Question 1

Talk about:
-Gerardus Mercator

Accepted Answer

Gerardus Mercator was a renowned Flemish

Question 2

Talk about:
-Prester John

Accepted Answer

Prester John is a legendary Christian ru

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

The African slave trade

Accepted Answer

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 5

Talk about:
-the Columbian Exchange

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange refers to the wid

Question 6

Talk about:
-the asiento

Accepted Answer

The asiento was a contract between Spain

Question 7

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Portugal and Spain acquired overseas emp

Question 9

​Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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 11

Talk about:
-slave trade and the Middle Passage

Accepted Answer

The slave trade and the Middle Passage a

Question 12

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The mainland states of Southeast Asia had better success in resisting European encroachment than did the Spice Islands and Malay states because

Accepted Answer

A)  they lacked any natural resources desired by the Europeans, who had no wish to trade with them. 
B)  they were more cohesive politically with strong monarchies. 
C)  the Europeans were not aware of their existence. 
D)  they were Christians, and the Europeans never attacked fellow Christians. 
E)  they were allied to China, which gave them military support against the Europeans. 
A)  they lacked any natural resources desired by the Europeans, who had no wish to trade with them. 
B)  they were more cohesive politically with strong monarchies. 
C)  the Europeans were not aware of their existence. 
D)  they were Christians, and the Europeans never attacked fellow Christians. 
E)  they were allied to China, which gave them military support against the Europeans.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Talk about:
-Ferdinand Magellan

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 – April 27,

Question 20

Talk about:
-The Travels of John Mandeville

Accepted Answer

The Travels of John Mandeville is a medi

Talk about: -Gerardus Mercator

Talk about: -Prester John

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

The African slave trade

Talk about: -the Columbian Exchange

Talk about: -the asiento

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

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

Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free trade.

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

Talk about: -slave trade and the Middle Passage

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

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

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

The mainland states of Southeast Asia had better success in resisting European encroachment than did the Spice Islands and Malay states because

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

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?

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

Talk about: -Ferdinand Magellan

Talk about: -The Travels of John Mandeville

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: -Gerardus Mercator

Talk about: -Prester John

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

The African slave trade

Talk about: -the Columbian Exchange

Talk about: -the asiento

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

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

​Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free trade.

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

Talk about: -slave trade and the Middle Passage

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

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

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

The mainland states of Southeast Asia had better success in resisting European encroachment than did the Spice Islands and Malay states because

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

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?

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

Talk about: -Ferdinand Magellan

Talk about: -The Travels of John Mandeville

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

Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free trade.