Question 1

By 1750,all parts of the world participated in a global trade network in which Europeans played dominant roles,EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) China. 
B) South America. 
C) Australia. 
D) India. 
E) Africa. 
A) China. 
B) South America. 
C) Australia. 
D) India. 
E) Africa. C

Question 2

Alongside material incentives,the goal of expanding the boundaries of Christianity also drove Europeans into the larger world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Jan Pieterszoon Coen was responsible for

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A) forcing the population of Indonesia to convert to Christianity. 
B) founding the city of Batavia on the island of Java. 
C) bringing the Philippines under Dutch control. 
D) establishing the United East India Company. 
E) the third circumnavigation of the globe. 
A) forcing the population of Indonesia to convert to Christianity. 
B) founding the city of Batavia on the island of Java. 
C) bringing the Philippines under Dutch control. 
D) establishing the United East India Company. 
E) the third circumnavigation of the globe. B

Question 4

The Dutch policy in Indonesia was to

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A) control the production of spices. 
B) convert the population to Christianity. 
C) rule the native population through strict control. 
D) introduce new agricultural products to find a cash crop. 
E) control financial institutions but leave the fighting to their French allies. 
A) control the production of spices. 
B) convert the population to Christianity. 
C) rule the native population through strict control. 
D) introduce new agricultural products to find a cash crop. 
E) control financial institutions but leave the fighting to their French allies.

Question 5

The center of Spanish commercial activity in Asia was

Accepted Answer

A) Manila. 
B) Batavia. 
C) Bombay. 
D) Melaka. 
E) Hawai`i. 
A) Manila. 
B) Batavia. 
C) Bombay. 
D) Melaka. 
E) Hawai`i.

Question 6

The explorer who led three expeditions into the Pacific in the eighteenth century was

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A) James Cook. 
B) Ferdinand Magellan. 
C) Francis Drake. 
D) Vasco da Gama. 
E) Vasco Nuñez de Balboa. 
A) James Cook. 
B) Ferdinand Magellan. 
C) Francis Drake. 
D) Vasco da Gama. 
E) Vasco Nuñez de Balboa.

Question 7

The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic Ocean islands as the perfect location for the cultivation of

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A) cotton. 
B) sugarcane. 
C) indigo. 
D) maize. 
E) citrus fruits. 
A) cotton. 
B) sugarcane. 
C) indigo. 
D) maize. 
E) citrus fruits.

Question 8

Compare the Spanish conquest of the Philippines with the Dutch conquest of Indonesia.What kind of colony emerged in each case?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish conquest of the Philippines

Question 9

In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian Ocean,Europeans during the period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries

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A) achieved a monopoly. 
B) used an alliance with southern Indian princes to achieve success. 
C) were never able to displace the Chinese monopoly. 
D) used their seemingly godlike advantage in technology to establish a theocracy. 
E) met with limited success because of a lack of human numbers and military power. 
A) achieved a monopoly. 
B) used an alliance with southern Indian princes to achieve success. 
C) were never able to displace the Chinese monopoly. 
D) used their seemingly godlike advantage in technology to establish a theocracy. 
E) met with limited success because of a lack of human numbers and military power.

Question 10

Lateen sails had the advantage of

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A) allowing for faster travel than anything available in the Islamic world. 
B) working better in crosswinds. 
C) being so colorful that they could be seen from many miles away. 
D) being able to take full advantage of a wind blowing from behind. 
E) being cheaper because their basic component was jute. 
A) allowing for faster travel than anything available in the Islamic world. 
B) working better in crosswinds. 
C) being so colorful that they could be seen from many miles away. 
D) being able to take full advantage of a wind blowing from behind. 
E) being cheaper because their basic component was jute.

Question 11

In the end,Portugal was unable to maintain its early domination of trade because

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A) it was a small country with a small population. 
B) a Chinese resurgence of naval exploration forced the Portuguese out. 
C) a late outbreak of the bubonic plague in the seventeenth century killed half the country's population. 
D) the English,French,and Dutch formed a lasting alliance designed to force the Portuguese to surrender. 
E) the Portuguese tired of the expenses of naval exploration and focused on their European land empire. 
A) it was a small country with a small population. 
B) a Chinese resurgence of naval exploration forced the Portuguese out. 
C) a late outbreak of the bubonic plague in the seventeenth century killed half the country's population. 
D) the English,French,and Dutch formed a lasting alliance designed to force the Portuguese to surrender. 
E) the Portuguese tired of the expenses of naval exploration and focused on their European land empire.

