Question 1

Christopher Columbus's decision to sail west to reach Asia was based on

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A) assistance from an experienced Muslim sailor. 
B) secret information on trade routes that he had received indirectly from Chinese sources. 
C) legends left over from the earlier Viking voyages. 
D) his miscalculation of the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan. 
E) information that he had gathered after inventing his own astrolabe. 
A) assistance from an experienced Muslim sailor. 
B) secret information on trade routes that he had received indirectly from Chinese sources. 
C) legends left over from the earlier Viking voyages. 
D) his miscalculation of the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan. 
E) information that he had gathered after inventing his own astrolabe.

Question 2

On 12 October 1492,Columbus made landfall on an island that the native Taíno called

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A) Palos. 
B) Guanahaní. 
C) Calicut. 
D) San Salvador. 
E) Gao. 
A) Palos. 
B) Guanahaní. 
C) Calicut. 
D) San Salvador. 
E) Gao.

Question 3

What role has disease played in world history up to and including the period of the Columbian exchange? Be sure to consider the bubonic plague in China and Europe as well as the smallpox epidemics that struck the Americas.

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Disease has played a significant role in

Question 4

What is it about the western Europeans that might explain this period of exploration? Why didn't this exploration happen earlier or elsewhere?

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The period of exploration by western Eur

Question 5

In the long term,the Columbian exchange

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A) brought a lasting decline in population because of the ravages of diseases such as smallpox. 
B) had very little influence on world population figures. 
C) led to economic instability because of a glut of Chinese silver. 
D) barely broke even financially. 
E) increased world population because of the spread of new food crops. 
A) brought a lasting decline in population because of the ravages of diseases such as smallpox. 
B) had very little influence on world population figures. 
C) led to economic instability because of a glut of Chinese silver. 
D) barely broke even financially. 
E) increased world population because of the spread of new food crops.

Question 6

Hormuz,Goa,and Melaka were all seized in the early 1500s by

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A) Vasco da Gama. 
B) Afonso d'Alboquerque. 
C) Francis Drake. 
D) Zheng He. 
E) James Cook. 
A) Vasco da Gama. 
B) Afonso d'Alboquerque. 
C) Francis Drake. 
D) Zheng He. 
E) James Cook.

Question 7

What developments and discoveries were important in the process of western European exploration?

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The developments and discoveries that we

Question 8

From 1500 to 1800,the largest contingent of migrants consisted of

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A) enslaved Africans. 
B) Hindu Indians fleeing religious persecution. 
C) northern Europeans seeking economic opportunity in the Americas. 
D) Chinese peasant families fleeing recurring outbreaks of disease. 
E) southern Europeans seeking political freedom in the Americas. 
A) enslaved Africans. 
B) Hindu Indians fleeing religious persecution. 
C) northern Europeans seeking economic opportunity in the Americas. 
D) Chinese peasant families fleeing recurring outbreaks of disease. 
E) southern Europeans seeking political freedom in the Americas.

Question 9

Spanish mariners developed a strategy called the volta do mar that enabled them to take direct routes to their destinations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope was

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A) Bartolomeu Dias. 
B) Vasco da Gama. 
C) Dom Henrique. 
D) James Cook. 
E) Christopher Columbus. 
A) Bartolomeu Dias. 
B) Vasco da Gama. 
C) Dom Henrique. 
D) James Cook. 
E) Christopher Columbus.

Question 11

In the late sixteenth century the Portuguese imperial hegemony over the Indian Ocean was at its peak.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following men conquered the Moroccan port of Ceuta and sponsored a series of voyages down the west African coast?

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A) Christopher Columbus 
B) Henry VIII of England 
C) Francis I of France 
D) Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman empire 
E) Henry of Portugal 
A) Christopher Columbus 
B) Henry VIII of England 
C) Francis I of France 
D) Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman empire 
E) Henry of Portugal

Question 13

In Christopher Columbus's journals,he suggested to the king and queen of Spain that they focus on converting the peoples of the Americas because "in a short time you will end up having converted to our Holy Faith a multitude of peoples and acquired large dominions and great riches." How does this brief statement express the European goals for exploration? Why did the Europeans explore?

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The brief statement from Christopher Col

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT an advantage the English and Dutch had over the Portuguese?

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A) They possessed faster,cheaper,and more powerful ships. 
B) They created joint-stock companies. 
C) They had much better captains. 
D) They were wealthier countries. 
E) They had much larger populations. 
A) They possessed faster,cheaper,and more powerful ships. 
B) They created joint-stock companies. 
C) They had much better captains. 
D) They were wealthier countries. 
E) They had much larger populations.

Question 15

Russian territorial expansion into northern Eurasia began in the

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A) fifteenth century. 
B) sixteenth century. 
C) seventeenth century. 
D) eighteenth century. 
E) nineteenth century. 
A) fifteenth century. 
B) sixteenth century. 
C) seventeenth century. 
D) eighteenth century. 
E) nineteenth century.

Question 16

What were some of the positive aspects of the Columbian exchange? What were some of the destructive aspects of this exchange? Give some specific examples.

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Some of the positive aspects of the Colu

Question 17

Discuss the implications of the Columbian exchange.What crops and animals were being shipped back and forth? Was there a negative side to this exchange? What would be the long-term consequences?

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The Columbian Exchange had significant i

Question 18

Examine the technological innovations that allowed for European exploration.How many of those innovations came from Europe originally? What other factors helped make sailing that far possible?

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The technological innovations that allow

Question 19

Explore the differing approaches to exploration,trade,and colonization of the western European nations.What might explain these differences? How would these different approaches influence the areas being explored and colonized?

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The differing approaches to exploration,

Question 20

Read the Christopher Columbus section .What were Columbus's impressions of the peoples he encountered?

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Christopher Columbus's impressions of th

Exam 19: Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections

Christopher Columbus's decision to sail west to reach Asia was based on

On 12 October 1492,Columbus made landfall on an island that the native Taíno called

What role has disease played in world history up to and including the period of the Columbian exchange? Be sure to consider the bubonic plague in China and Europe as well as the smallpox epidemics that struck the Americas.

What is it about the western Europeans that might explain this period of exploration? Why didn't this exploration happen earlier or elsewhere?

In the long term,the Columbian exchange

Hormuz,Goa,and Melaka were all seized in the early 1500s by

What developments and discoveries were important in the process of western European exploration?

From 1500 to 1800,the largest contingent of migrants consisted of

Spanish mariners developed a strategy called the volta do mar that enabled them to take direct routes to their destinations.

The first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope was

In the late sixteenth century the Portuguese imperial hegemony over the Indian Ocean was at its peak.

Which of the following men conquered the Moroccan port of Ceuta and sponsored a series of voyages down the west African coast?

Which of the following was NOT an advantage the English and Dutch had over the Portuguese?

Russian territorial expansion into northern Eurasia began in the

What were some of the positive aspects of the Columbian exchange? What were some of the destructive aspects of this exchange? Give some specific examples.

Discuss the implications of the Columbian exchange.What crops and animals were being shipped back and forth? Was there a negative side to this exchange? What would be the long-term consequences?

Examine the technological innovations that allowed for European exploration.How many of those innovations came from Europe originally? What other factors helped make sailing that far possible?

Explore the differing approaches to exploration,trade,and colonization of the western European nations.What might explain these differences? How would these different approaches influence the areas being explored and colonized?

Read the Christopher Columbus section .What were Columbus's impressions of the peoples he encountered?

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Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads During the Late Classical ERA

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