Question 1

How did the various empires deal with colonial subjects who practiced different religions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did the various empires deal with...

Question 2

Which of the following policies reflects mercantilist thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discouraging exports 
B)  Encouraging free trade 
C)  Using slave labor 
D)  Accumulating precious metals 
A)  Discouraging exports 
B)  Encouraging free trade 
C)  Using slave labor 
D)  Accumulating precious metals

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of the Columbian exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emergence of Western Europeans on the world stage 
B)  The introduction of corn and potatoes into the Afro-Eurasian diet 
C)  The rivalry between Catholic Spain and Protestant England 
D)  The interaction between the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations 
A)  The emergence of Western Europeans on the world stage 
B)  The introduction of corn and potatoes into the Afro-Eurasian diet 
C)  The rivalry between Catholic Spain and Protestant England 
D)  The interaction between the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations

Question 4

Which of the following was an outcome of the establishment of European empires in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  A shift in the global balance of power in favor of Russia 
B)  The emergence of an Atlantic world connecting four continents 
C)  The spread of smallpox from the Americas to Eurasia 
D)  A sharp decline in population in Europe and Asia 
A)  A shift in the global balance of power in favor of Russia 
B)  The emergence of an Atlantic world connecting four continents 
C)  The spread of smallpox from the Americas to Eurasia 
D)  A sharp decline in population in Europe and Asia

Question 5

Which ruler emphasized the use of spectacle and public display to convey the impression of the exalted role of the monarch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Akbar 
B)  Jahangir 
C)  Suleiman I 
D)  Louis XIV 
A)  Akbar 
B)  Jahangir 
C)  Suleiman I 
D)  Louis XIV

Question 6

Use the following to answer questions:
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Term used to describe the devastating demographic impact of European-borne epidemic diseases on the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme 
A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme

Question 7

In the conflict between the Islamic and Christian worlds, which event in the fifteenth century signaled that the Islamic world held the upper hand?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Treaty of Nerchinsk 
B)  The Treaty of Tordesillas 
C)  The Reconquista and its aftermath 
D)  The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople 
A)  The Treaty of Nerchinsk 
B)  The Treaty of Tordesillas 
C)  The Reconquista and its aftermath 
D)  The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

Question 8

In which of the following empires did the process of expansion occur at the same time that a distinctive state was taking shape?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Russian Empire 
B)  The Spanish Empire 
C)  The Ottoman Empire 
D)  The Mughal Empire 
A)  The Russian Empire 
B)  The Spanish Empire 
C)  The Ottoman Empire 
D)  The Mughal Empire

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions:
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Literally, "mixed"; a term used to describe the mixed-race population of Spanish colonial societies in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme 
A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions:
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Spanish conquistador (1485-1547) who led the expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire in modern Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme 
A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme

Question 11

In contrast to the Portuguese and Spanish colonists in Latin America, British colonists in North America

Accepted Answer

A)  married indigenous women more frequently and were less racist. 
B)  sought to escape rather than re-create European traditions in the Americas. 
C)  were almost exclusively male and Catholic. 
D)  faced many class and racial restrictions. 
A)  married indigenous women more frequently and were less racist. 
B)  sought to escape rather than re-create European traditions in the Americas. 
C)  were almost exclusively male and Catholic. 
D)  faced many class and racial restrictions.

Question 12

Which of the following regions experienced the least racial mixing and was the least willing to recognize the offspring of interracial unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonial Brazil 
B)  British North America 
C)  The Caribbean 
D)  Spanish America 
A)  Colonial Brazil 
B)  British North America 
C)  The Caribbean 
D)  Spanish America

Question 13

Which of the following is a description of the Ottoman Empire found in a letter written by the diplomat for the Austrian Empire, Busbecq?

Accepted Answer

A)  "[H]onors, high posts, and judgeships are the rewards of great ability and good service." 
B)  "[T]he prestige of birth is the sole key to advancement in the public service. . . ." 
C)  "[T]here is no regard for discipline, license runs riot, the men indulge in drunkenness and debauchery. . . ." 
D)  "[S]oldiers on a campaign refuse to put up with their ordinary food, and call for . . . dainty dishes!" 
A)  "[H]onors, high posts, and judgeships are the rewards of great ability and good service." 
B)  "[T]he prestige of birth is the sole key to advancement in the public service. . . ." 
C)  "[T]here is no regard for discipline, license runs riot, the men indulge in drunkenness and debauchery. . . ." 
D)  "[S]oldiers on a campaign refuse to put up with their ordinary food, and call for . . . dainty dishes!"

