Question 1

In their voyages along the west coast of Africa,the Portuguese were initially in search of:

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves. 
B)  a sea route to India. 
C)  spices. 
D)  gold. 
E)  silver. 
A)  slaves. 
B)  a sea route to India. 
C)  spices. 
D)  gold. 
E)  silver.

Question 2

Linguistically and ethnically,the Mongols were most closely related to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese. 
B)  Turks. 
C)  Russians. 
D)  Persians. 
E)  Siberians. 
A)  Chinese. 
B)  Turks. 
C)  Russians. 
D)  Persians. 
E)  Siberians.

Question 3

In the long history of slavery in Western civilization,the basic patterns of slavery were not racialized (in other words,directly related to ethnicity or skin color)until:

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans needed slave labor to develop the Atlantic colonies of Madeira, the Canaries, and the Azores. 
B)  Lisbon became a significant market for enslaved Africans in the middle of the fifteenth century. 
C)  Columbus returned with indigenous people from the New World in 1492. 
D)  Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire of Mexico between 1519 and 1521. 
E)  Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan empire of South America in 1533. 
A)  Europeans needed slave labor to develop the Atlantic colonies of Madeira, the Canaries, and the Azores. 
B)  Lisbon became a significant market for enslaved Africans in the middle of the fifteenth century. 
C)  Columbus returned with indigenous people from the New World in 1492. 
D)  Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire of Mexico between 1519 and 1521. 
E)  Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan empire of South America in 1533.

Question 4

The infusion of silver into the European economy was ultimately disastrous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did the industry of the New World impact the "Old World"?

Accepted Answer

The industry of the New World brought a

Question 6

Genoese colonies in the Mediterranean differed from Venetian and Catalan colonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  because Genoese colonies were directed by the city's rulers. 
B)  because Genoese colonies were mainly in the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  because Genoese colonies relied on galleys, not cogs. 
D)  because Genoese colonies focused on the production of bulk goods such as grain and hides for export. 
E)  because Genoese colonies were self-ruled with very little interference from the Genoa. 
A)  because Genoese colonies were directed by the city's rulers. 
B)  because Genoese colonies were mainly in the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  because Genoese colonies relied on galleys, not cogs. 
D)  because Genoese colonies focused on the production of bulk goods such as grain and hides for export. 
E)  because Genoese colonies were self-ruled with very little interference from the Genoa.

Question 7

Columbus was the first European to set foot on the American continents,though they were named for the geographer Amerigo Vespucci.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What new technologies made exploration possible?

Accepted Answer

Although the need for resources and prec

Question 9

During their sixteenth-century wars against Europe,among the Ottoman's staunchest allies was [were]:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Abbasid caliphate. 
B)  the Mongols. 
C)  Orthodox Christians. 
D)  the Jews. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  the Abbasid caliphate. 
B)  the Mongols. 
C)  Orthodox Christians. 
D)  the Jews. 
E)  Spain.

Question 10

The Ottomans were successful in their conquests,at least in part,because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they brought new ways of fighting to Europe with their introduction of stirrups for their horses. 
B)  they enlisted the services of Anatolian mercenaries. 
C)  they had captured a number of important cities and continued to do so under the employ of the Byzantine emperor. 
D)  their caliph married into the Byzantine royal family and thus had Byzantine support. 
E)  they promised full citizenship and a job to everyone who surrendered to them. 
A)  they brought new ways of fighting to Europe with their introduction of stirrups for their horses. 
B)  they enlisted the services of Anatolian mercenaries. 
C)  they had captured a number of important cities and continued to do so under the employ of the Byzantine emperor. 
D)  their caliph married into the Byzantine royal family and thus had Byzantine support. 
E)  they promised full citizenship and a job to everyone who surrendered to them.

Question 11

What events spurred Europe to exploration and colonization in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

The push westward was due to the growing

Question 12

Beginning in the 1440s,design changes in Portuguese caravels allowed them to:

Accepted Answer

A)  sail out of sight of land for extended periods. 
B)  use square sails, promoting faster travel into the wind. 
C)  employ larger crews on smaller ships. 
D)  utilize oars in addition to sails. 
E)  sail with two masts and faster, triangular sails. 
A)  sail out of sight of land for extended periods. 
B)  use square sails, promoting faster travel into the wind. 
C)  employ larger crews on smaller ships. 
D)  utilize oars in addition to sails. 
E)  sail with two masts and faster, triangular sails.

