Question 1

What constituted the third leg of the Triangle trade?

Accepted Answer

A) payment for slaves in gold in Africa prior to the Middle Passage. 
B) payment for slaves in the Americas with sugar-based products to be taken  back to Europe. 
C) payment for slaveships in Europe to go to Africa. 
D) exchange of slaves for passage of cargo and colonists from Europe to America. 
E) None of these. 
A) payment for slaves in gold in Africa prior to the Middle Passage. 
B) payment for slaves in the Americas with sugar-based products to be taken  back to Europe. 
C) payment for slaveships in Europe to go to Africa. 
D) exchange of slaves for passage of cargo and colonists from Europe to America. 
E) None of these.

Question 2

Historians have generally regarded the voyages of Vasco de Gama as the pivotal point in opening trade with the East. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By the early 1400s, a growing percentage of the Asian spice trade was being transported

Accepted Answer

A) by camel caravans across Arabia. 
B) in European ships, particularly Dutch and Portuguese. 
C) in Muslim ships. 
D) in Chinese ships as evidenced by the voyages of Zheng He. 
E) across the Silk Road from China. 
A) by camel caravans across Arabia. 
B) in European ships, particularly Dutch and Portuguese. 
C) in Muslim ships. 
D) in Chinese ships as evidenced by the voyages of Zheng He. 
E) across the Silk Road from China.

Question 4

In Spain's New World Empire,

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A) Spanish colonials, following the lead of Bartolomé de Las Casas, were much less harsh toward the American natives than the Spanish government urged them to be. 
B) the encomienda policies insured only a 2 percent profit per year to each Spanish investor. 
C) the number of natives on the island of Hispaniola was increased from 300 to 100,000 between 1493 and 1570. 
D) the king was determined to convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity. 
E) the native Americans eagerly and consistently embraced Spanish colonial policies. 
A) Spanish colonials, following the lead of Bartolomé de Las Casas, were much less harsh toward the American natives than the Spanish government urged them to be. 
B) the encomienda policies insured only a 2 percent profit per year to each Spanish investor. 
C) the number of natives on the island of Hispaniola was increased from 300 to 100,000 between 1493 and 1570. 
D) the king was determined to convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity. 
E) the native Americans eagerly and consistently embraced Spanish colonial policies.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the causes and consequences of the voyages of Zhenghe with those of Columbus. Speculate on how history might have be different had Zhenghe successfully navigated the Pacific to the coast of California.

Accepted Answer

The voyages of Zhenghe and Columbus were

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Boers

Accepted Answer

The term "Boers" refers to the descendan

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
mulattoes and mestizos

Accepted Answer

Mulattoes and mestizos are terms histori

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The arrival of Europeans had a significa

Question 9

Under the rule of Sonni Ali, which power emerged in West Africa?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hausa States 
B) ​Songhai 
C) ​Mali 
D) ​Bantu 
E) ​Ghana 
A) ​Hausa States 
B) ​Songhai 
C) ​Mali 
D) ​Bantu 
E) ​Ghana

Question 10

In spite of their resistance to foreign encroachment, the Portuguese were able to establish trading outposts in all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Ayuthaya 
B) Laos 
C) Burma 
D) Thailand 
E) Vietnam 
A) Ayuthaya 
B) Laos 
C) Burma 
D) Thailand 
E) Vietnam

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Bartolomé de Las Casas

Accepted Answer

Bartolomé de Las Casas was a 16th-centur

Question 12

​Military conflict between the English and Spanish during The War of Jenkin's Ear was because of

Accepted Answer

A) ​intensified competition for overseas resources. 
B) ​control of trade routes in the Indian Maritime Network. 
C) ​English settlement in the mid-Atlantic states 
D) ​Spanish refusal to vacate St. Augustine, Florida. 
E) ​English hijacking of Spanish galleons. 
A) ​intensified competition for overseas resources. 
B) ​control of trade routes in the Indian Maritime Network. 
C) ​English settlement in the mid-Atlantic states 
D) ​Spanish refusal to vacate St. Augustine, Florida. 
E) ​English hijacking of Spanish galleons.

Question 13

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 were more maltreated than before. 
D) the Spanish government was 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 were more maltreated than before. 
D) the Spanish government was more attentive to the needs of the native populations. 
E) a new route to the Indies was discovered.

Question 14

What were the main objectives of Prince Henry the Navigator?

