Question 1

Talk about:
-Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Accepted Answer

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish expl

Question 2

The European nation that established a settlement at Africa's Cape of Good Hope was

Accepted Answer

A) Spain. 
B) Portugal. 
C) England. 
D) France. 
E) the Dutch Republic. 
A) Spain. 
B) Portugal. 
C) England. 
D) France. 
E) the Dutch Republic.

Question 3

Spanish commercial power in the Americas reached its apex in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, after fighting off the challenges from Britain and the Netherlands.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

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A) Amerigo Vespucci. 
B) Ferdinand Magellan. 
C) John Cabot. 
D) Christopher Columbus. 
E) Vasco da Gama. 
A) Amerigo Vespucci. 
B) Ferdinand Magellan. 
C) John Cabot. 
D) Christopher Columbus. 
E) Vasco da Gama.

Question 5

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 6

Talk about:
-the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

Accepted Answer

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilizat

Question 7

How would you characterize the indigenous empires present in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans? What were their strengths, and what were their weaknesses?

Accepted Answer

The indigenous empires present in the Am

Question 8

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

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

Question 9

The House of Fugger went bankrupt at the end of the sixteenth century when which of the following defaulted on their loans?

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A) the pope. 
B) the Habsburgs. 
C) the Venetians. 
D) Bourbons. 
E) the Sicilians. 
A) the pope. 
B) the Habsburgs. 
C) the Venetians. 
D) Bourbons. 
E) the Sicilians.

Question 10

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion through its contacts with all of the following EXCEPT

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A) India. 
B) Newfoundland. 
C) Bakongo. 
D) Malacca. 
E) the Spice Islands. 
A) India. 
B) Newfoundland. 
C) Bakongo. 
D) Malacca. 
E) the Spice Islands.

Question 11

One of the major economic problems of the sixteenth century in Europe was

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A) a dramatic fall in prices. 
B) a dramatic rise in prices. 
C) a failure of the grain market. 
D) a widespread famine. 
E) a population decline which led to massive unemployment. 
A) a dramatic fall in prices. 
B) a dramatic rise in prices. 
C) a failure of the grain market. 
D) a widespread famine. 
E) a population decline which led to massive unemployment.

Question 12

Which of the following statements best applies to the economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe?

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A) The joint-stock company enabled the raising of spectacular sums of capital for world trading ventures. 
B) The early seventeenth century saw a general stagnation in the areas of mining and metallurgy. 
C) Technological innovations improved the lives of peasants dramatically. 
D) The population explosion made for urban growth and more social equality in cities. 
E) An economic depression occurred because of a lack of precious metals in circulation. 
A) The joint-stock company enabled the raising of spectacular sums of capital for world trading ventures. 
B) The early seventeenth century saw a general stagnation in the areas of mining and metallurgy. 
C) Technological innovations improved the lives of peasants dramatically. 
D) The population explosion made for urban growth and more social equality in cities. 
E) An economic depression occurred because of a lack of precious metals in circulation.

Question 13

Talk about:
-lateen sails and square rigs

Accepted Answer

Lateen sails and square rigs are two dif

Question 14

Talk about:
-​"sugar factories"

Accepted Answer

Sugar factories play a crucial role in t

Question 15

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

Accepted Answer

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 16

Talk about:
-Treaty of Tordesillas

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme

Question 17

Talk about:
-slave trade and the Middle Passage

Accepted Answer

The slave trade and the Middle Passage a

Question 18

Talk about:
-British East India Company

Accepted Answer

The British East India Company, formally

Question 19

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 20

Talk about:
-Spice Islands

Accepted Answer

The Spice Islands, also known as the Mal

Talk about: -Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

The European nation that established a settlement at Africa's Cape of Good Hope was

Spanish commercial power in the Americas reached its apex in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, after fighting off the challenges from Britain and the Netherlands.

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

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

Talk about: -the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

How would you characterize the indigenous empires present in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans? What were their strengths, and what were their weaknesses?

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

The House of Fugger went bankrupt at the end of the sixteenth century when which of the following defaulted on their loans?

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion through its contacts with all of the following EXCEPT

One of the major economic problems of the sixteenth century in Europe was

Which of the following statements best applies to the economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe?

Talk about: -lateen sails and square rigs

Talk about: -"sugar factories"

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

Talk about: -Treaty of Tordesillas

Talk about: -slave trade and the Middle Passage

Talk about: -British East India Company

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?

Talk about: -Spice Islands

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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

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

Talk about: -Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

The European nation that established a settlement at Africa's Cape of Good Hope was

Spanish commercial power in the Americas reached its apex in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, after fighting off the challenges from Britain and the Netherlands.

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

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

Talk about: -the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

How would you characterize the indigenous empires present in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans? What were their strengths, and what were their weaknesses?

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

The House of Fugger went bankrupt at the end of the sixteenth century when which of the following defaulted on their loans?

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion through its contacts with all of the following EXCEPT

One of the major economic problems of the sixteenth century in Europe was

Which of the following statements best applies to the economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe?

Talk about: -lateen sails and square rigs

Talk about: -​"sugar factories"

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

Talk about: -Treaty of Tordesillas

Talk about: -slave trade and the Middle Passage

Talk about: -British East India Company

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?

Talk about: -Spice Islands

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

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Talk about: -"sugar factories"