Question 13

The main profits from the expeditions organized by Prince Henry the Navigator to Africa came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  colonization. 
B)  gold. 
C)  silver. 
D)  slaving. 
E)  all of these 
A)  colonization. 
B)  gold. 
C)  silver. 
D)  slaving. 
E)  all of these

Question 14

Until the end of the sixteenth century,the Ottoman empire was on an almost constant war footing.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  The empire could be sustained only through raiding and conquest. 
B)  Ottoman wars to expand their empire kept powerful nobles on the frontiers, away from the capital where they might have threatened the sultan. 
C)  Christians launched a series of Crusades to recapture Constantinople, forcing the Ottomans to defend themselves. 
D)  The Mongols posed a persistent and very real threat on the Ottomans' eastern frontier. 
E)  all of these 
A)  The empire could be sustained only through raiding and conquest. 
B)  Ottoman wars to expand their empire kept powerful nobles on the frontiers, away from the capital where they might have threatened the sultan. 
C)  Christians launched a series of Crusades to recapture Constantinople, forcing the Ottomans to defend themselves. 
D)  The Mongols posed a persistent and very real threat on the Ottomans' eastern frontier. 
E)  all of these

Question 15

The industry that most fundamentally shaped the sixteenth-century Spanish colonies in Central and South America was:

Accepted Answer

A)  sugar production. 
B)  cattle ranching. 
C)  grain production. 
D)  jewelry production. 
E)  mining. 
A)  sugar production. 
B)  cattle ranching. 
C)  grain production. 
D)  jewelry production. 
E)  mining.

Question 16

When Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492,he carried with him two books that would shape his views of the places he encountered.The factual account was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jehen de Mandeville's Book of Marvels. 
B)  Prince Henry the Navigator's Rutters of the North Atlantic. 
C)  Vasco da Gama's Encounters with the Muslims. 
D)  Marco Polo's Book of the Marvels of the World. 
E)  Bartolomé de las Casas's A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. 
A)  Jehen de Mandeville's Book of Marvels. 
B)  Prince Henry the Navigator's Rutters of the North Atlantic. 
C)  Vasco da Gama's Encounters with the Muslims. 
D)  Marco Polo's Book of the Marvels of the World. 
E)  Bartolomé de las Casas's A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies.

Question 17

Marco Polo's travel accounts were influential in Europe because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they allowed King Louis IX of France to establish an ambassador in the Mongol court. 
B)  Christian missionaries needed to adapt European ideas to Asian contexts. 
C)  Christopher Columbus eventually used Marco Polo's maps as a guide. 
D)  Europeans previously knew little about life and customs in Asia. 
E)  all of these 
A)  they allowed King Louis IX of France to establish an ambassador in the Mongol court. 
B)  Christian missionaries needed to adapt European ideas to Asian contexts. 
C)  Christopher Columbus eventually used Marco Polo's maps as a guide. 
D)  Europeans previously knew little about life and customs in Asia. 
E)  all of these

Question 18

Magellan's voyage was instrumental in establishing a southwest passage to Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

While initial changes were dramatic,in the long run,the discovery of the New World did little to change the fundamental institutions of European society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Throughout the sixteenth century,the principal religious conflicts in the Ottoman empire came from disagreements with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Latin Christians of western Europe. 
B)  Greek Orthodox Christians who were bitter about the sack of Constantinople. 
C)  Sunni Muslims within the Ottoman empire. 
D)  Shiite Muslims from within the Ottoman empire. 
E)  Shiite Muslims in neighboring Persia. 
A)  the Latin Christians of western Europe. 
B)  Greek Orthodox Christians who were bitter about the sack of Constantinople. 
C)  Sunni Muslims within the Ottoman empire. 
D)  Shiite Muslims from within the Ottoman empire. 
E)  Shiite Muslims in neighboring Persia.

Exam 11: Commerce,Conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

In their voyages along the west coast of Africa,the Portuguese were initially in search of:

Linguistically and ethnically,the Mongols were most closely related to the:

In the long history of slavery in Western civilization,the basic patterns of slavery were not racialized (in other words,directly related to ethnicity or skin color)until:

The infusion of silver into the European economy was ultimately disastrous.

How did the industry of the New World impact the "Old World"?

Genoese colonies in the Mediterranean differed from Venetian and Catalan colonies:

Columbus was the first European to set foot on the American continents,though they were named for the geographer Amerigo Vespucci.

What new technologies made exploration possible?

During their sixteenth-century wars against Europe,among the Ottoman's staunchest allies was [were]:

The Ottomans were successful in their conquests,at least in part,because:

What events spurred Europe to exploration and colonization in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Beginning in the 1440s,design changes in Portuguese caravels allowed them to:

The main profits from the expeditions organized by Prince Henry the Navigator to Africa came from:

Until the end of the sixteenth century,the Ottoman empire was on an almost constant war footing.Why?

The industry that most fundamentally shaped the sixteenth-century Spanish colonies in Central and South America was:

When Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492,he carried with him two books that would shape his views of the places he encountered.The factual account was:

Marco Polo's travel accounts were influential in Europe because:

Magellan's voyage was instrumental in establishing a southwest passage to Asia.

While initial changes were dramatic,in the long run,the discovery of the New World did little to change the fundamental institutions of European society.

Throughout the sixteenth century,the principal religious conflicts in the Ottoman empire came from disagreements with:

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