Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The concept of "globalization" as we und

Question 2

Which statement about the Columbian Exchange is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cows and horses were introduced into the Western hemisphere. 
B)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into Europe from the Americas. 
C)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into the Americas from Europe. 
D)  Smallpox arrived in the Americas from Europe. 
E)  Gunpowder and guns were introduced into the Americas from Europe. 
A)  Cows and horses were introduced into the Western hemisphere. 
B)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into Europe from the Americas. 
C)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into the Americas from Europe. 
D)  Smallpox arrived in the Americas from Europe. 
E)  Gunpowder and guns were introduced into the Americas from Europe.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Amerigo Vespucci

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Dom Joao III

Accepted Answer

Dom João III, also known as John III of

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The slave trade caused the depopulation of West Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Malacca

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
portolani

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Spice Islands

Accepted Answer

The term "Spice Islands" refers to the M

Question 11

As a result of the publications of Bartolomé de Las Casas

Accepted Answer

A)  Amerindian rights were recognized and respected. 
B)  the encomienda system was established. 
C)  Amerindians became more maltreated than before. 
D)  the Spanish government tried to be more attentive to the needs of the native populations. 
E)  a new route to the Indies was discovered. 
A)  Amerindian rights were recognized and respected. 
B)  the encomienda system was established. 
C)  Amerindians became more maltreated than before. 
D)  the Spanish government tried to be more attentive to the needs of the native populations. 
E)  a new route to the Indies was discovered.

Question 12

Southeast Asia, by the 1700s,

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Songhai

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The VOC

Accepted Answer

A)  was the sacred ruler of the Khmer. 
B)  had ten times more capital than the British West India Company. 
C)  was a secret police agency in Burma. 
D)  was the "divine light" Javanese monarchs were believed to possess. 
E)  the Malayan ruling class. 
A)  was the sacred ruler of the Khmer. 
B)  had ten times more capital than the British West India Company. 
C)  was a secret police agency in Burma. 
D)  was the "divine light" Javanese monarchs were believed to possess. 
E)  the Malayan ruling class.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Christopher Columbus was of ____ origin.

Accepted Answer

A)  German 
B)  Genoese 
C)  Portuguese 
D)  Spanish 
E)  Chinese 
A)  German 
B)  Genoese 
C)  Portuguese 
D)  Spanish 
E)  Chinese

Question 17

Why was it Western Europe rather than China, the Muslim world, or some other non-Western society who effected the globalization era of the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that contribut

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Dutch East India Company

Accepted Answer

The Dutch East India Company, also known

Question 20

The charts containing detailed information on coastal contours, distances between ports, and compass readings were called

Accepted Answer

A)  astrolabes. 
B)  caravels. 
C)  portolani . 
D)  horoscopes. 
E)  sea charts. 
A)  astrolabes. 
B)  caravels. 
C)  portolani . 
D)  horoscopes. 
E)  sea charts.

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

Which statement about the Columbian Exchange is FALSE ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Amerigo Vespucci

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Dom Joao III

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

The slave trade caused the depopulation of West Africa.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Malacca

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). portolani

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). Spice Islands

As a result of the publications of Bartolomé de Las Casas

Southeast Asia, by the 1700s,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Songhai

The VOC

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

Christopher Columbus was of ____ origin.

Why was it Western Europe rather than China, the Muslim world, or some other non-Western society who effected the globalization era of the sixteenth century?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Dutch East India Company

The charts containing detailed information on coastal contours, distances between ports, and compass readings were called

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

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

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

Which statement about the Columbian Exchange is FALSE ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Amerigo Vespucci

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Dom Joao III

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

The slave trade caused the depopulation of West Africa.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Malacca

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). portolani

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). Spice Islands

As a result of the publications of Bartolomé de Las Casas

Southeast Asia, by the 1700s,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Songhai

The VOC

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

Christopher Columbus was of ____ origin.

Why was it Western Europe rather than China, the Muslim world, or some other non-Western society who effected the globalization era of the sixteenth century?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Dutch East India Company

The charts containing detailed information on coastal contours, distances between ports, and compass readings were called

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

Filters