Question 1

The first European nation to gain control of Southeast Asia's spice trade was the Netherlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.

Question 3

What was one of the earliest West African states to become Muslim?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Zanj 
B)  Zimbabwe 
C)  Axum 
D)  Mali 
E)  Kush 
A)  The Zanj 
B)  Zimbabwe 
C)  Axum 
D)  Mali 
E)  Kush D

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Mwene Mutapa

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Mwene Mutapa...

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
viceroy

Accepted Answer

A viceroy is a royal official who runs a

Question 6

Europeans embarked on expansionist voyages for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

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)  they had developed confidence from improved cartography, navigational methods, and ship designs. 
D)  fear than Islam would occupy the rest of the world if Christendom did not. 
E)  knowledge of wind patterns in the Atlantic Ocean. 
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)  they had developed confidence from improved cartography, navigational methods, and ship designs. 
D)  fear than Islam would occupy the rest of the world if Christendom did not. 
E)  knowledge of wind patterns in the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 7

Mortality rates for Europeans in the West Indies were much higher than for Europeans in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compare and contrast Portuguese and Spanish conquests of the Americas. Include a discussion of their different ways of governing their empires.

Accepted Answer

The Portuguese and Spanish conquests of

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
astrolabe

Accepted Answer

An astrolabe is an ancient astronomical

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Middle Passage

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Middle Passage...

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
roaring forties

Accepted Answer

The "Roaring Forties" refers to the lati

Question 13

What were the primary threats to Portuguese control of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adverse climatic conditions 
B)  Disease 
C)  The French 
D)  The English and the Dutch 
E)  Established native kingdoms 
A)  Adverse climatic conditions 
B)  Disease 
C)  The French 
D)  The English and the Dutch 
E)  Established native kingdoms

Question 14

As a result of European expansion into Africa,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mwene Metapa was entirely eliminated by the Portuguese. 
B)  the economic conditions of the continent were unaltered. 
C)  North African political regimes were toppled by French forces. 
D)  internal conflict among native African groups was intensified. 
E)  most Africans became wealthier. 
A)  the Mwene Metapa was entirely eliminated by the Portuguese. 
B)  the economic conditions of the continent were unaltered. 
C)  North African political regimes were toppled by French forces. 
D)  internal conflict among native African groups was intensified. 
E)  most Africans became wealthier.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Triangular Trade

Accepted Answer

The Triangular Trade refers to a histori

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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)  The 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)  The 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 17

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?

Accepted Answer

The impact of European colonial nations

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the VOC

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the VOC...

Question 19

Slavery for Africans

Accepted Answer

A)  originated with the massive trans-Atlantic slave trade. 
B)  originated with the introduction of Islam to the continent. 
C)  was the consequence of European colonialism. 
D)  had always been part of the continent's societies and cultures. 
E)  resulted from the Asia-Africa trade. 
A)  originated with the massive trans-Atlantic slave trade. 
B)  originated with the introduction of Islam to the continent. 
C)  was the consequence of European colonialism. 
D)  had always been part of the continent's societies and cultures. 
E)  resulted from the Asia-Africa trade.

Question 20

The slave trade caused the depopulation of West Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The first European nation to gain control of Southeast Asia's spice trade was the Netherlands.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Christopher Columbus

What was one of the earliest West African states to become Muslim?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mwene Mutapa

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). viceroy

Europeans embarked on expansionist voyages for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Mortality rates for Europeans in the West Indies were much higher than for Europeans in Europe.

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

Compare and contrast Portuguese and Spanish conquests of the Americas. Include a discussion of their different ways of governing their empires.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). astrolabe

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Middle Passage

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). roaring forties

What were the primary threats to Portuguese control of Southeast Asia?

As a result of European expansion into Africa,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Triangular Trade

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

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?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the VOC

Slavery for Africans

The slave trade caused the depopulation of West Africa.

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Ancient India

China in Antiquity

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The Roman World Empire

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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 West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

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Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

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