Question 1

Talk about:
-Bartholomeu Dias

Accepted Answer

Bartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explor

Question 2

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

Question 3

Talk about:
-​Amerigo Vespucci

Accepted Answer

A: Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explo

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was

Accepted Answer

A)  social, to relieve the population pressure on Europe. 
B)  religious, to spread the Gospel. 
C)  psychological, the quest for new experiences to transform a dull existence. 
D)  military, to provide new bases for an army. 
E)  economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade. 
A)  social, to relieve the population pressure on Europe. 
B)  religious, to spread the Gospel. 
C)  psychological, the quest for new experiences to transform a dull existence. 
D)  military, to provide new bases for an army. 
E)  economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Talk about:
-Hernán Cortés and Moctezuma

Accepted Answer

Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador

Question 8

Talk about:
-Afonso de Albuquerque

Accepted Answer

Afonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese n

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The principle doctrines of mercantilism

Question 11

Talk about:
-John Cabot

Accepted Answer

John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, was an

Question 12

Tokugawa Ieyasu established the longest-lasting of the Japanese shogunates, which retained power from the early sixteenth century until 1868.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

The correlation between overseas expansi

Question 15

Talk about:
-inflation

Accepted Answer

Inflation refers to the general increase

Question 16

Talk about:
-compass and astrolabe

Accepted Answer

The compass and astrolabe are both impor

Question 17

Talk about:
-Ming and Qing dynasties

Accepted Answer

The Ming and Qing dynasties were two of

Question 18

Talk about:
-Batavia

Accepted Answer

Batavia was the name of the capital city

Question 19

The word Inca means "chief priest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu

Accepted Answer

A)  expelled all missionaries. 
B)  invited Protestant missionaries to visit. 
C)  executed all missionaries. 
D)  converted to Catholicism. 
E)  invited French Catholic missionaries to stay. 
A)  expelled all missionaries. 
B)  invited Protestant missionaries to visit. 
C)  executed all missionaries. 
D)  converted to Catholicism. 
E)  invited French Catholic missionaries to stay.

Talk about: -Bartholomeu Dias

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"?

Talk about: -Amerigo Vespucci

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

The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was

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

Talk about: -Hernán Cortés and Moctezuma

Talk about: -Afonso de Albuquerque

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

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

Talk about: -John Cabot

Tokugawa Ieyasu established the longest-lasting of the Japanese shogunates, which retained power from the early sixteenth century until 1868.

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

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

Talk about: -inflation

Talk about: -compass and astrolabe

Talk about: -Ming and Qing dynasties

Talk about: -Batavia

The word Inca means "chief priest."

In Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu

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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Exam 2: Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

Talk about: -Bartholomeu Dias

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"?

Talk about: -​Amerigo Vespucci

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

The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was

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

Talk about: -Hernán Cortés and Moctezuma

Talk about: -Afonso de Albuquerque

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

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

Talk about: -John Cabot

Tokugawa Ieyasu established the longest-lasting of the Japanese shogunates, which retained power from the early sixteenth century until 1868.

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

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

Talk about: -inflation

Talk about: -compass and astrolabe

Talk about: -Ming and Qing dynasties

Talk about: -Batavia

The word Inca means "chief priest."

In Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu

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

Filters

Talk about: -Amerigo Vespucci