Question 1

define the following term:
-Nagasaki and the Dutch

Accepted Answer

Nagasaki and the Dutch have a long histo

Question 2

define the following term:
-the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

Accepted Answer

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilizat

Question 3

define the following term:
-Treaty of Tordesillas

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme

Question 4

define the following term:
-Malacca

Accepted Answer

Malacca, also known as Melaka, is a hist

Question 5

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

Accepted Answer

A) syphilis. 
B) hemorrhagic fever. 
C) smallpox. 
D) influenza. 
E) gout. 
A) syphilis. 
B) hemorrhagic fever. 
C) smallpox. 
D) influenza. 
E) gout.

Question 6

The major western rival to the British in India in the seventeenth century was

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A) Portugal. 
B) France. 
C) Spain. 
D) the Netherlands. 
E) Russia. 
A) Portugal. 
B) France. 
C) Spain. 
D) the Netherlands. 
E) Russia.

Question 7

A Mercator projection

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A) was used to estimate profits from the slave trade. 
B) is the shape cast on a map by the light of the moon traveling through stained glass. 
C) shows the true shape of landmasses in a limited area on a map. 
D) shows the true shape of bodies of water in a limited area on a map. 
E) refers to the formula used by missionaries to calculate conversion rates of natives. 
A) was used to estimate profits from the slave trade. 
B) is the shape cast on a map by the light of the moon traveling through stained glass. 
C) shows the true shape of landmasses in a limited area on a map. 
D) shows the true shape of bodies of water in a limited area on a map. 
E) refers to the formula used by missionaries to calculate conversion rates of natives.

Question 8

The religious crusading motive for exploration was strongest in

Accepted Answer

A) Spain and Portugal. 
B) Florence and Venice. 
C) the Byzantine Empire. 
D) England and Scotland. 
E) France and the Low Countries. 
A) Spain and Portugal. 
B) Florence and Venice. 
C) the Byzantine Empire. 
D) England and Scotland. 
E) France and the Low Countries.

Question 9

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

Accepted Answer

The success of the Dutch Republic in est

Question 10

The word Inca means "chief priest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What factors account for Britain's success in dominating India during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How were the British able both to edge out European rivals and to control the Mughals?

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that contribu

Question 12

define the following term:
-Boers and Capetown

Accepted Answer

Boers were Dutch settlers who arrived in

Question 13

The Chinese dynasty which replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and which came from Manchuria was the

Accepted Answer

A) Tang. 
B) Song. 
C) Yuan. 
D) Han. 
E) Qing. 
A) Tang. 
B) Song. 
C) Yuan. 
D) Han. 
E) Qing.

Question 14

African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

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A) to defeat indigenous empires and pave the way for European domination. 
B) to mine vast quantities of gold to be shipped to Portugal. 
C) to work on sugar plantations. 
D) to cultivate tobacco. 
E) to grow rice. 
A) to defeat indigenous empires and pave the way for European domination. 
B) to mine vast quantities of gold to be shipped to Portugal. 
C) to work on sugar plantations. 
D) to cultivate tobacco. 
E) to grow rice.

Question 15

define the following term:
-price revolution

Accepted Answer

The price revolution was a period of inf

Question 16

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

define the following term:
-Samuel de Champlain

Accepted Answer

Samuel de Champlain (c. 1567 – 1635) was

Question 18

The Mesoamerica civilization which existed at the time of European exploration was the

Accepted Answer

A) Maya. 
B) Inca. 
C) Toltec. 
D) Aztec. 
E) Zapotec. 
A) Maya. 
B) Inca. 
C) Toltec. 
D) Aztec. 
E) Zapotec.

Question 19

define the following term:
-Dutch East India Company

Accepted Answer

The Dutch East India Company, also known

Question 20

The greatness of Ming China was due to the accomplishments of the two monarchs, Kangxi and Qianlong, who ruled from the mid-seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

define the following term: -Nagasaki and the Dutch

define the following term: -the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

define the following term: -Treaty of Tordesillas

define the following term: -Malacca

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

The major western rival to the British in India in the seventeenth century was

A Mercator projection

The religious crusading motive for exploration was strongest in

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

The word Inca means "chief priest."

What factors account for Britain's success in dominating India during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How were the British able both to edge out European rivals and to control the Mughals?

define the following term: -Boers and Capetown

The Chinese dynasty which replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and which came from Manchuria was the

African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

define the following term: -price revolution

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

define the following term: -Samuel de Champlain

The Mesoamerica civilization which existed at the time of European exploration was the

define the following term: -Dutch East India Company

The greatness of Ming China was due to the accomplishments of the two monarchs, Kangxi and Qianlong, who ruled from the mid-seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century.

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The Hellenistic World

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European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

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

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

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

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