Question 1

The inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries

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A) brought an abrupt halt to commercial expansion. 
B) was the result of too little money in circulation. 
C) caused a decline in the standard of living for wage earners and those on fixed incomes. 
D) was caused largely by a shrinking labor force. 
E) all of the above. 
A) brought an abrupt halt to commercial expansion. 
B) was the result of too little money in circulation. 
C) caused a decline in the standard of living for wage earners and those on fixed incomes. 
D) was caused largely by a shrinking labor force. 
E) all of the above.

Question 2

define the following term:
-Britain's Navigation Acts

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The Navigation Acts were a series of law

Question 3

define the following term:
-Gerardus Mercator

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Gerardus Mercator was a renowned Flemish

Question 4

It was not until the 1770s that sentiment in Europe began to build against the slave trade, initially with the Society of Friends.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

define the following term:
-portolani

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Portolani were medieval navigational cha

Question 6

define the following term:
-Prince Henry the Navigator

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Prince Henry the Navigator was a Portugu

Question 7

define the following term:
-Bartholomeu Dias

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Bartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explor

Question 8

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

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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 9

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

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A) was a complete success, with Portugal decimating indigenous populations and replacing them with Portuguese colonists. 
B) was never totally successful because Portugal lacked the resources to overcome local resistance. 
C) ended when the Portuguese crown decided that its empire violated Christian moral principles. 
D) resulted in a peaceful partnership with Spain, with both states sharing the profits of the spice trade equally. 
E) was a complete failure after the defeat of the Portuguese navy at the Battle of Bombay. 
A) was a complete success, with Portugal decimating indigenous populations and replacing them with Portuguese colonists. 
B) was never totally successful because Portugal lacked the resources to overcome local resistance. 
C) ended when the Portuguese crown decided that its empire violated Christian moral principles. 
D) resulted in a peaceful partnership with Spain, with both states sharing the profits of the spice trade equally. 
E) was a complete failure after the defeat of the Portuguese navy at the Battle of Bombay.

Question 10

The Aztec empire, which Cortéz conquered in 1519, was located

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A) in the Peruvian Andes. 
B) on Cuba. 
C) in central Mexico. 
D) in southern Florida. 
E) on the Yucatan Peninsula. 
A) in the Peruvian Andes. 
B) on Cuba. 
C) in central Mexico. 
D) in southern Florida. 
E) on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Question 11

In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their maritime exploration and returning ships came from

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A) silver. 
B) copper. 
C) pepper. 
D) precious stones. 
E) African slaves. 
A) silver. 
B) copper. 
C) pepper. 
D) precious stones. 
E) African slaves.

Question 12

What role did religion play as a motivation in the age of discovery? Was it as important a motive as economics? Give examples.

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Religion played a significant role as a

Question 13

What were the principle doctrines of mercantilism, and how do they differ from those of capitalism?

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The principle doctrines of mercantilism

Question 14

The term encomienda refers to

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A) a Spanish system devised to collect tribute from natives and to use their labor. 
B) Spanish officials who supervised local industries. 
C) taxes levied on the colonists by the Spanish government. 
D) special Jesuit missionaries assigned to posts in the New World . 
E) mission schools set up to educate the Indians. 
A) a Spanish system devised to collect tribute from natives and to use their labor. 
B) Spanish officials who supervised local industries. 
C) taxes levied on the colonists by the Spanish government. 
D) special Jesuit missionaries assigned to posts in the New World . 
E) mission schools set up to educate the Indians.

Question 15

define the following term:
-Batavia

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Batavia was the name of the capital city

Question 16

define the following term:
-slave trade and the Middle Passage

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The slave trade and the Middle Passage a

Question 17

What correlation is there between overseas expansion and economic, social, and political development in Europe?

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The correlation between overseas expansi

Question 18

define the following term:
-mestizos and mulattoes

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Mestizos and mulattoes are both terms us

Question 19

define the following term:
-mercantilism

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Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 20

The sea captain who first made a sea voyage directly from Europe to India was

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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.

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

The inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries

define the following term: -Britain's Navigation Acts

define the following term: -Gerardus Mercator

It was not until the 1770s that sentiment in Europe began to build against the slave trade, initially with the Society of Friends.

define the following term: -portolani

define the following term: -Prince Henry the Navigator

define the following term: -Bartholomeu Dias

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

The Aztec empire, which Cortéz conquered in 1519, was located

In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their maritime exploration and returning ships came from

What role did religion play as a motivation in the age of discovery? Was it as important a motive as economics? Give examples.

What were the principle doctrines of mercantilism, and how do they differ from those of capitalism?

The term encomienda refers to

define the following term: -Batavia

define the following term: -slave trade and the Middle Passage

What correlation is there between overseas expansion and economic, social, and political development in Europe?

define the following term: -mestizos and mulattoes

define the following term: -mercantilism

The sea captain who first made a sea voyage directly from Europe to India was

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