Question 1

The Dutch and Portuguese

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A)  worked together in Southeast Asia to counter the strength of the French and the Danes. 
B)  tried to induce the inhabitants of areas under their control to accept Islam, and thus make them easier to control. 
C)  played no part in European trade with Africa. 
D)  jointly administered Brazil until after 1750. 
E)  were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia until the Dutch won out. 
A)  worked together in Southeast Asia to counter the strength of the French and the Danes. 
B)  tried to induce the inhabitants of areas under their control to accept Islam, and thus make them easier to control. 
C)  played no part in European trade with Africa. 
D)  jointly administered Brazil until after 1750. 
E)  were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia until the Dutch won out.

Question 2

Portuguese control of the spice trade was ended by

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A)  Muslim attacks from Delhi. 
B)  the circumnavigating voyage of Balboa. 
C)  the establishment of the British and Dutch East India Companies. 
D)  rival Hindu merchants from the Ganges plain. 
E)  a new outbreak of the Black Death. 
A)  Muslim attacks from Delhi. 
B)  the circumnavigating voyage of Balboa. 
C)  the establishment of the British and Dutch East India Companies. 
D)  rival Hindu merchants from the Ganges plain. 
E)  a new outbreak of the Black Death.

Question 3

Under the encomienda system,New World natives were

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A)  forced to accept Islam. 
B)  permitted to retain control over their local lands. 
C)  subjected to exploitation and harsh treatment by the Dutch. 
D)  supposed to be protected by the Spanish. 
E)  taken to Spain to be used as laborers. 
A)  forced to accept Islam. 
B)  permitted to retain control over their local lands. 
C)  subjected to exploitation and harsh treatment by the Dutch. 
D)  supposed to be protected by the Spanish. 
E)  taken to Spain to be used as laborers.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes the reaction of the states of Southeast Asia to the pressures created by the Europeans in the seventeenth century?

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A)  The states on the mainland were more successful in maintaining their independence than the island states were. 
B)  The island states were more successful in maintaining their independence than the mainland states were. 
C)  Both the mainland states and the Malay states became totally dominated by the European nations. 
D)  The Europeans were unable to effectively alter the course of events in either the mainland states or the island states. 
E)  The European presence had been entirely eliminated from all of Southeast Asia. 
A)  The states on the mainland were more successful in maintaining their independence than the island states were. 
B)  The island states were more successful in maintaining their independence than the mainland states were. 
C)  Both the mainland states and the Malay states became totally dominated by the European nations. 
D)  The Europeans were unable to effectively alter the course of events in either the mainland states or the island states. 
E)  The European presence had been entirely eliminated from all of Southeast Asia.

Question 6

Christopher Columbus

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A)  was an escaped criminal from Munich when he sailed to the Americas. 
B)  was of Genoese origin, although he gained fame in the service of the Portuguese king. 
C)  was the brother of Hessin Cortes. 
D)  converted to Islam on his forty-third birthday. 
E)  believed that Asia was larger, and closer to Europe by water, than people then thought. 
A)  was an escaped criminal from Munich when he sailed to the Americas. 
B)  was of Genoese origin, although he gained fame in the service of the Portuguese king. 
C)  was the brother of Hessin Cortes. 
D)  converted to Islam on his forty-third birthday. 
E)  believed that Asia was larger, and closer to Europe by water, than people then thought.

Question 7

Europeans embarked on expansionist voyages for all of the following except

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A)  there was a potential for economic gain through increased world trade. 
B)  some desired to spread Christianity to other parts of the world. 
C)  a spirit of adventure. 
D)  fear that Islam would occupy the rest of the world if Christendom did not. 
E)  intellectual curiosity. 
A)  there was a potential for economic gain through increased world trade. 
B)  some desired to spread Christianity to other parts of the world. 
C)  a spirit of adventure. 
D)  fear that Islam would occupy the rest of the world if Christendom did not. 
E)  intellectual curiosity.

Question 8

Ties between religion and kingship in Southeast Asia

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A)  included Buddhist kings, Javanese kings, Vietnamese emperors, and Islamic sultans. 
B)  were, in fact, mainly an inaccurate perception held by uncomprehending European observers. 
C)  were especially close in Christian areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings. 
D)  were especially close in Muslim areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings. 
E)  did not exist because of constitutional separations between religion and government. 
A)  included Buddhist kings, Javanese kings, Vietnamese emperors, and Islamic sultans. 
B)  were, in fact, mainly an inaccurate perception held by uncomprehending European observers. 
C)  were especially close in Christian areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings. 
D)  were especially close in Muslim areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings. 
E)  did not exist because of constitutional separations between religion and government.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-John Cabot

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John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, was an

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-conquistador

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-conquistador...

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Pedro Cabral

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Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1467 or 1468 –

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Batavia

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Batavia was the name of the capital city

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Afrikaans

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Afrikaans is a West Germanic language sp

Question 14

The European power that emerged triumphant in the Indonesian archipelago,and took over virtually the entire region by the end of the eighteenth century,was

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A)  Spain. 
B)  France. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  Britain. 
E)  Portugal. 
A)  Spain. 
B)  France. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  Britain. 
E)  Portugal.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-mulattoes and mestizos

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Mulattoes and mestizos are terms histori

Question 16

Did "globalization" really begin in the sixteenth century? Why and/or why not? Give specific examples.

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The concept of "globalization" as we und

Question 17

Discuss the European impact,positive and negative,on the native populations of Southeast Asia.

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The European impact on the native popula

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-the VOC

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The term "VOC" stands for "Volatile Orga

Question 19

What were the possible factors that allowed some non-Western societies to resist or cope with the arrival of Westerners better than others? How did Alfonso I seek to use his common Christian faith to alleviate the impact of slavery on his subjects?

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There were several possible factors that

Question 20

Because of the harsh environment,Islam had little impact in West Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

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

The Dutch and Portuguese

Portuguese control of the spice trade was ended by

Under the encomienda system,New World natives were

Identify the following terms. -Christopher Columbus

Which of the following statements accurately describes the reaction of the states of Southeast Asia to the pressures created by the Europeans in the seventeenth century?

Christopher Columbus

Europeans embarked on expansionist voyages for all of the following except

Ties between religion and kingship in Southeast Asia

Identify the following terms. -John Cabot

Identify the following terms. -conquistador

Identify the following terms. -Pedro Cabral

Identify the following terms. -Batavia

Identify the following terms. -Afrikaans

The European power that emerged triumphant in the Indonesian archipelago,and took over virtually the entire region by the end of the eighteenth century,was

Identify the following terms. -mulattoes and mestizos

Did "globalization" really begin in the sixteenth century? Why and/or why not? Give specific examples.

Discuss the European impact,positive and negative,on the native populations of Southeast Asia.

Identify the following terms. -the VOC

What were the possible factors that allowed some non-Western societies to resist or cope with the arrival of Westerners better than others? How did Alfonso I seek to use his common Christian faith to alleviate the impact of slavery on his subjects?

Because of the harsh environment,Islam had little impact in West Africa.

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