Question 1

Which of the following best describes the Portuguese empire in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

A) It expanded its empire into Japan and Australia. 
B) It was too poor and had a population too small to maintain its empire. 
C) It lost interest in extensive overseas commerce. 
D) It sank into civil war. 
E) It became one of the wealthiest European empires. 
A) It expanded its empire into Japan and Australia. 
B) It was too poor and had a population too small to maintain its empire. 
C) It lost interest in extensive overseas commerce. 
D) It sank into civil war. 
E) It became one of the wealthiest European empires.

Question 2

For what purpose were Virginia and the Carolina colonies first established?

Accepted Answer

A) a refuge for honest debtors 
B) a haven for Quakers 
C) colonies for the rehabilitation of convicts 
D) a haven for Catholics 
E) real estate ventures 
A) a refuge for honest debtors 
B) a haven for Quakers 
C) colonies for the rehabilitation of convicts 
D) a haven for Catholics 
E) real estate ventures

Question 3

Explain and discuss the positive and negative aspects of the European discovery and conquest in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 4

Compare and contrast the colonial endeavors of the Dutch, British, and French. Which was most successful? Which least? Why was this so? Support your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the Dutc

Question 5

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the creation of European overseas empires?

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, English 
B) Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, English, French 
C) English, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish 
D) Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French 
E) French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English 
A) Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, English 
B) Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, English, French 
C) English, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish 
D) Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French 
E) French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation that transformed maritime commerce?

Accepted Answer

A) sail rigging 
B) astrolabe 
C) gunpowder 
D) hull design 
E) navigational charts 
A) sail rigging 
B) astrolabe 
C) gunpowder 
D) hull design 
E) navigational charts

Question 7

Term for identification: Vasco da Gama

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer

Question 8

What did the Arab slave traders and Europeans have in common regarding their views of sub-Saharan Africans?

Accepted Answer

A) They viewed Africans as inferior to other peoples. 
B) They wanted to introduce Africans to the nature of God. 
C) They wanted to get the Africans to invest in mercantilism. 
D) The Arabs and Europeans universally deplored the inhumanity of slavery. 
E) They thought African slavery was a positive good. 
A) They viewed Africans as inferior to other peoples. 
B) They wanted to introduce Africans to the nature of God. 
C) They wanted to get the Africans to invest in mercantilism. 
D) The Arabs and Europeans universally deplored the inhumanity of slavery. 
E) They thought African slavery was a positive good.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Dutch during the Age of Exploration?

Accepted Answer

A) A chief reason for their success was the Dutch East India Company. 
B) They were more interested in setting up colonies than trade. 
C) The Dutch used naval power against native groups. 
D) The Dutch were a small nation both in size and population. 
E) They eventually took over the spice trade from the Portuguese in Southeast Asia. 
A) A chief reason for their success was the Dutch East India Company. 
B) They were more interested in setting up colonies than trade. 
C) The Dutch used naval power against native groups. 
D) The Dutch were a small nation both in size and population. 
E) They eventually took over the spice trade from the Portuguese in Southeast Asia.

Question 10

Term for identification: Bartholomew de las Casas

Accepted Answer

Bartholomew de las Casas, better known a

Question 11

Term for identification: Prince Henry the Navigator

Accepted Answer

Prince Henry the Navigator, also known a

Question 12

Trace the development of European exploration and trade expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries. Discuss the roles of early Portuguese and Spanish explorers.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 13

Which of the following caused the most death among Amerindians?

Accepted Answer

A) smallpox 
B) the cannon 
C) Spanish mines 
D) malaria 
E) scurvy 
A) smallpox 
B) the cannon 
C) Spanish mines 
D) malaria 
E) scurvy

Question 14

With which group did Asian Muslim traders prefer to deal?

Accepted Answer

A) Portuguese 
B) Chinese 
C) Dutch 
D) English 
E) Spanish 
A) Portuguese 
B) Chinese 
C) Dutch 
D) English 
E) Spanish

Question 15

Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first become profitable for the Portuguese?

Accepted Answer

A) By shipping the slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled. 
B) By breeding new slave generations in the Americas. 
C) By the sale of slaves to European noble families. 
D) By large scale sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries. 
E) By continuous shipment of slaves to the Caribbean islands. 
A) By shipping the slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled. 
B) By breeding new slave generations in the Americas. 
C) By the sale of slaves to European noble families. 
D) By large scale sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries. 
E) By continuous shipment of slaves to the Caribbean islands.

Question 16

What was the nature of many of the early ideas of racism?

Accepted Answer

A) political 
B) economic 
C) scientific 
D) religious 
E) paternalism 
A) political 
B) economic 
C) scientific 
D) religious 
E) paternalism

Question 17

Term for identification: Amerigo Vespucci

Accepted Answer

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer

Question 18

By the mid-1500s Spain controlled all of the following areas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) northern South America 
B) all of Central America 
C) the Northwest Territories 
D) larger Caribbean Islands 
E) south and southwest North America 
A) northern South America 
B) all of Central America 
C) the Northwest Territories 
D) larger Caribbean Islands 
E) south and southwest North America

Question 19

Who undertook the most spectacular of the early European sea voyages?

Accepted Answer

A) Diaz, who was first to round Africa's treacherous Cape of Good Hope. 
B) da Gama, who sailed to India and explored its rich coastline. 
C) Cabral, who accidentally discovered Brazil and claimed it for the small empire of Portugal. 
D) Vespucci, who was responsible for the naming of the Americas. 
E) Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe. 
A) Diaz, who was first to round Africa's treacherous Cape of Good Hope. 
B) da Gama, who sailed to India and explored its rich coastline. 
C) Cabral, who accidentally discovered Brazil and claimed it for the small empire of Portugal. 
D) Vespucci, who was responsible for the naming of the Americas. 
E) Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe.

Question 20

____________________ was the explorer blown across the Atlantic Ocean which led to the discovery of Brazil.

Accepted Answer

Pedro Alva

Exam 22: A Larger World Opens

Which of the following best describes the Portuguese empire in the 1500s?

For what purpose were Virginia and the Carolina colonies first established?

Explain and discuss the positive and negative aspects of the European discovery and conquest in the Americas.

Compare and contrast the colonial endeavors of the Dutch, British, and French. Which was most successful? Which least? Why was this so? Support your answer with examples.

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the creation of European overseas empires?

Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation that transformed maritime commerce?

Term for identification: Vasco da Gama

What did the Arab slave traders and Europeans have in common regarding their views of sub-Saharan Africans?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Dutch during the Age of Exploration?

Term for identification: Bartholomew de las Casas

Term for identification: Prince Henry the Navigator

Trace the development of European exploration and trade expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries. Discuss the roles of early Portuguese and Spanish explorers.

Which of the following caused the most death among Amerindians?

With which group did Asian Muslim traders prefer to deal?

Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first become profitable for the Portuguese?

What was the nature of many of the early ideas of racism?

Term for identification: Amerigo Vespucci

By the mid-1500s Spain controlled all of the following areas EXCEPT

Who undertook the most spectacular of the early European sea voyages?

____________________ was the explorer blown across the Atlantic Ocean which led to the discovery of Brazil.

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