to European noble families. 
D) By large scale sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries. 
E) By continuous shipment of slaves to the Caribbean islands.

Question 9

Compare and contrast the colonial endeavors of the Dutch, British, and French. Which was most successful? Which least? Why was this so?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the Dutc

Question 10

During the 1600s, what was the general trend in income levels for Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A) Everyone's income fell due to inflation. 
B) Incomes tended to remain constant. 
C) Income disappeared and barter took its place. 
D) Most peoples incomes rose. 
E) Wealth decreased except for the upper classes. 
A) Everyone's income fell due to inflation. 
B) Incomes tended to remain constant. 
C) Income disappeared and barter took its place. 
D) Most peoples incomes rose. 
E) Wealth decreased except for the upper classes.

Question 11

Unique among Europeans, the ____________________ had no desire to convert the natives to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unique among Europeans, the ____________________ had no...

Question 12

Which country suffered the worst from  inflation due to Spain's importation of large amounts of gold and silver?

Accepted Answer

A) Holland. 
B) England. 
C) France. 
D) Spain. 
E) Portugal. 
A) Holland. 
B) England. 
C) France. 
D) Spain. 
E) Portugal.

Question 13

What did the Arab slave traders and Europeans have in common regarding their views of sub-Saharan Africans?

Accepted Answer

A) They viewed Africans as  inferior to other peoples. 
B) They wanted to introduce Africans to the nature of God. 
C) They wanted to get the Africans to invest in mercantilism. 
D) The Arabs and Europeans universally deplored the inhumanity of slavery. 
E) They thought African slavery was a positive good. 
A) They viewed Africans as  inferior to other peoples. 
B) They wanted to introduce Africans to the nature of God. 
C) They wanted to get the Africans to invest in mercantilism. 
D) The Arabs and Europeans universally deplored the inhumanity of slavery. 
E) They thought African slavery was a positive good.

Question 14

Describe the background for European exploration and trade expansion. Discuss the roles of Prince Henry and early Portuguese discoverers.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 15

Exploration was facilitated by partnerships, which

Accepted Answer

A) guaranteed profits for all involved. 
B) set up effective methods for dividing up the work to be done. 
C) minimized risks to individual investors. 
D) could afford to get involved with the slave trade. 
E) established central locations for hiring captains and crews for the ships. 
A) guaranteed profits for all involved. 
B) set up effective methods for dividing up the work to be done. 
C) minimized risks to individual investors. 
D) could afford to get involved with the slave trade. 
E) established central locations for hiring captains and crews for the ships.

Question 16

Term for identification: Ferdinand Magellan

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese expl

Question 17

In the end, Portugal

Accepted Answer

A) expanded its empire into Japan and Australia. 
B) was too poor to maintain its empire. 
C) lost interest in extensive overseas commerce. 
D) sank into civil war. 
E) became one of the wealthiest European empires. 
A) expanded its empire into Japan and Australia. 
B) was too poor to maintain its empire. 
C) lost interest in extensive overseas commerce. 
D) sank into civil war. 
E) became one of the wealthiest European empires.

Question 18

As serfs in Europe began to gain their freedom, landlords

Accepted Answer

A) went bankrupt after years of profligate spending. 
B) imported workers from neighboring countries. 
C) threw their farmer serfs off the land. 
D) left the land and became merchants and bankers. 
E) continued to try to force their workers to remain on the land. 
A) went bankrupt after years of profligate spending. 
B) imported workers from neighboring countries. 
C) threw their farmer serfs off the land. 
D) left the land and became merchants and bankers. 
E) continued to try to force their workers to remain on the land.

Question 19

____________________ was common among the weakest aboard slave ships.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was common among the weakest aboard...

Question 20

The early concept that unknown peoples were probably anthropophagi , or man eaters, began to be supplanted by the view that the ___________________ was unspoiled and might put the sophisticated Europeans to shame in a moral sense.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The early concept that unknown peoples were...

Exam 22: A Larger World Opens

Which of the following caused the most death among Amerindians?

France's colonial policies were more similar to those of which other country?

After two wars in the mid-1600s, the ____________________ replaced the Dutch as the leading naval power.

Term for identification: mestizo/mulatto

Virginia and the Carolinas were first established as

During the 1600s, the English fought and won two wars against the Dutch; what was one of the major outcomes of those wars?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Dutch during the Age of Exploration?

Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first became profitable for the Portuguese?

Compare and contrast the colonial endeavors of the Dutch, British, and French. Which was most successful? Which least? Why was this so?

During the 1600s, what was the general trend in income levels for Europeans?

Unique among Europeans, the ____________________ had no desire to convert the natives to Christianity.

Which country suffered the worst from inflation due to Spain's importation of large amounts of gold and silver?

What did the Arab slave traders and Europeans have in common regarding their views of sub-Saharan Africans?

Describe the background for European exploration and trade expansion. Discuss the roles of Prince Henry and early Portuguese discoverers.

Exploration was facilitated by partnerships, which

Term for identification: Ferdinand Magellan

In the end, Portugal

As serfs in Europe began to gain their freedom, landlords

____________________ was common among the weakest aboard slave ships.

The early concept that unknown peoples were probably anthropophagi , or man eaters, began to be supplanted by the view that the ___________________ was unspoiled and might put the sophisticated Europeans to shame in a moral sense.

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New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

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Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE -800 CE

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Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

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Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

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Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

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Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

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The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

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India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

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Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

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The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

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Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

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