Question 12

Ferdinand Magellan established a trade route between Mexico and

Accepted Answer

A) Spain. 
B) Hawai`i. 
C) Portugal. 
D) the Canary Islands. 
E) the Philippines. 
A) Spain. 
B) Hawai`i. 
C) Portugal. 
D) the Canary Islands. 
E) the Philippines.

Question 13

The Portuguese mariner who sailed to Calicut in 1498 was

Accepted Answer

A) Dias. 
B) Columbus. 
C) Cook. 
D) Magellan. 
E) Vasco da Gama. 
A) Dias. 
B) Columbus. 
C) Cook. 
D) Magellan. 
E) Vasco da Gama.

Question 14

How were the English and Dutch trading companies organized and administered? How were these companies able to establish themselves in Asia?

Accepted Answer

The English and Dutch trading companies,

Question 15

The settlers who established a Russian presence in Siberia included social misfits,convicted criminals,and even prisoners of war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The English explorer James Cook died during a fight in

Accepted Answer

A) Australia. 
B) New Zealand. 
C) Hawai`i. 
D) Tahiti. 
E) Guam. 
A) Australia. 
B) New Zealand. 
C) Hawai`i. 
D) Tahiti. 
E) Guam.

Question 17

Examine the early Portuguese exploration and dominance in trade.What made this dominance possible? Why didn't their early advantage last?

Accepted Answer

The early Portuguese exploration and dom

Question 18

Which of the following cities was an English trading post?

Accepted Answer

A) Goa 
B) Hormuz 
C) Melaka 
D) Bombay 
E) São Jorge da Mina 
A) Goa 
B) Hormuz 
C) Melaka 
D) Bombay 
E) São Jorge da Mina

Question 19

The astrolabe was designed to measure

Accepted Answer

A) latitude. 
B) velocity. 
C) distance. 
D) longitude. 
E) depth. 
A) latitude. 
B) velocity. 
C) distance. 
D) longitude. 
E) depth.

Question 20

Under Spanish rule of the Philippines,the native population

Accepted Answer

A) was allowed to follow their own religious traditions. 
B) was encouraged to pursue a syncretic brand of Christianity. 
C) converted almost exclusively to Islam. 
D) followed a classical European north-south Protestant-Catholic geographic split. 
E) was pressured to convert to Roman Catholicism. 
A) was allowed to follow their own religious traditions. 
B) was encouraged to pursue a syncretic brand of Christianity. 
C) converted almost exclusively to Islam. 
D) followed a classical European north-south Protestant-Catholic geographic split. 
E) was pressured to convert to Roman Catholicism.

Exam 19: Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections

By 1750,all parts of the world participated in a global trade network in which Europeans played dominant roles,EXCEPT

Alongside material incentives,the goal of expanding the boundaries of Christianity also drove Europeans into the larger world.

Jan Pieterszoon Coen was responsible for

The Dutch policy in Indonesia was to

The center of Spanish commercial activity in Asia was

The explorer who led three expeditions into the Pacific in the eighteenth century was

The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic Ocean islands as the perfect location for the cultivation of

Compare the Spanish conquest of the Philippines with the Dutch conquest of Indonesia.What kind of colony emerged in each case?

In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian Ocean,Europeans during the period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries

Lateen sails had the advantage of

In the end,Portugal was unable to maintain its early domination of trade because

Ferdinand Magellan established a trade route between Mexico and

The Portuguese mariner who sailed to Calicut in 1498 was

How were the English and Dutch trading companies organized and administered? How were these companies able to establish themselves in Asia?

The settlers who established a Russian presence in Siberia included social misfits,convicted criminals,and even prisoners of war.

The English explorer James Cook died during a fight in

Examine the early Portuguese exploration and dominance in trade.What made this dominance possible? Why didn't their early advantage last?

Which of the following cities was an English trading post?

The astrolabe was designed to measure

Under Spanish rule of the Philippines,the native population

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