Question 1

Initially attracted to Brazil by the prospect of gold and silver, the Portuguese soon found _________ to be extremely profitable.

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery 
B)  gambling 
C)  plantations of sugar and coffee 
D)  copper 
E)  diamonds 
A)  slavery 
B)  gambling 
C)  plantations of sugar and coffee 
D)  copper 
E)  diamonds

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Malacca

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Afrikaans

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kilwa, Sofala, and Mombasa

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kilwa, Sofala,...

Question 6

Which product attracted the greatest European interest in Southeast Asia in the period between 1500 and 1800?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opium 
B)  Slaves 
C)  Pepper and other spices 
D)  Rayon 
E)  Ayuthaya 
A)  Opium 
B)  Slaves 
C)  Pepper and other spices 
D)  Rayon 
E)  Ayuthaya

Question 7

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 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Gonzalo Fernandez de Ovieda

Accepted Answer

Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (14

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
New Spain

Accepted Answer

New Spain refers to a territory that was

Question 10

Which city was a major commercial center on the trade route through Sahara in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexandria 
B)  Kilwa 
C)  Timbuktu 
D)  Dakar 
E)  Niger 
A)  Alexandria 
B)  Kilwa 
C)  Timbuktu 
D)  Dakar 
E)  Niger

Question 11

The African slave trade

Accepted Answer

A)  was fundamentally altered by the French in the late 1400s. 
B)  involved the forcible movement of millions of African slaves overseas. 
C)  involved the deaths of less than one percent of those leaving West African ports before they arrived at a new home in the Americas. 
D)  began practices never before seen in Africa. 
E)  solved the labor shortage challenge in European agriculture. 
A)  was fundamentally altered by the French in the late 1400s. 
B)  involved the forcible movement of millions of African slaves overseas. 
C)  involved the deaths of less than one percent of those leaving West African ports before they arrived at a new home in the Americas. 
D)  began practices never before seen in Africa. 
E)  solved the labor shortage challenge in European agriculture.

Question 12

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 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
creoles

Accepted Answer

Creoles refer to a social class or ethni

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hernan Cortes

Accepted Answer

Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador

Question 15

The expedition led by Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Maya civilization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What were the possible factors that allowed some non-western societies to resist or cope with the arrival of Westerners better than others? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

There were several possible factors that

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Bartolome de Las Casas

Accepted Answer

Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-centur

Question 18

Discuss the consequences of the voyages of Columbus. Cite the positive and negative results of his exploration of the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The voyages of Columbus had significant

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hispaniola

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Francisco Pizarro

Accepted Answer

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

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

Initially attracted to Brazil by the prospect of gold and silver, the Portuguese soon found _________ to be extremely profitable.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Malacca

The Treaty of Tordesillas

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Afrikaans

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Kilwa, Sofala, and Mombasa

Which product attracted the greatest European interest in Southeast Asia in the period between 1500 and 1800?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Gonzalo Fernandez de Ovieda

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). New Spain

Which city was a major commercial center on the trade route through Sahara in the sixteenth century?

The African slave trade

Ties between religion and kingship in Southeast Asia

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). creoles

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hernan Cortes

The expedition led by Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Maya civilization.

What were the possible factors that allowed some non-western societies to resist or cope with the arrival of Westerners better than others? Give examples.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Bartolome de Las Casas

Discuss the consequences of the voyages of Columbus. Cite the positive and negative results of his exploration of the Americas.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hispaniola

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Francisco Pizarro

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