Question 1

Life in Southeast Asia in the seventeenth century was probably better than it was in other parts of Asia during the same time period because

Accepted Answer

A)  the region had a very cool climate. 
B)  the region's geography provided soils that produced many beneficial products. 
C)  most of the region was heavily populated. 
D)  its society was dominated by numerous very large cities. 
E)  there were no religious conflicts as all the inhabitants were Buddhists. 
A)  the region had a very cool climate. 
B)  the region's geography provided soils that produced many beneficial products. 
C)  most of the region was heavily populated. 
D)  its society was dominated by numerous very large cities. 
E)  there were no religious conflicts as all the inhabitants were Buddhists.

Question 2

An influential cargo brought back to Portugal from the West African coastal voyages in 1441 was

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A)  silver. 
B)  gold. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  spices. 
E)  ivory. 
A)  silver. 
B)  gold. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  spices. 
E)  ivory.

Question 3

Brazil was under the rule of the

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

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-British East India Company

Accepted Answer

The British East India Company, formally

Question 5

One of the earliest West African states to become Muslim was

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A)  the Zanj. 
B)  Zimbabwe. 
C)  Axum. 
D)  Mali. 
E)  Kush. 
A)  the Zanj. 
B)  Zimbabwe. 
C)  Axum. 
D)  Mali. 
E)  Kush.

Question 6

Spanish colonial administration in the Western Hemisphere was carried out through

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A)  the New Spain Board of Trade. 
B)  a loose system of governors. 
C)  appointed viceroyalties. 
D)  third-party trade organizations. 
E)  the Church. 
A)  the New Spain Board of Trade. 
B)  a loose system of governors. 
C)  appointed viceroyalties. 
D)  third-party trade organizations. 
E)  the Church.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Shwedagon Pagoda

Accepted Answer

The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the

Question 8

Western historians customarily regard this as the crucial point in opening the trade routes to the East.

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A)  the travels of Marco Polo 
B)  the voyages of Vasco de Gama 
C)  the discovery of the New World by Columbus 
D)  Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe 
E)  Prince Henry, the Navigator's establishment of a school for navigators 
A)  the travels of Marco Polo 
B)  the voyages of Vasco de Gama 
C)  the discovery of the New World by Columbus 
D)  Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe 
E)  Prince Henry, the Navigator's establishment of a school for navigators

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Paramesvara

Accepted Answer

Paramesvara is a term that originates fr

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Massachusetts Bay Company

Accepted Answer

The Massachusetts Bay Company was a join

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Ferdinand Magellan

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 – April 27,

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Timbuktu

Accepted Answer

Timbuktu is a city in the West African n

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-manioc

Accepted Answer

Manioc, also known as cassava, is a trop

Question 14

In spite of their resistance to foreign encroachment,the Portuguese were able to establish trading outposts in all of the following EXCEPT ____.

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A)  Ayuthaya 
B)  Laos 
C)  Burma 
D)  Thailand 
E)  Vietnam 
A)  Ayuthaya 
B)  Laos 
C)  Burma 
D)  Thailand 
E)  Vietnam

Question 15

In regard to the African slave trade,it can be said that

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A)  the largest trade in African slaves was across the Indian Ocean. 
B)  until the eighteenth century, it was cheaper to simply replace slaves than to breed them. 
C)  it produced an general increased population of all African societies. 
D)  native Africans rarely supplied Europeans with slaves. 
E)  it was abolished by the English in 1603. 
A)  the largest trade in African slaves was across the Indian Ocean. 
B)  until the eighteenth century, it was cheaper to simply replace slaves than to breed them. 
C)  it produced an general increased population of all African societies. 
D)  native Africans rarely supplied Europeans with slaves. 
E)  it was abolished by the English in 1603.

Question 16

With the coming of the Europeans,Christianity replaced Buddhism and Islam as the major religion of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Spanish base of operations in Southeast Asia was established in

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A)  Malacca. 
B)  Vietnam. 
C)  Burman lands. 
D)  Java. 
E)  the Philippines. 
A)  Malacca. 
B)  Vietnam. 
C)  Burman lands. 
D)  Java. 
E)  the Philippines.

Question 18

Which of the following is not true concerning European forays into the New World?

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A)  Christopher Columbus believed he had reached Asia. 
B)  John Cabot explored the coast of New England on a voyage sponsored by Henry VII. 
C)  Christopher Columbus explored along the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Pedro Cabral discovered South America by accident. 
E)  Vespucci's many published letters describing the geography of the New World caused people to call the area "America." 
A)  Christopher Columbus believed he had reached Asia. 
B)  John Cabot explored the coast of New England on a voyage sponsored by Henry VII. 
C)  Christopher Columbus explored along the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Pedro Cabral discovered South America by accident. 
E)  Vespucci's many published letters describing the geography of the New World caused people to call the area "America."

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-portolani

Accepted Answer

Portolani were medieval navigational cha

Question 20

Social institutions tended to be fairly homogenous throughout Southeast Asia during the early modern era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Life in Southeast Asia in the seventeenth century was probably better than it was in other parts of Asia during the same time period because

An influential cargo brought back to Portugal from the West African coastal voyages in 1441 was

Brazil was under the rule of the

Identify the following terms. -British East India Company

One of the earliest West African states to become Muslim was

Spanish colonial administration in the Western Hemisphere was carried out through

Identify the following terms. -Shwedagon Pagoda

Western historians customarily regard this as the crucial point in opening the trade routes to the East.

Identify the following terms. -Paramesvara

Identify the following terms. -Massachusetts Bay Company

Identify the following terms. -Ferdinand Magellan

Identify the following terms. -Timbuktu

Identify the following terms. -manioc

In spite of their resistance to foreign encroachment,the Portuguese were able to establish trading outposts in all of the following EXCEPT ____.

In regard to the African slave trade,it can be said that

With the coming of the Europeans,Christianity replaced Buddhism and Islam as the major religion of Southeast Asia.

The Spanish base of operations in Southeast Asia was established in

Which of the following is not true concerning European forays into the New World?

Identify the following terms. -portolani

Social institutions tended to be fairly homogenous throughout Southeast Asia during the early modern era.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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