Question 1

Which of the following incorrectly describes the fate of the 11 or 12 million Africans forcefully moved to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 to 30 percent died during the trans-Atlantic passage. 
B) About one in twenty were sent to British North America; by 1830, though, North American slaves accounted for a third of all slaves in the New World. 
C) Upon arrival, they were auctioned off naked and greased to improve their appearance. 
D) In Brazil and the West Indies, slaves were worked to death and then replaced. 
E) Generally, slaves worked eleven hour days seven days a week. 
A) 13 to 30 percent died during the trans-Atlantic passage. 
B) About one in twenty were sent to British North America; by 1830, though, North American slaves accounted for a third of all slaves in the New World. 
C) Upon arrival, they were auctioned off naked and greased to improve their appearance. 
D) In Brazil and the West Indies, slaves were worked to death and then replaced. 
E) Generally, slaves worked eleven hour days seven days a week.

Question 2

A major obstacle for increased profit in medieval European trade with the Far East was

Accepted Answer

A) a fear of China, Japan, and India. 
B) religious; Christian merchants were too devout to do business with non-Christians. 
C) Venetian and Muslim middlemen. 
D) a lack of demand for imported goods. 
E) wars in Asia. 
A) a fear of China, Japan, and India. 
B) religious; Christian merchants were too devout to do business with non-Christians. 
C) Venetian and Muslim middlemen. 
D) a lack of demand for imported goods. 
E) wars in Asia.

Question 3

Encomiendas were

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A) land grants. 
B) royal grants of authority over Native Americans. 
C) estates willed to younger sons of the Spanish nobility. 
D) official letters from the Spanish king designating his chosen agents. 
E) equivalent to estancias. 
A) land grants. 
B) royal grants of authority over Native Americans. 
C) estates willed to younger sons of the Spanish nobility. 
D) official letters from the Spanish king designating his chosen agents. 
E) equivalent to estancias.

Question 4

Which of the following did not have a significant impact on the business climate in the United Provinces?

Accepted Answer

A) Small land area 
B) Weak feudal culture and values 
C) Primogeniture 
D) High urbanization 
E) Appreciation for commercial values 
A) Small land area 
B) Weak feudal culture and values 
C) Primogeniture 
D) High urbanization 
E) Appreciation for commercial values

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the agricultural revolution of early modern times.

Accepted Answer

The agricultural revolution of early mod

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-open-field system

Accepted Answer

The open-field system was a method of ag

Question 7

The Price Revolution affected markets in Europe

Accepted Answer

A) by eliminating regional specialization. 
B) by offering new opportunities for profit and greatly expanding markets. 
C) by forcing greater local self-sufficiency in an effort to stave off inflation. 
D) in no discernable pattern. 
E) stifling the production of non-food items. 
A) by eliminating regional specialization. 
B) by offering new opportunities for profit and greatly expanding markets. 
C) by forcing greater local self-sufficiency in an effort to stave off inflation. 
D) in no discernable pattern. 
E) stifling the production of non-food items.

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-primogeniture

Accepted Answer

Primogeniture is a legal and social syst

Question 9

In addition to a desire to expand abroad, Europe overseas expansion was made possible by

Accepted Answer

A) the technological advantages Europeans had over Muslim and Far Eastern states. 
B) the political unity furnished by the Holy Roman Empire. 
C) the religious unity furnished by the Papacy. 
D) a sense of desperation caused by the Black Death. 
E) All of these 
A) the technological advantages Europeans had over Muslim and Far Eastern states. 
B) the political unity furnished by the Holy Roman Empire. 
C) the religious unity furnished by the Papacy. 
D) a sense of desperation caused by the Black Death. 
E) All of these

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-charivari

Accepted Answer

Charivari (also spelled "shivaree") is a

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Amerindians

Accepted Answer

Who: The term "Amerindians" refers to th

Question 12

Portuguese expansion was aided particularly by the financial investment and expertise of

Accepted Answer

A) Venetian shipmakers. 
B) Genoese merchants. 
C) the royal family. 
D) the church's missionary orders. 
E) a large merchant class. 
A) Venetian shipmakers. 
B) Genoese merchants. 
C) the royal family. 
D) the church's missionary orders. 
E) a large merchant class.

Question 13

Traditional agriculture before the Price Revolution typically involved

Accepted Answer

A) peasants possessing certain hereditary rights to use land in a lord's manor. 
B) manors held by the landlords but worked by the peasants. 
C) fees paid and services performed by the peasants. 
D) peasant access to pasture land, woods, and ponds collectively known as "commons." 
E) All of these 
A) peasants possessing certain hereditary rights to use land in a lord's manor. 
B) manors held by the landlords but worked by the peasants. 
C) fees paid and services performed by the peasants. 
D) peasant access to pasture land, woods, and ponds collectively known as "commons." 
E) All of these

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the slave trade.

