Question 1

The most spectacular of the early European sea voyages was undertaken by

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A)  Diaz, who was first to round Africa's treacherous Cape of Good Hope. 
B)  de Gama, who sailed to India and explored its rich coastline. 
C)  Cabral, who accidentally discovered Brazil and claimed it for the small empire of Portugal. 
D)  Vespucci, who was responsible for the naming of the Americas. 
E)  Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe. 
A)  Diaz, who was first to round Africa's treacherous Cape of Good Hope. 
B)  de Gama, who sailed to India and explored its rich coastline. 
C)  Cabral, who accidentally discovered Brazil and claimed it for the small empire of Portugal. 
D)  Vespucci, who was responsible for the naming of the Americas. 
E)  Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe.

Question 2

Ironically, Arab slave traders and Europeans adopted the same beliefs about

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A)  African inferiority. 
B)  the nature of God. 
C)  mercantilism. 
D)  the inhumanity of slavery. 
E)  the reasons for taking slaves. 
A)  African inferiority. 
B)  the nature of God. 
C)  mercantilism. 
D)  the inhumanity of slavery. 
E)  the reasons for taking slaves.

Question 3

The slave trade from Africa first became profitable for the Portuguese with

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A)  the shipping of slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled. 
B)  the breeding of new slave generations in the Americas. 
C)  sales to European noble families. 
D)  sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries. 
E)  shipments to the Caribbean islands. 
A)  the shipping of slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled. 
B)  the breeding of new slave generations in the Americas. 
C)  sales to European noble families. 
D)  sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries. 
E)  shipments to the Caribbean islands.

Question 4

Which of these methods of fighting was not preferred by the Europeans in the Americas?

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A)  warfare on land 
B)  the cannon 
C)  strong discipline in battle 
D)  newer, better methods of rigging ships 
E)  use of more maneuverable hulls 
A)  warfare on land 
B)  the cannon 
C)  strong discipline in battle 
D)  newer, better methods of rigging ships 
E)  use of more maneuverable hulls

Question 5

Indian silver and gold enabled ____________________ to become Europe's strongest superpower in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Question 6

As serfs in Europe began to gain their freedom, landlords

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A)  went bankrupt after years of profligate spending. 
B)  imported workers from neighboring countries. 
C)  threw their farmer serfs off the land. 
D)  left the land and became merchants and bankers. 
E)  continued to try to force their workers to remain on the land. 
A)  went bankrupt after years of profligate spending. 
B)  imported workers from neighboring countries. 
C)  threw their farmer serfs off the land. 
D)  left the land and became merchants and bankers. 
E)  continued to try to force their workers to remain on the land.

Question 7

The first attempt by the English to colonize North America failed miserably, in fact coming to be known as the ____________________ ____________________.

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Question 8

The English fought two wars with the Dutch in the 1600s, both of which they won, making them

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A)  feel invincible. 
B)  the world's leading naval power. 
C)  turn to Indian allies to keep their supremacy. 
D)  unstoppable in any endeavor. 
E)  the owners of the profitable port of Singapore. 
A)  feel invincible. 
B)  the world's leading naval power. 
C)  turn to Indian allies to keep their supremacy. 
D)  unstoppable in any endeavor. 
E)  the owners of the profitable port of Singapore.

Question 9

Describe the background for European exploration and trade expansion. Discuss the roles of Prince Henry and early Portuguese discoverers.

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Question 10

The Portuguese government was interested mainly in

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A)  gaining more territory than the Spanish. 
B)  gaining control of the Philippines. 
C)  becoming wealthy through trade in luxury items. 
D)  being more successful than the Spanish under the mercantile system. 
E)  finding the fabled cities of gold known as El Dorado. 
A)  gaining more territory than the Spanish. 
B)  gaining control of the Philippines. 
C)  becoming wealthy through trade in luxury items. 
D)  being more successful than the Spanish under the mercantile system. 
E)  finding the fabled cities of gold known as El Dorado.

Question 11

As Europeans came to have more contact with other parts of the world, they

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A)  became reinforced in the belief that they had a moral obligation to enlighten others. 
B)  began to look on foreigners as fascinating beings for study, but probably uncivilizable. 
C)  began to develop the concept of the "noble savage," with the accompanying idea that these peoples might be more moral than the Europeans themselves. 
D)  began to realize that their interest in the natural sciences was shared by most of the world's peoples. 
E)  became more curious about the rest of the world's peoples, but less interested in interacting with them. 
A)  became reinforced in the belief that they had a moral obligation to enlighten others. 
B)  began to look on foreigners as fascinating beings for study, but probably uncivilizable. 
C)  began to develop the concept of the "noble savage," with the accompanying idea that these peoples might be more moral than the Europeans themselves. 
D)  began to realize that their interest in the natural sciences was shared by most of the world's peoples. 
E)  became more curious about the rest of the world's peoples, but less interested in interacting with them.

Question 12

In Brazil, the greatest number of slaves were originally imported for labor in the

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A)  silver mines. 
B)  sugarcane fields. 
C)  tobacco plantations. 
D)  trading stations. 
E)  rainforests. 
A)  silver mines. 
B)  sugarcane fields. 
C)  tobacco plantations. 
D)  trading stations. 
E)  rainforests.

