Question 1

How many Africans slaves were shipped to the New World between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) One million 
B) Two million 
C) Five million 
D) Ten million 
E) Twenty-five million 
A) One million 
B) Two million 
C) Five million 
D) Ten million 
E) Twenty-five million

Question 2

What best exemplified early Spanish exploration of and expansion in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) The first circumnavigation of the globe by Amerigo Vespucci 
B) The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés 
C) The conquest of the Incas by Magellan 
D) Pizarro's landing at the Pacific coast of South America in 1530 
E) Da Gama's arrival in India in 1498 
A) The first circumnavigation of the globe by Amerigo Vespucci 
B) The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés 
C) The conquest of the Incas by Magellan 
D) Pizarro's landing at the Pacific coast of South America in 1530 
E) Da Gama's arrival in India in 1498

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-"God, glory, and gold"

Accepted Answer

"God, glory, and gold" is a phrase often

Question 4

In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under pressure from the British, the French in India were eventually restricted to the fort at

Accepted Answer

A) Calicut. 
B) Pondicherry. 
C) Delhi. 
D) Bombay. 
E) Hyderabad. 
A) Calicut. 
B) Pondicherry. 
C) Delhi. 
D) Bombay. 
E) Hyderabad.

Question 6

Which explorer completed the first known circumnavigation of the earth?

Accepted Answer

A) Amerigo Vespucci 
B) Ferdinand Magellan 
C) John Cabot 
D) Christopher Columbus 
E) Vasco da Gama 
A) Amerigo Vespucci 
B) Ferdinand Magellan 
C) John Cabot 
D) Christopher Columbus 
E) Vasco da Gama

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Amerigo Vespucci

Accepted Answer

A: Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explo

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Jesuits

Accepted Answer

The Jesuits, also known as the Society o

Question 9

How did the Columbia Exchange impact the Americas? What about Europe, Africa, and Asia?

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange had a significant

Question 10

Where was the local British population in India's Fort William imprisoned?

Accepted Answer

A) "Bilious swamp of Madras" 
B) "Icy Ajanta caves" 
C) "Black Hole of Calcutta" 
D) "Red Fort of the Mughals" 
E) "Swampy sink of Purdah" 
A) "Bilious swamp of Madras" 
B) "Icy Ajanta caves" 
C) "Black Hole of Calcutta" 
D) "Red Fort of the Mughals" 
E) "Swampy sink of Purdah"

Question 11

What best explains the success of the Portuguese in building a maritime empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Guns and seamanship 
B) Gold and faith 
C) Portugal's growing population 
D) Civil war in China 
E) Spanish help 
A) Guns and seamanship 
B) Gold and faith 
C) Portugal's growing population 
D) Civil war in China 
E) Spanish help

Question 12

Mayan civilization came to include much of

Accepted Answer

A) modern-day Canada. 
B) the Pacific Coast of North America. 
C) the Mississippi Valley. 
D) Central America and southern Mexico. 
E) South America. 
A) modern-day Canada. 
B) the Pacific Coast of North America. 
C) the Mississippi Valley. 
D) Central America and southern Mexico. 
E) South America.

Question 13

Which conquistador conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531?

Accepted Answer

A) Cortez 
B) De Soto 
C) Coronado 
D) De las Casas 
E) Pizarro 
A) Cortez 
B) De Soto 
C) Coronado 
D) De las Casas 
E) Pizarro

Question 14

Which sea captain made the first direct voyage from Europe to India?

Accepted Answer

A) Bartholomeu Dias 
B) Ferdinand Magellan 
C) Francis Drake 
D) Vasco da Gama 
E) Amerigo Vespucci 
A) Bartholomeu Dias 
B) Ferdinand Magellan 
C) Francis Drake 
D) Vasco da Gama 
E) Amerigo Vespucci

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Marco Polo

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian me

Question 16

Compare and contrast mercantilism and capitalism. What are the most important differences between the two economic ideologies?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism and capitalism are two dist

Question 17

By 1750, the population of British North America had reached about 1.5 million.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located?

Accepted Answer

A) Massachusetts Bay 
B) Plymouth 
C) New York 
D) Jamestown 
E) Quebec 
A) Massachusetts Bay 
B) Plymouth 
C) New York 
D) Jamestown 
E) Quebec

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Francisco Pizarro

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquist

Question 20

During the Middle Passage,

Accepted Answer

A) gold and salt from Africa was shipped to Europe. 
B) slaves from Africa were shipped to the Americas. 
C) manufactured goods from Europe were shipped to Africa. 
D) agricultural commodities from the Americas were shipped to Europe. 
E) luxury goods from Asia were shipped to Europe. 
A) gold and salt from Africa was shipped to Europe. 
B) slaves from Africa were shipped to the Americas. 
C) manufactured goods from Europe were shipped to Africa. 
D) agricultural commodities from the Americas were shipped to Europe. 
E) luxury goods from Asia were shipped to Europe.

Exam 14: Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

How many Africans slaves were shipped to the New World between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries?

What best exemplified early Spanish exploration of and expansion in the New World?

Please define the following key terms. -"God, glory, and gold"

In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round.

Under pressure from the British, the French in India were eventually restricted to the fort at

Which explorer completed the first known circumnavigation of the earth?

Please define the following key terms. -Amerigo Vespucci

Please define the following key terms. -Jesuits

How did the Columbia Exchange impact the Americas? What about Europe, Africa, and Asia?

Where was the local British population in India's Fort William imprisoned?

What best explains the success of the Portuguese in building a maritime empire?

Mayan civilization came to include much of

Which conquistador conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531?

Which sea captain made the first direct voyage from Europe to India?

Please define the following key terms. -Marco Polo

Compare and contrast mercantilism and capitalism. What are the most important differences between the two economic ideologies?

By 1750, the population of British North America had reached about 1.5 million.

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located?

Please define the following key terms. -Francisco Pizarro

During the Middle Passage,

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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