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions:
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Native American slave from an elite background who in 1519 became Cortés's indispensable interpreter and strategist. She accompanied him during his conquest of the Aztec Empire and bore him a son. After the conquest she was married off to another conquistador and died around 1530 C·E·.

Accepted Answer

A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme 
A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme

Question 15

Use the following to answer questions:
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Major Islamic state centered on Anatolia that came to include the Balkans, the Near East, and much of North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme 
A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions:
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Ruling dynasty of China from 1644 to 1912; these rulers were originally from Manchuria, which had conquered China.

Accepted Answer

A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme 
A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme

Question 17

Which of the following describes a feature of Qing China's policy toward its possessions in central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A massive migration of Chinese settlers into the area 
B)  Assimilation of the local populations into Chinese society 
C)  Respect for the different cultures of the region 
D)  The imposition of a special tax on Muslims 
A)  A massive migration of Chinese settlers into the area 
B)  Assimilation of the local populations into Chinese society 
C)  Respect for the different cultures of the region 
D)  The imposition of a special tax on Muslims

Question 18

In what ways were the outcomes of Europe's American colonies different from those of the Chinese, Mughal, and Ottoman empires?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways were the outcomes of...

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions:
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-A period of unusually cool temperatures that spanned much of the early modern period, most prominently in the Northern Hemisphere. The impact of the cooler climate reached its peak in many regions in the mid-seventeenth century, helping to spark a period of record or near-record cold winters in much of China, Europe, and North America. Regions near the equator in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere also experienced extreme conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme 
A) Cortés 
B) Doña Marina 
C) the Great Dying 
D) Little Ice Age and General Crisis 
E) Columbian exchange
F)peninsulares
G)mestiz
H)mulattoes
I)plantation complex
J)settler colonies
K)Siberia
L)yasak
M)Qing dynasty empire
N)Mughal Empire
O)Akbar
P)Aurangzeb
Q)Ottoman Empire
R)Constantinople
S)the devshirme

Question 20

Which of the following dominated the agricultural economy of the New England and middle Atlantic colonies in British North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large estates that directly employed native workers 
B)  Government-owned land that was leased to settlers 
C)  Small-scale independent farmers working their own land 
D)  Sugar plantations worked by slave labor 
A)  Large estates that directly employed native workers 
B)  Government-owned land that was leased to settlers 
C)  Small-scale independent farmers working their own land 
D)  Sugar plantations worked by slave labor

Exam 13: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century the Big Picture Debating the Character of an Era

How did the various empires deal with colonial subjects who practiced different religions?

Which of the following policies reflects mercantilist thinking?

Which of the following is an example of the Columbian exchange?

Which of the following was an outcome of the establishment of European empires in the Americas?

Which ruler emphasized the use of spectacle and public display to convey the impression of the exalted role of the monarch?

Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Term used to describe the devastating demographic impact of European-borne epidemic diseases on the Americas.

In the conflict between the Islamic and Christian worlds, which event in the fifteenth century signaled that the Islamic world held the upper hand?

In which of the following empires did the process of expansion occur at the same time that a distinctive state was taking shape?

Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Literally, "mixed"; a term used to describe the mixed-race population of Spanish colonial societies in the Americas.

Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Spanish conquistador (1485-1547) who led the expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire in modern Mexico.

In contrast to the Portuguese and Spanish colonists in Latin America, British colonists in North America

Which of the following regions experienced the least racial mixing and was the least willing to recognize the offspring of interracial unions?

Which of the following is a description of the Ottoman Empire found in a letter written by the diplomat for the Austrian Empire, Busbecq?

Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Major Islamic state centered on Anatolia that came to include the Balkans, the Near East, and much of North Africa.

Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Ruling dynasty of China from 1644 to 1912; these rulers were originally from Manchuria, which had conquered China.

Which of the following describes a feature of Qing China's policy toward its possessions in central Asia?

In what ways were the outcomes of Europe's American colonies different from those of the Chinese, Mughal, and Ottoman empires?

Which of the following dominated the agricultural economy of the New England and middle Atlantic colonies in British North America?

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