Question 1

Developments that helped Europeans expand their influence on the oceans included all except

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of portolani. 
B)  the acquisition of the Chinese sternpost rudder. 
C)  a combination of lateen sails with square rigging and the ability to build ever-larger and more mobile ships. 
D)  the construction of gigantic ships, even larger than those employed by the Ming's Zhenghe. 
E)  recent naval experience on the high seas. 
A)  the development of portolani. 
B)  the acquisition of the Chinese sternpost rudder. 
C)  a combination of lateen sails with square rigging and the ability to build ever-larger and more mobile ships. 
D)  the construction of gigantic ships, even larger than those employed by the Ming's Zhenghe. 
E)  recent naval experience on the high seas.

Question 2

Which of the following was the most important reason for the massive growth of the African slave trade in the sixteenth century?

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A)  the need to supply the mines of Peru with an abundant labor force 
B)  the desire to develop the tobacco plantations of the New World 
C)  intense labor needs created by the development of sugar growing in the New World 
D)  the enormous growth in the African birth rate 
E)  the European ability to obtain slaves in many West African areas 
A)  the need to supply the mines of Peru with an abundant labor force 
B)  the desire to develop the tobacco plantations of the New World 
C)  intense labor needs created by the development of sugar growing in the New World 
D)  the enormous growth in the African birth rate 
E)  the European ability to obtain slaves in many West African areas

Question 3

How,and to what extent,did the arrival of Europeans influence the scope and conduct of the spice trade?

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The arrival of Europeans had a significa

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-sternpost rudder,compass,and astrolabe

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The terms "sternpost rudder," "compass,"

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Calicut

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Calicut, also known as Kozhikode, is a c

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Afonso de Albuquerque

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Afonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese n

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-"God,glory,and gold"

Accepted Answer

"God, glory, and gold" is a phrase often

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Hernán Cortés

Accepted Answer

Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) was a Spanish

Question 9

The major impetus for the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia came in the early fifteenth century with the establishment of this sultanate.

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A)  Malacca. 
B)  Tumasik. 
C)  Ayuthaya. 
D)  Palembang. 
E)  Sulawesi. 
A)  Malacca. 
B)  Tumasik. 
C)  Ayuthaya. 
D)  Palembang. 
E)  Sulawesi.

Question 10

The conquistadors of Spain were financed and outfitted by the Spanish crown.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Francisco Pizarro

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Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquist

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Vasco da Gama

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer

Question 13

The primary motives of European expansion were "God,glory,and gold."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By the early 1400s,a growing percentage of the Asian spice trade was being transported

Accepted Answer

A)  by camel caravans across Arabia. 
B)  in European ships, particularly Dutch and Portuguese. 
C)  in Muslim ships. 
D)  in Chinese ships as evidenced by the voyages of Zheng He. 
E)  across the Silk Road from China. 
A)  by camel caravans across Arabia. 
B)  in European ships, particularly Dutch and Portuguese. 
C)  in Muslim ships. 
D)  in Chinese ships as evidenced by the voyages of Zheng He. 
E)  across the Silk Road from China.

Question 15

Compare and contrast the impact of the European colonial nations in the Americas with the impact of the West in Southeast Asia.What are the similarities and what are the differences?

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The impact of European colonial nations

Question 16

All of the following are correct except as a result of their empires in the New World and Asia,

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A)  the Dutch became a major trading power, especially in Asia. 
B)  Spain imported riches in gold, silver, hides, and agricultural products. 
C)  Portugal imported Asian spices, jewels, silk, carpets, and perfumes. 
D)  the development of the modern world economy began. 
E)  England seized Greenland from Denmark. 
A)  the Dutch became a major trading power, especially in Asia. 
B)  Spain imported riches in gold, silver, hides, and agricultural products. 
C)  Portugal imported Asian spices, jewels, silk, carpets, and perfumes. 
D)  the development of the modern world economy began. 
E)  England seized Greenland from Denmark.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Songhai

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The Songhai Empire was a state that domi

Question 18

The Treaty of Tordesillas

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A)  divided the "new" areas discovered by Europeans between the English and the French. 
B)  divided the "new" areas discovered by Europeans between Spain and Portugal. 
C)  gave the English the eastern route around the Cape of Good Hope. 
D)  gave the French the eastern route around the Cape of Good Hope. 
E)  ended the Hundred Years' War. 
A)  divided the "new" areas discovered by Europeans between the English and the French. 
B)  divided the "new" areas discovered by Europeans between Spain and Portugal. 
C)  gave the English the eastern route around the Cape of Good Hope. 
D)  gave the French the eastern route around the Cape of Good Hope. 
E)  ended the Hundred Years' War.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Boers

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The Boers were a group of Dutch settlers

Question 20

Southeast Asia,by the 1700s,

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A)  was rigidly controlled by Europeans, with the French in control of Vietnam and the Portuguese elsewhere. 
B)  had seen Islamic influence driven from the region by the joint French-Dutch "light" campaign. 
C)  saw Islamic influence spread from the Malay Peninsula to the northern coasts of Sumatra and Java. 
D)  had come under the political control of China. 
E)  was militarily dominated by India's Mughal rulers. 
A)  was rigidly controlled by Europeans, with the French in control of Vietnam and the Portuguese elsewhere. 
B)  had seen Islamic influence driven from the region by the joint French-Dutch "light" campaign. 
C)  saw Islamic influence spread from the Malay Peninsula to the northern coasts of Sumatra and Java. 
D)  had come under the political control of China. 
E)  was militarily dominated by India's Mughal rulers.

Exam 14: New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Developments that helped Europeans expand their influence on the oceans included all except

Which of the following was the most important reason for the massive growth of the African slave trade in the sixteenth century?

How,and to what extent,did the arrival of Europeans influence the scope and conduct of the spice trade?

Identify the following terms. -sternpost rudder,compass,and astrolabe

Identify the following terms. -Calicut

Identify the following terms. -Afonso de Albuquerque

Identify the following terms. -"God,glory,and gold"

Identify the following terms. -Hernán Cortés

The major impetus for the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia came in the early fifteenth century with the establishment of this sultanate.

The conquistadors of Spain were financed and outfitted by the Spanish crown.

Identify the following terms. -Francisco Pizarro

Identify the following terms. -Vasco da Gama

The primary motives of European expansion were "God,glory,and gold."

By the early 1400s,a growing percentage of the Asian spice trade was being transported

Compare and contrast the impact of the European colonial nations in the Americas with the impact of the West in Southeast Asia.What are the similarities and what are the differences?

All of the following are correct except as a result of their empires in the New World and Asia,

Identify the following terms. -Songhai

The Treaty of Tordesillas

Identify the following terms. -Boers

Southeast Asia,by the 1700s,

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

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China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

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