Question 1

Talk about:
-Robert Clive

Accepted Answer

Robert Clive, also known as Clive of Ind

Question 2

Talk about:
-mestizos and mulattoes

Accepted Answer

Mestizos and mulattoes are both terms us

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

Accepted Answer

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

Talk about:
-"God, glory, and gold"

Accepted Answer

"God, glory, and gold" is a phrase often

Question 6

By the end of the seventeenth century,

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A)  international trade was much greater than intra-European trade. 
B)  wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials. 
C)  local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade. 
D)  slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World. 
E)  European imperialism had come to an end. 
A)  international trade was much greater than intra-European trade. 
B)  wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials. 
C)  local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade. 
D)  slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World. 
E)  European imperialism had come to an end.

Question 7

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 8

Talk about:
-​"sugar factories"

Accepted Answer

Sugar factories play a crucial role in t

Question 9

Talk about:
-mercantilism

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 10

Talk about:
-the Gold Coast

Accepted Answer

The Gold Coast is a vibrant city located

Question 11

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 these are correct. 
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 these are correct.

Question 12

Talk about:
-Vasco da Gama and Calicut

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer

Question 13

When the Potosí mines in Peru opened in 1545

Accepted Answer

A)  the price of silver plummeted for two decades. 
B)  European migrants flooded into Peru to get jobs in the mines. 
C)  the English fought and lost a war to capture the mines. 
D)  the cost of precious metals imported into Europe quadrupled. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  the price of silver plummeted for two decades. 
B)  European migrants flooded into Peru to get jobs in the mines. 
C)  the English fought and lost a war to capture the mines. 
D)  the cost of precious metals imported into Europe quadrupled. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 14

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 15

What was NOT part of the Columbian exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  Potatoes from Europe and olive trees from the New World. 
B)  Horses and cattle from Europe and corn from the New World. 
C)  Gunpowder from Europe and tobacco from the New World. 
D)  Smallpox from Europe and gold and silver from the New World. 
E)  Wheat from Europe and tomatoes from the New World. 
A)  Potatoes from Europe and olive trees from the New World. 
B)  Horses and cattle from Europe and corn from the New World. 
C)  Gunpowder from Europe and tobacco from the New World. 
D)  Smallpox from Europe and gold and silver from the New World. 
E)  Wheat from Europe and tomatoes from the New World.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Religion played a significant role as a

Question 17

The thirteen colonies in British North America were directly controlled by the British Board of Trade, the Royal Council, and Parliament, with no colonial legislatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the number of African slaves shipped to the New World is estimated at

Accepted Answer

A)  one million. 
B)  two million. 
C)  five million. 
D)  ten million. 
E)  twenty-five million. 
A)  one million. 
B)  two million. 
C)  five million. 
D)  ten million. 
E)  twenty-five million.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Accepted Answer

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish expl

Question 20

The major critic of the Spanish treatment of the American natives was

Accepted Answer

A)  Bartolomé de Las Casas. 
B)  Hernán Cortéz. 
C)  Afonso de Albuquerque. 
D)  Ignatius of Loyola. 
E)  Pope Paul III. 
A)  Bartolomé de Las Casas. 
B)  Hernán Cortéz. 
C)  Afonso de Albuquerque. 
D)  Ignatius of Loyola. 
E)  Pope Paul III.

Talk about: -Robert Clive

Talk about: -mestizos and mulattoes

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

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

Talk about: -"God, glory, and gold"

By the end of the seventeenth century,

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

Talk about: -"sugar factories"

Talk about: -mercantilism

Talk about: -the Gold Coast

The inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries

Talk about: -Vasco da Gama and Calicut

When the Potosí mines in Peru opened in 1545

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

What was NOT part of the Columbian exchange?

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

The thirteen colonies in British North America were directly controlled by the British Board of Trade, the Royal Council, and Parliament, with no colonial legislatures.

Between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the number of African slaves shipped to the New World is estimated at

Talk about: -Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

The major critic of the Spanish treatment of the American natives was

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The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

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The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

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

Talk about: -Robert Clive

Talk about: -mestizos and mulattoes

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

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

Talk about: -"God, glory, and gold"

By the end of the seventeenth century,

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

Talk about: -​"sugar factories"

Talk about: -mercantilism

Talk about: -the Gold Coast

The inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries

Talk about: -Vasco da Gama and Calicut

When the Potosí mines in Peru opened in 1545

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

What was NOT part of the Columbian exchange?

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

The thirteen colonies in British North America were directly controlled by the British Board of Trade, the Royal Council, and Parliament, with no colonial legislatures.

Between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the number of African slaves shipped to the New World is estimated at

Talk about: -Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

The major critic of the Spanish treatment of the American natives was

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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Talk about: -"sugar factories"