Question 1

Which people were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genoese and Portuguese 
B)  Dutch and Portuguese 
C)  English and French 
D)  Brazilians and Peruvians 
E)  Chinese and Vietnamese 
A)  Genoese and Portuguese 
B)  Dutch and Portuguese 
C)  English and French 
D)  Brazilians and Peruvians 
E)  Chinese and Vietnamese

Question 2

Portuguese control of the spice trade was ended by

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslim attacks from Delhi. 
B)  the circumnavigating voyage of Balboa. 
C)  the establishment of the British and Dutch East India Companies. 
D)  rival Hindu merchants from the Ganges plain. 
E)  a new outbreak of the Black Death. 
A)  Muslim attacks from Delhi. 
B)  the circumnavigating voyage of Balboa. 
C)  the establishment of the British and Dutch East India Companies. 
D)  rival Hindu merchants from the Ganges plain. 
E)  a new outbreak of the Black Death.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Afonso da Albuquerque

Accepted Answer

Afonso da Albuquerque (1453 – 1515) was

Question 4

Did "globalization" really begin in the sixteenth century? Why and/or why not? Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The concept of "globalization" as we und

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Goa

Accepted Answer

Goa is a state located on the southweste

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Songhai

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Songhai...

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Vasco da Gama

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Vasco da...

Question 8

The American-born descendants of Europeans were called

Accepted Answer

A)  creoles. 
B)  mestizos. 
C)  mulattos. 
D)  moranos. 
E)  Ameropeans. 
A)  creoles. 
B)  mestizos. 
C)  mulattos. 
D)  moranos. 
E)  Ameropeans.

Question 9

Historians estimate that up to _______ of slaves died on the journey known as the Middle Passage.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-third 
B)  one-fourth 
C)  one-tenth 
D)  one-half 
E)  two-thirds 
A)  one-third 
B)  one-fourth 
C)  one-tenth 
D)  one-half 
E)  two-thirds

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Spice Islands

Accepted Answer

The term "Spice Islands" refers to the M

Question 11

Which statement about the Columbian Exchange is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cows and horses were introduced into the Western hemisphere. 
B)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into Europe from the Americas. 
C)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into the Americas from Europe. 
D)  Smallpox arrived in the Americas from Europe. 
E)  Gunpowder and guns were introduced into the Americas from Europe. 
A)  Cows and horses were introduced into the Western hemisphere. 
B)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into Europe from the Americas. 
C)  Potatoes and corn were introduced into the Americas from Europe. 
D)  Smallpox arrived in the Americas from Europe. 
E)  Gunpowder and guns were introduced into the Americas from Europe.

Question 12

Discuss the protagonists of the Portuguese explorations, including the factors that led them to undertake their journeys and to ultimately take over the spice trade.

Accepted Answer

The protagonists of the Portuguese explo

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
encomienda

Accepted Answer

The encomienda was a labor system that w

Question 14

What was the name of the system under which European settlers received grants of land and could demand labor from indigenous peoples as tribute?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mission 
B)  Encomienda 
C)  Circumnavigation 
D)  Authoritarian 
E)  Plantation 
A)  Mission 
B)  Encomienda 
C)  Circumnavigation 
D)  Authoritarian 
E)  Plantation

Question 15

How did the arrival of Islam change the previously Buddhist and Hindu societies of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

The arrival of Islam had a significant i

Question 16

Prince Henry established a _____ in Portugal in 1419.

Accepted Answer

A)  hospital for sailors 
B)  school for naval gunners 
C)  kindergarten 
D)  school for navigators 
E)  royal library 
A)  hospital for sailors 
B)  school for naval gunners 
C)  kindergarten 
D)  school for navigators 
E)  royal library

Question 17

After four voyages to the New World, Columbus finally realized he had discovered a 'New World.'

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Slave Coast

Accepted Answer

The Slave Coast refers to a region of th

Question 19

Which sailor was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1487?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abram Voorhies 
B)  Vasco da Gama 
C)  Ferdinand Magellan 
D)  Bartolomeu Dias 
E)  Henry the Navigator 
A)  Abram Voorhies 
B)  Vasco da Gama 
C)  Ferdinand Magellan 
D)  Bartolomeu Dias 
E)  Henry the Navigator

Question 20

What was true about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regional and interregional trade only began to expand with the arrival of the Europeans. 
B)  Although agriculture was the economic basis of society, commerce was beginning to affect daily life. 
C)  The region exported nothing but agricultural produce. 
D)  Agriculture was becoming less commercialized. 
E)  Local artisans were the main producers and consumers of luxury goods. 
A)  Regional and interregional trade only began to expand with the arrival of the Europeans. 
B)  Although agriculture was the economic basis of society, commerce was beginning to affect daily life. 
C)  The region exported nothing but agricultural produce. 
D)  Agriculture was becoming less commercialized. 
E)  Local artisans were the main producers and consumers of luxury goods.

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

Which people were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia?

Portuguese control of the spice trade was ended by

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Afonso da Albuquerque

Did "globalization" really begin in the sixteenth century? Why and/or why not? Give specific examples.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Goa

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Songhai

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Vasco da Gama

The American-born descendants of Europeans were called

Historians estimate that up to _______ of slaves died on the journey known as the Middle Passage.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Spice Islands

Which statement about the Columbian Exchange is FALSE ?

Discuss the protagonists of the Portuguese explorations, including the factors that led them to undertake their journeys and to ultimately take over the spice trade.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). encomienda

What was the name of the system under which European settlers received grants of land and could demand labor from indigenous peoples as tribute?

How did the arrival of Islam change the previously Buddhist and Hindu societies of Southeast Asia?

Prince Henry established a _____ in Portugal in 1419.

After four voyages to the New World, Columbus finally realized he had discovered a 'New World.'

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Slave Coast

Which sailor was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1487?

What was true about the economy of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century?

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