Question 1

____________________ was the dominant economic philosophy that had the twin goals of a favorable balance of trade and an increase in bullion reserves.

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 2

____________________ wrote the Brief Relation of the Destruction of the Indies to expose the horrible treatment of enslaved natives.

Accepted Answer

Bartholomew de las Casas

Question 3

Term for identification: Columbian Exchange

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange refers to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) in the 15th and 16th centuries, following Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage and subsequent European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

This exchange had profound effects on the world. It led to the introduction of new crops to different continents, which had significant impacts on agriculture and diets. For example, European explorers brought wheat, rice, sugarcane, horses, cattle, and diseases like smallpox to the New World, while taking back to the Old World crops such as maize (corn), potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and cacao, as well as syphilis.

The Columbian Exchange drastically altered the way of life for many people around the globe. It is credited with improving global nutrition and agricultural diversity but also criticized for its role in facilitating European colonization, which often led to the exploitation and suffering of indigenous populations, and the spread of devastating diseases that decimated many native communities in the Americas.

Question 4

Why did Europeans begin to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) They read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo. 
B) They became aware of the spices available there. 
C) The city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade. 
D) Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares. 
E) The Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes. 
A) They read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo. 
B) They became aware of the spices available there. 
C) The city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade. 
D) Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares. 
E) The Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes.

Question 5

A chief ingredient of Dutch success in carving out an overseas empire was a private firm called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Dutch East

Question 6

Which of the following was true of the contact between Asia and Europe prior to exploration?

Accepted Answer

A) Europe obtained most of their luxury goods from Asia. 
B) No travel paths existed between Europe and Asia. 
C) Only Muslim groups had traveled to Asia. 
D) Sea paths were never important before. 
E) Europe had little need of Asian goods because they relied on African goods. 
A) Europe obtained most of their luxury goods from Asia. 
B) No travel paths existed between Europe and Asia. 
C) Only Muslim groups had traveled to Asia. 
D) Sea paths were never important before. 
E) Europe had little need of Asian goods because they relied on African goods.

Question 7

Term for identification: mercantilism

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 8

During the 17th century, where were English colonial  possessions  centered?

Accepted Answer

A) Africa and Middle East 
B) Central and South America 
C) Australia and New Zealand 
D) North America and the Caribbean 
E) India and Asia 
A) Africa and Middle East 
B) Central and South America 
C) Australia and New Zealand 
D) North America and the Caribbean 
E) India and Asia

Question 9

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 10

Term for identification: Prince Henry the Navigator

Accepted Answer

Prince Henry the Navigator, also known a

Question 11

What were the primary goals of mercantilism as practiced by the Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A) To secure financial rewards for the entrepreneurs. 
B) To allow the impoverished a chance to rise in society. 
C) To bring maximum income to the royal throne. 
D) To secure a favorable balance of foreign trade and increase bullion reserves. 
E) To develop a wide range of products for export to colonies. 
A) To secure financial rewards for the entrepreneurs. 
B) To allow the impoverished a chance to rise in society. 
C) To bring maximum income to the royal throne. 
D) To secure a favorable balance of foreign trade and increase bullion reserves. 
E) To develop a wide range of products for export to colonies.

Question 12

What was the most typical nature of the Portuguese overseas land ventures?

Accepted Answer

A) They built well-organized military states. 
B) They established communities. 
C) They had factories that were fortified trading stations. 
D) They built extensive slave camps. 
E) They had a large assortment of fur-trading villages. 
A) They built well-organized military states. 
B) They established communities. 
C) They had factories that were fortified trading stations. 
D) They built extensive slave camps. 
E) They had a large assortment of fur-trading villages.

Question 13

What was the nature of many of the early ideas of racism?

Accepted Answer

A) political 
B) economic 
C) scientific 
D) religious 
E) paternalism 
A) political 
B) economic 
C) scientific 
D) religious 
E) paternalism

Question 14

Which European explorers led exploration of the western Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

A) Vikings 
B) Portuguese 
C) Spanish 
D) Dutch 
E) English 
A) Vikings 
B) Portuguese 
C) Spanish 
D) Dutch 
E) English

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of After two wars in the mid-1600s, the...

Question 16

What was the key reason the Dutch were able to maintain a vast overseas empire?

Accepted Answer

A) They were considered the Master of the Seas. 
B) They set-up and maintained colonial possession throughout the world. 
C) They had a large urban population able to support exploration. 
D) They created a private firm chartered by the government to control the monopoly on the Pacific Ocean trade. 
E) They were a satellite of the Spanish with access to the vast Spanish Armada to protect their trade routes. 
A) They were considered the Master of the Seas. 
B) They set-up and maintained colonial possession throughout the world. 
C) They had a large urban population able to support exploration. 
D) They created a private firm chartered by the government to control the monopoly on the Pacific Ocean trade. 
E) They were a satellite of the Spanish with access to the vast Spanish Armada to protect their trade routes.

Question 17

The early concept that unknown peoples were probably anthropophagi  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...

Question 18

All of the following were motivation for Spanish exploration EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) gold 
B) trade 
C) God 
D) glory 
E) land 
A) gold 
B) trade 
C) God 
D) glory 
E) land

Question 19

What was the effect on local African societies as the slave trade grew?

Accepted Answer

A) The slave system brought Africans together in solidarity against the Europeans. 
B) The Africans lost many of the most productive members of society. 
C) The Africans adopted a system of intermarriage with Arabs and Europeans. 
D) The Africans began to copy the plantation system in their societies. 
E) The Europeans convinced the Africans to adopt the concepts of mercantilism. 
A) The slave system brought Africans together in solidarity against the Europeans. 
B) The Africans lost many of the most productive members of society. 
C) The Africans adopted a system of intermarriage with Arabs and Europeans. 
D) The Africans began to copy the plantation system in their societies. 
E) The Europeans convinced the Africans to adopt the concepts of mercantilism.

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the Portuguese empire in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 22: A Larger World Opens

____________________ was the dominant economic philosophy that had the twin goals of a favorable balance of trade and an increase in bullion reserves.

____________________ wrote the Brief Relation of the Destruction of the Indies to expose the horrible treatment of enslaved natives.

Term for identification: Columbian Exchange

Why did Europeans begin to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia?

A chief ingredient of Dutch success in carving out an overseas empire was a private firm called the ____________________.

Which of the following was true of the contact between Asia and Europe prior to exploration?

Term for identification: mercantilism

During the 17th century, where were English colonial possessions centered?

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

Term for identification: Prince Henry the Navigator

What were the primary goals of mercantilism as practiced by the Europeans?

What was the most typical nature of the Portuguese overseas land ventures?

What was the nature of many of the early ideas of racism?

Which European explorers led exploration of the western Atlantic?

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

What was the key reason the Dutch were able to maintain a vast overseas empire?

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

All of the following were motivation for Spanish exploration EXCEPT

What was the effect on local African societies as the slave trade grew?

Which of the following best describes the Portuguese empire in the 1500s?

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