Question 1

The "Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to the imprisonment of British settlers in India by

Accepted Answer

A) the French 
B) the Dutch 
C) the local ruler of Bengal 
D) the Spanish 
E) the Portuguese 
A) the French 
B) the Dutch 
C) the local ruler of Bengal 
D) the Spanish 
E) the Portuguese

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange had a significant

Question 4

Printed editions of Ptolemy's Geography did not become available until 1600, too late to make any significant difference in the efforts of early European explorers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What was the main provision of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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A) It divided the Spice Islands between Portugal and the Dutch Republic. 
B) It divided South Africa between the English and the Dutch. 
C) It divided the New World between Spain and Portugal. 
D) It divided the North Atlantic between England and France. 
E) It divided the South Pacific between Spain and the Dutch Republic. 
A) It divided the Spice Islands between Portugal and the Dutch Republic. 
B) It divided South Africa between the English and the Dutch. 
C) It divided the New World between Spain and Portugal. 
D) It divided the North Atlantic between England and France. 
E) It divided the South Pacific between Spain and the Dutch Republic.

Question 6

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

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Mercantilism and capitalism are two dist

Question 7

In which area did an extensive multiracial society first appear?

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A) British North America 
B) Latin America 
C) Northern Europe 
D) Southern Europe 
E) China 
A) British North America 
B) Latin America 
C) Northern Europe 
D) Southern Europe 
E) China

Question 8

In order to obtain slaves for sale to Europeans, local African rulers frequently raided defenseless villages in search of unsuspecting victims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
price revolution

Accepted Answer

The price revolution refers to a period

Question 10

The famous medieval traveler reputed to have journeyed to the court of Kublai Khan was Prester John.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of these factors contributed to the decline of the Ming dynasty?

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A) Pressure by the English 
B) A series of weak rulers 
C) Pressure by the Dutch 
D) Religious strife 
E) Climate change 
A) Pressure by the English 
B) A series of weak rulers 
C) Pressure by the Dutch 
D) Religious strife 
E) Climate change

Question 12

After unifying Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu took the title of shogun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What motives were behind European expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

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The motives behind European expansion in

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which statement best describes European trade and expansion by the end of the seventeenth century?

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A) International trade was much greater than intra-European trade. 
B) Wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials. 
C) Local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade. 
D) Slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World. 
E) European imperialism had come to an end. 
A) International trade was much greater than intra-European trade. 
B) Wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials. 
C) Local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade. 
D) Slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World. 
E) European imperialism had come to an end.

Question 16

Which Chinese dynasty replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and came from Manchuria?

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A) Tang 
B) Song 
C) Yuan 
D) Qin 
E) Qing 
A) Tang 
B) Song 
C) Yuan 
D) Qin 
E) Qing

Question 17

Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?

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A) The Church condemned slavery as immoral. 
B) They couldn't learn European languages. 
C) Their populations were too small due to European diseases. 
D) They were viewed as lazy and shiftless and refused to work. 
E) They fought back too well and too often to be profitable. 
A) The Church condemned slavery as immoral. 
B) They couldn't learn European languages. 
C) Their populations were too small due to European diseases. 
D) They were viewed as lazy and shiftless and refused to work. 
E) They fought back too well and too often to be profitable.

Question 18

The word Inca means "chief priest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Jesuit missionaries had their greatest and most enduring success in the conversion of Japan to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Marco Polo

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant and e

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

The "Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to the imprisonment of British settlers in India by

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

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

Printed editions of Ptolemy's Geography did not become available until 1600, too late to make any significant difference in the efforts of early European explorers.

What was the main provision of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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

In which area did an extensive multiracial society first appear?

In order to obtain slaves for sale to Europeans, local African rulers frequently raided defenseless villages in search of unsuspecting victims.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. price revolution

The famous medieval traveler reputed to have journeyed to the court of Kublai Khan was Prester John.

Which of these factors contributed to the decline of the Ming dynasty?

After unifying Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu took the title of shogun.

What motives were behind European expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

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

Which statement best describes European trade and expansion by the end of the seventeenth century?

Which Chinese dynasty replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and came from Manchuria?

Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?

The word Inca means "chief priest."

Jesuit missionaries had their greatest and most enduring success in the conversion of Japan to Christianity.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Marco Polo

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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