Accepted Answer

A) Expanding Christianity, obtaining a monopoly on the slave trade, and establishing colonies in Brazil. 
B) Refining the reputation of his school of maritime studies, expanding trade opportunities for Portugal, obtaining personal wealth. 
C) Expanding trade routes for Europe, enriching the Catholic church, and advancing scientific knowledge. 
D) Weaking the Muslim states in Spain and West Africa, advancing Christianity, expanding trade opportunities for Portugal. 
E) Overthrowing Spain, establishing a colonial foothold in Africa, and monopolizing the spice trade from Asia. 
A) Expanding Christianity, obtaining a monopoly on the slave trade, and establishing colonies in Brazil. 
B) Refining the reputation of his school of maritime studies, expanding trade opportunities for Portugal, obtaining personal wealth. 
C) Expanding trade routes for Europe, enriching the Catholic church, and advancing scientific knowledge. 
D) Weaking the Muslim states in Spain and West Africa, advancing Christianity, expanding trade opportunities for Portugal. 
E) Overthrowing Spain, establishing a colonial foothold in Africa, and monopolizing the spice trade from Asia.

Question 15

Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

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 16

Which of the following is not correct about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Regional and interregional trade had begun to expand even before 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 commercialized. 
E) The royal courts were the main producers and major consumers of luxury goods. 
A) Regional and interregional trade had begun to expand even before 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 commercialized. 
E) The royal courts were the main producers and major consumers of luxury goods.

Question 17

The first Europeans to settle in Southern Africa were the

Accepted Answer

A) ​Greeks 
B) ​Dutch 
C) ​Portuguese 
D) ​Spanish 
E) ​English 
A) ​Greeks 
B) ​Dutch 
C) ​Portuguese 
D) ​Spanish 
E) ​English

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Treaty of Tordesillas

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme

Question 19

The Cape of Good Hope was rounded in 1487 by

Accepted Answer

A) Abram Voorhies. 
B) Vasco da Gama. 
C) Ferdinand Magellan. 
D) Bartolomeu Dias. 
E) Henry the Navigator. 
A) Abram Voorhies. 
B) Vasco da Gama. 
C) Ferdinand Magellan. 
D) Bartolomeu Dias. 
E) Henry the Navigator.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Hispaniola

Accepted Answer

Hispaniola is an island in the Caribbean

What constituted the third leg of the Triangle trade?

Historians have generally regarded the voyages of Vasco de Gama as the pivotal point in opening trade with the East.

By the early 1400s, a growing percentage of the Asian spice trade was being transported

In Spain's New World Empire,

Compare and contrast the causes and consequences of the voyages of Zhenghe with those of Columbus. Speculate on how history might have be different had Zhenghe successfully navigated the Pacific to the coast of California.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Boers

Instructions: Identify the following terms. mulattoes and mestizos

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

Under the rule of Sonni Ali, which power emerged in West Africa?

In spite of their resistance to foreign encroachment, the Portuguese were able to establish trading outposts in all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Bartolomé de Las Casas

Military conflict between the English and Spanish during The War of Jenkin's Ear was because of

As a result of the publications of Bartolomé de Las Casas,

What were the main objectives of Prince Henry the Navigator?

Christopher Columbus

Which of the following is not correct about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

The first Europeans to settle in Southern Africa were the

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty of Tordesillas

The Cape of Good Hope was rounded in 1487 by

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Hispaniola

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

What constituted the third leg of the Triangle trade?

Historians have generally regarded the voyages of Vasco de Gama as the pivotal point in opening trade with the East. ​

By the early 1400s, a growing percentage of the Asian spice trade was being transported

In Spain's New World Empire,

Compare and contrast the causes and consequences of the voyages of Zhenghe with those of Columbus. Speculate on how history might have be different had Zhenghe successfully navigated the Pacific to the coast of California.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Boers

Instructions: Identify the following terms. mulattoes and mestizos

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

Under the rule of Sonni Ali, which power emerged in West Africa?​

In spite of their resistance to foreign encroachment, the Portuguese were able to establish trading outposts in all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Bartolomé de Las Casas

​Military conflict between the English and Spanish during The War of Jenkin's Ear was because of

As a result of the publications of Bartolomé de Las Casas,

What were the main objectives of Prince Henry the Navigator?

Christopher Columbus

Which of the following is not correct about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

The first Europeans to settle in Southern Africa were the

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty of Tordesillas

The Cape of Good Hope was rounded in 1487 by

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Hispaniola

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

Historians have generally regarded the voyages of Vasco de Gama as the pivotal point in opening trade with the East.

Under the rule of Sonni Ali, which power emerged in West Africa?

Military conflict between the English and Spanish during The War of Jenkin's Ear was because of