Question 1

Portugal was particularly well-suited for overseas expansion for all the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) the country possessed a long coastline and being hemmed in by Castile, it looked outward to sea for new opportunities. 
B) its large nobility looked for new lands to conquer. 
C) it already was Northern Europe's closest supplier of subtropical products like cork, fruit, wine, and olive oil. 
D) a sunny climate encouraged ocean travel. 
E) its monarchy sought to continue the Reconquista into a more general war against the Muslims. 
A) the country possessed a long coastline and being hemmed in by Castile, it looked outward to sea for new opportunities. 
B) its large nobility looked for new lands to conquer. 
C) it already was Northern Europe's closest supplier of subtropical products like cork, fruit, wine, and olive oil. 
D) a sunny climate encouraged ocean travel. 
E) its monarchy sought to continue the Reconquista into a more general war against the Muslims. B

Question 2

Factors that contributed to the permanent division of Spanish American societies into a small privileged elite and impoverished masses include

Accepted Answer

A) depressions that ruined smaller Spanish landowners. 
B) the persuasion of newly Christianized Indians to cede much of their land to the Church. 
C) increasing control of royal officials and their associates over the native population. 
D) decline of the hidalgo class. 
E) All of these 
A) depressions that ruined smaller Spanish landowners. 
B) the persuasion of newly Christianized Indians to cede much of their land to the Church. 
C) increasing control of royal officials and their associates over the native population. 
D) decline of the hidalgo class. 
E) All of these E

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-The author states that "the transformations considered in this chapter were among the most momentous in the world's history." What were those transformations and why were they momentous?

Accepted Answer

The transformations considered in this chapter refer to the major changes that occurred in various aspects of human society and civilization throughout history. These transformations include but are not limited to the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, the rise of empires, the spread of religions, and the development of technology.

The agricultural revolution, for example, was a momentous transformation because it marked the shift from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled agricultural communities. This led to the development of complex societies, the rise of cities, and the establishment of social hierarchies. It also allowed for the specialization of labor and the development of trade and commerce.

The industrial revolution, on the other hand, was a momentous transformation because it brought about unprecedented technological advancements, such as the steam engine and the mechanization of production. This led to the rapid urbanization of society, the growth of the middle class, and the expansion of global trade and imperialism.

The rise of empires, such as the Roman and Mongol empires, was also a momentous transformation because it resulted in the spread of culture, language, and technology across vast regions. It also led to the establishment of political and economic systems that shaped the course of history for centuries to come.

The spread of religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism, was another momentous transformation because it influenced the beliefs, values, and practices of billions of people around the world. It also played a significant role in shaping the political and social structures of many societies.

Overall, these transformations were momentous because they fundamentally altered the way humans lived, worked, and interacted with one another. They laid the foundation for the modern world and continue to shape our global society today.

Question 4

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).  
-Trace the routes of Columbus, Da Gama, and Magellan.

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I'm unable to physically trace

Question 5

A theme common to the carnival, the Feast of Fools and the charivari was

Accepted Answer

A) a rare celebration of abundance. 
B) a world or situation turned upside down. 
C) mockery of novelty. 
D) dark supernatural forces. 
E) mockery of the Church. 
A) a rare celebration of abundance. 
B) a world or situation turned upside down. 
C) mockery of novelty. 
D) dark supernatural forces. 
E) mockery of the Church.

Question 6

Beginning in the 1540s, the position of the indigenous population in Spanish America improved because

Accepted Answer

A) the crown established the encomiendas. 
B) crown officials assumed authority over the population. 
C) Spanish control waned. 
D) prices rose in Europe. 
E) plantations were introduced. 
A) the crown established the encomiendas. 
B) crown officials assumed authority over the population. 
C) Spanish control waned. 
D) prices rose in Europe. 
E) plantations were introduced.

