Question 1

Which explorer is credited with rounding the Cape of Good Hope in the 1480s?

Accepted Answer

A) Vasco da Gama 
B) Bartolomeo Diaz 
C) Pedro Alvares Cabrael 
D) Giovanni Caboto 
E) Amerigo Vespucci 
A) Vasco da Gama 
B) Bartolomeo Diaz 
C) Pedro Alvares Cabrael 
D) Giovanni Caboto 
E) Amerigo Vespucci

Question 2

How did European governments apply economic policy to their colonial possessions?

Accepted Answer

A) Colonies were captive markets for the home country and provided raw materials. 
B) Allowed merchant shippers to pirate other countries' cargos. 
C) Allowed colonies a certain amount of political independence. 
D) They practiced a form of free trade. 
E) There was an equal exchange of products and resources between home country and colony. 
A) Colonies were captive markets for the home country and provided raw materials. 
B) Allowed merchant shippers to pirate other countries' cargos. 
C) Allowed colonies a certain amount of political independence. 
D) They practiced a form of free trade. 
E) There was an equal exchange of products and resources between home country and colony.

Question 3

Term for identification: Ferdinand Magellan

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese expl

Question 4

Term for identification: mestizo and mulatto

Accepted Answer

The terms "mestizo" and "mulatto" are us

Question 5

Term for identification: Bartholomew de las Casas

Accepted Answer

Bartholomew de las Casas, better known a

Question 6

A ____________________ was a fortified station where Portuguese traders obtained spices, gold, porcelain, and silk from their trading partners.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ____________________ was a fortified station where...

Question 7

For what purpose were Virginia and the Carolina colonies first established?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first become 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

On which group did European exploration and colonization have the most catastrophic impact?

Accepted Answer

A) Africans 
B) Amerindians 
C) Eskimos 
D) Muslims 
E) Asians 
A) Africans 
B) Amerindians 
C) Eskimos 
D) Muslims 
E) Asians

Question 10

Which group of Europeans reaped the greatest benefit from the bullion-induced inflation?

Accepted Answer

A) The nobles 
B) The merchants 
C) The artisans 
D) The peasants 
E) The clergy 
A) The nobles 
B) The merchants 
C) The artisans 
D) The peasants 
E) The clergy

Question 11

Describe the Columbian Exchange in detail including key elements that you believe to be of special significance as examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers would includ

Question 12

What was the most significant food crop arriving in Europe as a consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A) the potato 
B) the tomato 
C) maize 
D) squash 
E) sugarcane 
A) the potato 
B) the tomato 
C) maize 
D) squash 
E) sugarcane

Question 13

With which group did Asian Muslim traders prefer to deal?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

How did Europeans view other parts of the world after contact?

Accepted Answer

A) They became reinforced in the belief that they had a moral obligation to enlighten others. 
B) They began to look on foreigners as fascinating beings for study, but probably unable to be civilized. 
C) They began to develop the concept of the "noble savage," with the accompanying idea that these peoples might have better morality than the Europeans themselves. 
D) They began to realize that their interest in the natural sciences was shared by most of the world's peoples. 
E) They became more curious about the rest of the world's peoples, but less interested in interacting with them. 
A) They became reinforced in the belief that they had a moral obligation to enlighten others. 
B) They began to look on foreigners as fascinating beings for study, but probably unable to be civilized. 
C) They began to develop the concept of the "noble savage," with the accompanying idea that these peoples might have better morality than the Europeans themselves. 
D) They began to realize that their interest in the natural sciences was shared by most of the world's peoples. 
E) They became more curious about the rest of the world's peoples, but less interested in interacting with them.

Question 15

Explain and discuss the positive and negative aspects of the European discovery and conquest in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 16

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.

Exam 22: A Larger World Opens

Which explorer is credited with rounding the Cape of Good Hope in the 1480s?

How did European governments apply economic policy to their colonial possessions?

Term for identification: Ferdinand Magellan

Term for identification: mestizo and mulatto

Term for identification: Bartholomew de las Casas

A ____________________ was a fortified station where Portuguese traders obtained spices, gold, porcelain, and silk from their trading partners.

For what purpose were Virginia and the Carolina colonies first established?

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

On which group did European exploration and colonization have the most catastrophic impact?

Which group of Europeans reaped the greatest benefit from the bullion-induced inflation?

Describe the Columbian Exchange in detail including key elements that you believe to be of special significance as examples.

What was the most significant food crop arriving in Europe as a consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

With which group did Asian Muslim traders prefer to deal?

How did Europeans view other parts of the world after contact?

Explain and discuss the positive and negative aspects of the European discovery and conquest in the Americas.

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

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