Accepted Answer

The slave trade refers to the transatlan

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain what the price revolution was and comment on its impact in Europe.

Accepted Answer

The price revolution was a period of inf

Question 16

Which of the following is not a match?

Accepted Answer

A) Leif Erikson and Canada 
B) Vasco da Gama and India 
C) Cortés and Mexico 
D) Balboa and Peru 
E) Magellan's crew and circumnavigation of the earth 
A) Leif Erikson and Canada 
B) Vasco da Gama and India 
C) Cortés and Mexico 
D) Balboa and Peru 
E) Magellan's crew and circumnavigation of the earth

Question 17

The first new areas settled by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century were

Accepted Answer

A) the Balearic Islands. 
B) Tunisia and adjacent North African towns. 
C) the Orkneys. 
D) Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Azores. 
E) Gibraltar and Algeciras. 
A) the Balearic Islands. 
B) Tunisia and adjacent North African towns. 
C) the Orkneys. 
D) Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Azores. 
E) Gibraltar and Algeciras.

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-skepticism

Accepted Answer

Skepticism is a philosophical attitude o

Question 19

What was the significant shift in policy in the mid-seventeenth century that enabled the English to eventually take the lead in commerce from the Dutch?

Accepted Answer

A) The king and Parliament decided that English should concentrate on the lucrative slave trade. 
B) The king decided to back policy more favorable to the business class. 
C) After its revolution, Parliament adopted pro-business legislation. 
D) Parliament imposed Puritanism on England. 
E) England decided to directly attack the Spanish Empire in the New World. 
A) The king and Parliament decided that English should concentrate on the lucrative slave trade. 
B) The king decided to back policy more favorable to the business class. 
C) After its revolution, Parliament adopted pro-business legislation. 
D) Parliament imposed Puritanism on England. 
E) England decided to directly attack the Spanish Empire in the New World.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Witchcraft had been a part of traditional village life. 
B) Traditional witchcraft was divided into two varieties: white and black. 
C) In the Middle Ages, the Church began to associate witchcraft with submission to the Devil. 
D) As printed material became more available persecution of witches decreased. 
E) Witches were thought to sacrifice infants. 
A) Witchcraft had been a part of traditional village life. 
B) Traditional witchcraft was divided into two varieties: white and black. 
C) In the Middle Ages, the Church began to associate witchcraft with submission to the Devil. 
D) As printed material became more available persecution of witches decreased. 
E) Witches were thought to sacrifice infants.

Which of the following incorrectly describes the fate of the 11 or 12 million Africans forcefully moved to the New World?

A major obstacle for increased profit in medieval European trade with the Far East was

Encomiendas were

Which of the following did not have a significant impact on the business climate in the United Provinces?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the agricultural revolution of early modern times.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -open-field system

The Price Revolution affected markets in Europe

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -primogeniture

In addition to a desire to expand abroad, Europe overseas expansion was made possible by

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -charivari

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Amerindians

Portuguese expansion was aided particularly by the financial investment and expertise of

Traditional agriculture before the Price Revolution typically involved

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the slave trade.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain what the price revolution was and comment on its impact in Europe.

Which of the following is not a match?

The first new areas settled by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century were

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -skepticism

What was the significant shift in policy in the mid-seventeenth century that enabled the English to eventually take the lead in commerce from the Dutch?

Which of the following statements is inaccurate?

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

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Exam 15: European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

Which of the following incorrectly describes the fate of the 11 or 12 million Africans forcefully moved to the New World?

A major obstacle for increased profit in medieval European trade with the Far East was

Encomiendas were

Which of the following did not have a significant impact on the business climate in the United Provinces?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the agricultural revolution of early modern times.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -open-field system

The Price Revolution affected markets in Europe

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -primogeniture

In addition to a desire to expand abroad, Europe overseas expansion was made possible by

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -charivari

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Amerindians

Portuguese expansion was aided particularly by the financial investment and expertise of

Traditional agriculture before the Price Revolution typically involved

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the slave trade.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain what the price revolution was and comment on its impact in Europe.

Which of the following is not a match?

The first new areas settled by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century were

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -skepticism

What was the significant shift in policy in the mid-seventeenth century that enabled the English to eventually take the lead in commerce from the Dutch?

Which of the following statements is inaccurate?

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

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