Question 7

Bartolomé de Las Casas defended the rights of Indians in the America and stated that they often surpassed Europeans in their

Accepted Answer

A) choice of rulers. 
B) military discipline. 
C) care for the poor 
D) sexual conduct. 
E) All of these 
A) choice of rulers. 
B) military discipline. 
C) care for the poor 
D) sexual conduct. 
E) All of these

Question 8

European naval superiority was first demonstrated by the major Portuguese victor over a Muslim fleet off the coast of

Accepted Answer

A) Mauritania. 
B) India. 
C) Ceylon. 
D) Java. 
E) Arabia. 
A) Mauritania. 
B) India. 
C) Ceylon. 
D) Java. 
E) Arabia.

Question 9

Capitalism in early modern Europe required all the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the ability of individuals to make the main economic decisions. 
B) democracy. 
C) a well-developed market. 
D) the freedom to obey the law of supply and demand. 
E) favorable conditions for risk-taking, that is, incentives to invest and reinvest. 
A) the ability of individuals to make the main economic decisions. 
B) democracy. 
C) a well-developed market. 
D) the freedom to obey the law of supply and demand. 
E) favorable conditions for risk-taking, that is, incentives to invest and reinvest.

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Write an essay commenting on the main factors that influenced European expansion.

Accepted Answer

European expansion was influenced by a v

Question 11

African suppliers of slaves for the Europeans

Accepted Answer

A) performed the actual enslavement of their fellow Africans. 
B) typically sold two males for every female, according to demand. 
C) built armies to capture other peoples to sell to the Europeans. 
D) increasingly bought guns from Europeans, which caused "a spiral of mounting violence." 
E) All of these 
A) performed the actual enslavement of their fellow Africans. 
B) typically sold two males for every female, according to demand. 
C) built armies to capture other peoples to sell to the Europeans. 
D) increasingly bought guns from Europeans, which caused "a spiral of mounting violence." 
E) All of these

Question 12

The most important factor in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru was

Accepted Answer

A) the use of gun powder. 
B) exploitation of indigenous rivalries. 
C) European diseases. 
D) the horse. 
E) religion. 
A) the use of gun powder. 
B) exploitation of indigenous rivalries. 
C) European diseases. 
D) the horse. 
E) religion.

Question 13

Which of the following cannot be associated with the Price Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Expanding trade and industry 
B) Wide-ranging changes in agriculture 
C) A general optimism and effective action by governments to control inflation 
D) Exceptionally rapid inflation of cereal prices 
E) The influx of silver from the New World 
A) Expanding trade and industry 
B) Wide-ranging changes in agriculture 
C) A general optimism and effective action by governments to control inflation 
D) Exceptionally rapid inflation of cereal prices 
E) The influx of silver from the New World

Question 14

All the following apply to Columbus except

Accepted Answer

A) he was Italian from Genoa. 
B) he worked for the Portuguese before being employed by Queen Isabella. 
C) he reached the Caribbean in 1492. 
D) only at the end of his life did he realize that he had discovered a previously unknown continent. 
E) he believed the West Indies were in the Far East. 
A) he was Italian from Genoa. 
B) he worked for the Portuguese before being employed by Queen Isabella. 
C) he reached the Caribbean in 1492. 
D) only at the end of his life did he realize that he had discovered a previously unknown continent. 
E) he believed the West Indies were in the Far East.

Question 15

According to the author, which country became the first great consumer society by practicing widespread conspicuous consumption of non-essential goods?

Accepted Answer

A) United Provinces 
B) Italy 
C) France 
D) England 
E) Germany 
A) United Provinces 
B) Italy 
C) France 
D) England 
E) Germany

Question 16

The greatest loss of economic potential during this period occurred in

Accepted Answer

A) northern Italy. 
B) Spain. 
C) the Netherlands. 
D) France. 
E) the Baltic region. 
A) northern Italy. 
B) Spain. 
C) the Netherlands. 
D) France. 
E) the Baltic region.

Question 17

That a mythical Christian kingdom existed in Africa was

Accepted Answer

A) a story Cortés brought back from Mexico. 
B) probably related to tales of Atlantis. 
C) the impetus behind Magellan's voyage. 
D) part of the legend of Prester John. 
E) dismissed as nonsense by Henry the Navigator. 
A) a story Cortés brought back from Mexico. 
B) probably related to tales of Atlantis. 
C) the impetus behind Magellan's voyage. 
D) part of the legend of Prester John. 
E) dismissed as nonsense by Henry the Navigator.

