Question 1

All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that spurred European exploration and expansion except

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A) lateen sails. 
B) the compass. 
C) the quadrant and the Pole Star. 
D) the astrolabe. 
E) the axial rudder. 
A) lateen sails. 
B) the compass. 
C) the quadrant and the Pole Star. 
D) the astrolabe. 
E) the axial rudder.

Question 2

How and why did Portugal and Spain acquire overseas empires? Compare and contrast their motivations and methods for exploration and expansion.

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Portugal and Spain acquired overseas emp

Question 3

define the following term:
-Spice Islands

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The Spice Islands, also known as the Mal

Question 4

Why did the slave trade come to rely on the peoples of West Africa, and what were the consequences for all parties involved?

Accepted Answer

The slave trade came to rely on the peop

Question 5

define the following term:
-Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an

Question 6

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

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A) Christopher Columbus. 
B) Amerigo Vespucci. 
C) Marco Polo. 
D) Leonardo Bruni. 
E) John Mandeville. 
A) Christopher Columbus. 
B) Amerigo Vespucci. 
C) Marco Polo. 
D) Leonardo Bruni. 
E) John Mandeville.

Question 7

define the following term:
-compass and astrolabe

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The compass and astrolabe are both impor

Question 8

The conquistador who conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531 was

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A) Hernán Cortéz. 
B) Hernando de Soto. 
C) Francisco de Coronado. 
D) Bartolomé de las Casas. 
E) Francisco Pizarro. 
A) Hernán Cortéz. 
B) Hernando de Soto. 
C) Francisco de Coronado. 
D) Bartolomé de las Casas. 
E) Francisco Pizarro.

Question 9

define the following term:
-Tokugawa shoguns

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The Tokugawa shoguns were a line of mili

Question 10

define the following term:
-Vasco da Gama and Calicut

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer

Question 11

define the following term:
-the Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange refers to the wid

Question 12

India's Mughal dynasty was

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A) Hindu in religion. 
B) Buddhist in religion. 
C) Mongol in origin. 
D) successful in expelling the British East India Company. 
E) long native to the Indian subcontinent. 
A) Hindu in religion. 
B) Buddhist in religion. 
C) Mongol in origin. 
D) successful in expelling the British East India Company. 
E) long native to the Indian subcontinent.

Question 13

The African slave trade

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A) had little impact on the level of violence and warfare in Africa. 
B) reduced warfare and violence in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers. 
C) increased warfare and violence in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves. 
D) died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands. 
E) was carried out peacefully, as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits. 
A) had little impact on the level of violence and warfare in Africa. 
B) reduced warfare and violence in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers. 
C) increased warfare and violence in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves. 
D) died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands. 
E) was carried out peacefully, as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits.

Question 14

define the following term:
-inflation

Accepted Answer

Inflation refers to the general increase

Question 15

define the following term:
-"Black Hole of Calcutta"

Accepted Answer

The Black Hole of Calcutta refers to a d

Question 16

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

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A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Rome. 
D) Vienna. 
E) Amsterdam. 
A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Rome. 
D) Vienna. 
E) Amsterdam.

Question 17

define the following term:
-Mughal Empire

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The Mughal Empire was a powerful and inf

Question 18

Before the nineteenth century, which of the following was least affected by European power and influence?

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A) China and Japan 
B) Africa 
C) North America 
D) South America 
E) India 
A) China and Japan 
B) Africa 
C) North America 
D) South America 
E) India

Question 19

Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in

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A) China. 
B) India. 
C) Japan. 
D) New England. 
E) Canada. 
A) China. 
B) India. 
C) Japan. 
D) New England. 
E) Canada.

Question 20

Which empire was described as "an old, crazy, first-rate man of war" but because of incompetent leadership was destined to be "dashed to pieces on the shore"?

Accepted Answer

A) the British Empire 
B) the Spanish Empire 
C) the Chinese Empire 
D) the Russian Empire 
E) the Ottoman Empire 
A) the British Empire 
B) the Spanish Empire 
C) the Chinese Empire 
D) the Russian Empire 
E) the Ottoman Empire

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

All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that spurred European exploration and expansion except

How and why did Portugal and Spain acquire overseas empires? Compare and contrast their motivations and methods for exploration and expansion.

define the following term: -Spice Islands

Why did the slave trade come to rely on the peoples of West Africa, and what were the consequences for all parties involved?

define the following term: -Christopher Columbus

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

define the following term: -compass and astrolabe

The conquistador who conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531 was

define the following term: -Tokugawa shoguns

define the following term: -Vasco da Gama and Calicut

define the following term: -the Columbian Exchange

India's Mughal dynasty was

The African slave trade

define the following term: -inflation

define the following term: -"Black Hole of Calcutta"

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

define the following term: -Mughal Empire

Before the nineteenth century, which of the following was least affected by European power and influence?

Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in

Which empire was described as "an old, crazy, first-rate man of war" but because of incompetent leadership was destined to be "dashed to pieces on the shore"?

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

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