Question 13

Which of the following was a part of the Columbian Exchange?

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A)  pigs and goats to Europe 
B)  squash and beans to Europe 
C)  tobacco to the Western Hemisphere 
D)  iron to the Western Hemisphere 
E)  bananas to the Western Hemisphere. 
A)  pigs and goats to Europe 
B)  squash and beans to Europe 
C)  tobacco to the Western Hemisphere 
D)  iron to the Western Hemisphere 
E)  bananas to the Western Hemisphere.

Question 14

Individuals whose ancestry included both Amerindians and whites were labeled ____________________.

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Question 15

The attitude of the Spanish and the Portuguese toward Native Americans after Christianity was introduced was

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A)  that of a sort of benign neglect, as long as the natives behaved and paid tribute. 
B)  a series of restrictive laws that were strictly enforced. 
C)  an acceptance of the native peoples as equals. 
D)  a belief that the natives should all be removed from the empire. 
E)  a feeling that the natives were too child-like to be useful. 
A)  that of a sort of benign neglect, as long as the natives behaved and paid tribute. 
B)  a series of restrictive laws that were strictly enforced. 
C)  an acceptance of the native peoples as equals. 
D)  a belief that the natives should all be removed from the empire. 
E)  a feeling that the natives were too child-like to be useful.

Question 16

European colonial policies were dictated mainly by

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A)  competition for worldwide prestige. 
B)  the need for markets and raw materials. 
C)  the stagnation of their economies at home. 
D)  the desire for more land. 
E)  the desire to spread Christianity. 
A)  competition for worldwide prestige. 
B)  the need for markets and raw materials. 
C)  the stagnation of their economies at home. 
D)  the desire for more land. 
E)  the desire to spread Christianity.

Question 17

Fifteenth and sixteenth century voyages of exploration were stimulated mainly by

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A)  European curiosity about other peoples. 
B)  the determination to obtain more farming land for a growing population. 
C)  the individual explorers' hopes of enrichment. 
D)  the discovery that the Earth was in fact a sphere without "ends." 
E)  new technology. 
A)  European curiosity about other peoples. 
B)  the determination to obtain more farming land for a growing population. 
C)  the individual explorers' hopes of enrichment. 
D)  the discovery that the Earth was in fact a sphere without "ends." 
E)  new technology.

Question 18

Compare the early Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Why did Spain's efforts prove to be the more substantial?

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Question 19

____________________ were slave-labor estates that existed for a short while in Spanish America and Brazil.

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Question 20

A chief ingredient of Dutch success in carving out an overseas empire was the ____________________ ____________________ Company.

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Exam 22: A Larger World Opens

The most spectacular of the early European sea voyages was undertaken by

Ironically, Arab slave traders and Europeans adopted the same beliefs about

The slave trade from Africa first became profitable for the Portuguese with

Which of these methods of fighting was not preferred by the Europeans in the Americas?

Indian silver and gold enabled ____________________ to become Europe's strongest superpower in the 16th and 17th centuries.

As serfs in Europe began to gain their freedom, landlords

The first attempt by the English to colonize North America failed miserably, in fact coming to be known as the ____________________ ____________________.

The English fought two wars with the Dutch in the 1600s, both of which they won, making them

Describe the background for European exploration and trade expansion. Discuss the roles of Prince Henry and early Portuguese discoverers.

The Portuguese government was interested mainly in

As Europeans came to have more contact with other parts of the world, they

In Brazil, the greatest number of slaves were originally imported for labor in the

Which of the following was a part of the Columbian Exchange?

Individuals whose ancestry included both Amerindians and whites were labeled ____________________.

The attitude of the Spanish and the Portuguese toward Native Americans after Christianity was introduced was

European colonial policies were dictated mainly by

Fifteenth and sixteenth century voyages of exploration were stimulated mainly by

Compare the early Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Why did Spain's efforts prove to be the more substantial?

____________________ were slave-labor estates that existed for a short while in Spanish America and Brazil.

A chief ingredient of Dutch success in carving out an overseas empire was the ____________________ ____________________ Company.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Indias Beginnings

Ancient China to 500 Bce

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism: 800-100 Bce

Rome: City-State to Empire

Imperial Decline and the Birth of Christian Europe

The Americas Before Columbus

Africa From Kush to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and Institutions

Indian Civilization in Its Golden Age

Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Mongol Intrusion

Late Medieval Troubles

The European Renaissance

The Protestant Reformation

The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Empires

Foundations of the European States

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

Europes Industrialization and Its Social Impacts

Europe in Ideological Conflict

Advanced Industrial Society

Consolidation of National States

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

Africa in the Era of Informal Empire

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China and Southeast Asia in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War Ii

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War Ii

High and Low Cultures in the West

Superpower Rivalry and the European Recovery

Decolonization and the Third World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Years of Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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Indian silver and gold enabled ____________________ to become Europe's strongest superpower in the 16^th and 17^th centuries.

The first attempt by the English to colonize North America failed miserably, in fact coming to be known as the .

A chief ingredient of Dutch success in carving out an overseas empire was the Company.