Question 1

Compare the early Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Why did Spain's efforts prove to be the more substantial?

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Answers would include a discussion of trading posts, forts, land size, population numbers, precious metals, and role of the Church.

Question 2

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

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Answers would include exchanges of food, ideas, and diseases, most of all smallpox.

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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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 5

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

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The answer of ____________________ was the dominant economic philosophy that...

Question 6

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

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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 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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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

Who undertook the most spectacular of the early European sea voyages?

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A) Diaz, who was first to round Africa's treacherous Cape of Good Hope. 
B) da Gama, who sailed to India and explored its rich coastline. 
C) Cabral, who accidentally discovered Brazil and claimed it for the small empire of Portugal. 
D) Vespucci, who was responsible for the naming of the Americas. 
E) Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe. 
A) Diaz, who was first to round Africa's treacherous Cape of Good Hope. 
B) da Gama, who sailed to India and explored its rich coastline. 
C) Cabral, who accidentally discovered Brazil and claimed it for the small empire of Portugal. 
D) Vespucci, who was responsible for the naming of the Americas. 
E) Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe.

Question 10

Term for identification: Dutch East India Company

Accepted Answer

The term "Dutch East India Company" refe

Question 11

The first slaves from Africa were introduced to Europe through ____________________ traders.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first slaves from Africa were introduced...

Question 12

By the mid-1500s Spain controlled all of the following areas EXCEPT

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A) northern South America 
B) all of Central America 
C) the Northwest Territories 
D) larger Caribbean Islands 
E) south and southwest North America 
A) northern South America 
B) all of Central America 
C) the Northwest Territories 
D) larger Caribbean Islands 
E) south and southwest North America

Question 13

With which group did Asian Muslim traders prefer to deal?

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

Question 14

What were the main crops that Europeans found they could grow profitably in large quantities in the New World?

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A) maize, bananas, and manioc 
B) squash and rice 
C) beans, peas, and squash 
D) tobacco and potatoes 
E) sugarcane and coffee 
A) maize, bananas, and manioc 
B) squash and rice 
C) beans, peas, and squash 
D) tobacco and potatoes 
E) sugarcane and coffee

Question 15

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

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Answers would include the Dutc

Question 16

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 17

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

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

Question 18

Term for identification: mestizo and mulatto

Accepted Answer

The terms "mestizo" and "mulatto" are us

Question 19

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

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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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: A Larger World Opens

Compare the early Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Why did Spain's efforts prove to be the more substantial?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who undertook the most spectacular of the early European sea voyages?

Term for identification: Dutch East India Company

The first slaves from Africa were introduced to Europe through ____________________ traders.

By the mid-1500s Spain controlled all of the following areas EXCEPT

With which group did Asian Muslim traders prefer to deal?

What were the main crops that Europeans found they could grow profitably in large quantities in the New World?

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

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.

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

Term for identification: mestizo and mulatto

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

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

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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