Question 1

Europeans were able to expand their exploration and command of the oceans due to the

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A)  shift away from traditional portolani. 
B)  rejection of the Chinese sternpost rudder. 
C)  combination of lateen sails with square rigging and the ability to build ever larger and more mobile ships. 
D)  construction of gigantic ships. 
E)  cheaper cost of sailing. 
A)  shift away from traditional portolani. 
B)  rejection of the Chinese sternpost rudder. 
C)  combination of lateen sails with square rigging and the ability to build ever larger and more mobile ships. 
D)  construction of gigantic ships. 
E)  cheaper cost of sailing.

Question 2

Which people were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia?

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A)  Genoese and Portuguese 
B)  Dutch and Portuguese 
C)  English and French 
D)  Brazilians and Peruvians 
E)  Chinese and Vietnamese 
A)  Genoese and Portuguese 
B)  Dutch and Portuguese 
C)  English and French 
D)  Brazilians and Peruvians 
E)  Chinese and Vietnamese

Question 3

The founder of the empire of Songhai was

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A)  Songhai. 
B)  Marco Polo. 
C)  Sonni Ali. 
D)  Christopher Columbus. 
E)  Askia Mohammed. 
A)  Songhai. 
B)  Marco Polo. 
C)  Sonni Ali. 
D)  Christopher Columbus. 
E)  Askia Mohammed.

Question 4

What was the name of the system under which European settlers received grants of land and could demand labor from indigenous peoples as tribute?

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A)  Mission 
B)  Encomienda 
C)  Circumnavigation 
D)  Authoritarian 
E)  Plantation 
A)  Mission 
B)  Encomienda 
C)  Circumnavigation 
D)  Authoritarian 
E)  Plantation

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
compass

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A compass is an instrument used for navi

Question 6

The expedition led by Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Maya civilization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Tlaxcallan

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Tlaxcallan (also spelled Tlaxcala) was a

Question 8

Europeans embarked on expansionist voyages for all of the following reasons 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)  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 9

The African slave trade

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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 10

The VOC

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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 11

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 12

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

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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 13

What was true about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

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A)  Regional and interregional trade only began to expand with the arrival of the Europeans. 
B)  Although agriculture was the economic basis of society, commerce was beginning to affect daily life. 
C)  The region exported nothing but agricultural produce. 
D)  Agriculture was becoming less commercialized. 
E)  Local artisans were the main producers and consumers of luxury goods. 
A)  Regional and interregional trade only began to expand with the arrival of the Europeans. 
B)  Although agriculture was the economic basis of society, commerce was beginning to affect daily life. 
C)  The region exported nothing but agricultural produce. 
D)  Agriculture was becoming less commercialized. 
E)  Local artisans were the main producers and consumers of luxury goods.

Question 14

New religions coming into Southeast Asia

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A)  included Islam, Shinto and Zoroastrianism. 
B)  were often altered by new converts, who blended traditional beliefs with the new doctrines. 
C)  were only temporarily considered, and then rejected, by the region's peoples. 
D)  included the cult of the goddess Pomona. 
E)  included Judaism. 
A)  included Islam, Shinto and Zoroastrianism. 
B)  were often altered by new converts, who blended traditional beliefs with the new doctrines. 
C)  were only temporarily considered, and then rejected, by the region's peoples. 
D)  included the cult of the goddess Pomona. 
E)  included Judaism.

Question 15

How did Spanish methods of dealing with their new territories in America affect the native populations there?

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The Spanish methods of dealing with thei

Question 16

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

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Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Malacca

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

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-cen

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Boers

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Europeans were able to expand their exploration and command of the oceans due to the

Which people were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia?

The founder of the empire of Songhai was

What was the name of the system under which European settlers received grants of land and could demand labor from indigenous peoples as tribute?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). compass

The expedition led by Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Maya civilization.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Tlaxcallan

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

The African slave trade

The VOC

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

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

What was true about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

New religions coming into Southeast Asia

How did Spanish methods of dealing with their new territories in America affect the native populations there?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Malacca

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Boers

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

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

Europeans were able to expand their exploration and command of the oceans due to the

Which people were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia?

The founder of the empire of Songhai was

What was the name of the system under which European settlers received grants of land and could demand labor from indigenous peoples as tribute?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). compass

The expedition led by Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Maya civilization.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Tlaxcallan

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

The African slave trade

The VOC

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

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

What was true about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

New religions coming into Southeast Asia

How did Spanish methods of dealing with their new territories in America affect the native populations there?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Malacca

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Boers

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

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

Toward the Pacific Century

The East Asian World

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

The High Tide of Imperialism

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

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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