Question 18

According to the author, England's commercial development benefitted most from

Accepted Answer

A) primogeniture. 
B) placing profits from trade in the agricultural sector. 
C) the weakness of the landed nobility. 
D) primogeniture and investing profits from trade in the agricultural sector. 
E) the weakness of the landed nobility and the Protestant work ethic. 
A) primogeniture. 
B) placing profits from trade in the agricultural sector. 
C) the weakness of the landed nobility. 
D) primogeniture and investing profits from trade in the agricultural sector. 
E) the weakness of the landed nobility and the Protestant work ethic.

Question 19

Which of the following would not be considered part of popular culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Carnival 
B) Charivari 
C) Tournament 
D) Puppet shows and cockfights 
E) Religious pageants 
A) Carnival 
B) Charivari 
C) Tournament 
D) Puppet shows and cockfights 
E) Religious pageants

Question 20

Between 1450 to 1750, Western Europe entered a period of economic expansion that

Accepted Answer

A) resumed the growth pattern of the High Middle Ages and transformed it. 
B) had little impact on people's values. 
C) immediately improved the standard of living for the average person. 
D) further contracted the supply of money. 
E) restored the old feudal system. 
A) resumed the growth pattern of the High Middle Ages and transformed it. 
B) had little impact on people's values. 
C) immediately improved the standard of living for the average person. 
D) further contracted the supply of money. 
E) restored the old feudal system.

Portugal was particularly well-suited for overseas expansion for all the following reasons except

Factors that contributed to the permanent division of Spanish American societies into a small privileged elite and impoverished masses include

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -The author states that "the transformations considered in this chapter were among the most momentous in the world's history." What were those transformations and why were they momentous?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Trace the routes of Columbus, Da Gama, and Magellan.

A theme common to the carnival, the Feast of Fools and the charivari was

Beginning in the 1540s, the position of the indigenous population in Spanish America improved because

Bartolomé de Las Casas defended the rights of Indians in the America and stated that they often surpassed Europeans in their

European naval superiority was first demonstrated by the major Portuguese victor over a Muslim fleet off the coast of

Capitalism in early modern Europe required all the following except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Write an essay commenting on the main factors that influenced European expansion.

African suppliers of slaves for the Europeans

The most important factor in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru was

Which of the following cannot be associated with the Price Revolution?

All the following apply to Columbus except

According to the author, which country became the first great consumer society by practicing widespread conspicuous consumption of non-essential goods?

The greatest loss of economic potential during this period occurred in

That a mythical Christian kingdom existed in Africa was

According to the author, England's commercial development benefitted most from

Which of the following would not be considered part of popular culture?

Between 1450 to 1750, Western Europe entered a period of economic expansion that

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

Filters

Exam 15: European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

Portugal was particularly well-suited for overseas expansion for all the following reasons except

Factors that contributed to the permanent division of Spanish American societies into a small privileged elite and impoverished masses include

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -The author states that "the transformations considered in this chapter were among the most momentous in the world's history." What were those transformations and why were they momentous?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Trace the routes of Columbus, Da Gama, and Magellan.

A theme common to the carnival, the Feast of Fools and the charivari was

Beginning in the 1540s, the position of the indigenous population in Spanish America improved because

Bartolomé de Las Casas defended the rights of Indians in the America and stated that they often surpassed Europeans in their

European naval superiority was first demonstrated by the major Portuguese victor over a Muslim fleet off the coast of

Capitalism in early modern Europe required all the following except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Write an essay commenting on the main factors that influenced European expansion.

African suppliers of slaves for the Europeans

The most important factor in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru was

Which of the following cannot be associated with the Price Revolution?

All the following apply to Columbus except

According to the author, which country became the first great consumer society by practicing widespread conspicuous consumption of non-essential goods?

The greatest loss of economic potential during this period occurred in

That a mythical Christian kingdom existed in Africa was

According to the author, England's commercial development benefitted most from

Which of the following would not be considered part of popular culture?

Between 1450 to 1750, Western Europe entered a period of economic expansion that

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

Filters