Question 1

The Seven Years' War laid the foundation for 150 years of Spanish imperial hegemony in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT one of the main inspirations for European exploration?

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to conquer China and India 
B)  the search for basic resources 
C)  the desire to establish new trade routes to Asian markets 
D)  the desire to spread Christianity 
E)  the search for lands suitable for cultivation of cash crops 
A)  the desire to conquer China and India 
B)  the search for basic resources 
C)  the desire to establish new trade routes to Asian markets 
D)  the desire to spread Christianity 
E)  the search for lands suitable for cultivation of cash crops

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.

Accepted Answer

Disease has played a significant role in

Question 4

The most prosperous country in Europe in the seventeenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  the Netherlands. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  the Netherlands. 
E)  Russia.

Question 5

What was Columbus's goal in setting forth across the Atlantic in 1492? Was his voyage successful?

Accepted Answer

Columbus's goal in setting forth across

Question 6

The VOC was the

Accepted Answer

A)  English East India Company. 
B)  indirect trade route that Portuguese mariners used to take advantage of wind patterns. 
C)  Portuguese missionary organization that spread Christianity along the trade routes. 
D)  United East India Company. 
E)  European multinational organization,Victory Over China,that focused on Asian expansion. 
A)  English East India Company. 
B)  indirect trade route that Portuguese mariners used to take advantage of wind patterns. 
C)  Portuguese missionary organization that spread Christianity along the trade routes. 
D)  United East India Company. 
E)  European multinational organization,Victory Over China,that focused on Asian expansion.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The developments and discoveries that we

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain,he reported to his royal sponsors that he had reached the islands just off the coast of Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

The goal of the Portuguese in establishing a trading-post empire was to conquer new territories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What were some of the striking aspects of the battle for Hormuz,as recounted by Afonso d'Alboquerque (see Textbook: Sources from the Past: Afonso D'Alboquerque Seizes Hormuz)? What was the strategic importance of Hormuz?

Accepted Answer

Some of the striking aspects of the batt

Exam 22: Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections

The Seven Years' War laid the foundation for 150 years of Spanish imperial hegemony in the world.

Which of the following was NOT one of the main inspirations for European exploration?

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.

The most prosperous country in Europe in the seventeenth century was

What was Columbus's goal in setting forth across the Atlantic in 1492? Was his voyage successful?

The VOC was the

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

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

When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain,he reported to his royal sponsors that he had reached the islands just off the coast of Asia.

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

The goal of the Portuguese in establishing a trading-post empire was to conquer new territories.

What were some of the striking aspects of the battle for Hormuz,as recounted by Afonso d'Alboquerque (see Textbook: Sources from the Past: Afonso D'Alboquerque Seizes Hormuz)? What was the strategic importance of Hormuz?

Before History

Early Societies in Southwest Asia and the Indo-European Migrations

Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

Early Societies in South Asia

Early Society in Mainland East Asia

Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania

The Empires of Persia

The Unification of China

State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India

Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase

Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase

Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads: During the Late Classical Era

The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia

The Expansive Realm of Islam

India and the Indian Ocean Basin

The Two Worlds of Christendom

Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa

The Increasing Influence of Europe

Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania

Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural Interaction

The Transformation of Europe

New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania

Africa and the Atlantic World

Tradition and Change in East Asia

The Islamic Empires

Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World

The Making of Industrial Society

The Americas in the Age of Independence

Societies at Crossroads

The Building of Global Empires

The Great War: The World in Upheaval

An Age of Anxiety

Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

New Conflagrations: World War II and the Cold War

The End of Empire

A World Without Borders

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