Question 1

What percentage of Native Americans died in the first century after Columbus' arrival?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  80 
E)  90 
A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  80 
E)  90

Question 2

Ferdinand and Isabella were the most powerful rulers of the sixteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following were advancements in fifteenth-century technology or technique that furthered European exploration except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the cog ship 
B)  the lateen sail 
C)  cartography 
D)  astrolabes 
E)  navigational manuals 
A)  the cog ship 
B)  the lateen sail 
C)  cartography 
D)  astrolabes 
E)  navigational manuals

Question 4

Ivan III and subsequent tsars prohibited the Orthodox Church from missionary activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss the demographic changes that occurred in Europe in the mid-fifteenth century and their economic consequences.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Although the mortalit

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-New Christians/Conversos

Accepted Answer

Jews whom the state forced to

Question 7

The Tempest was directly inspired by Shakespeare's reading ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  European accounts of Native Americans 
B)  books of magic 
C)  the 1611 edition of the Farmer's Almanac 
D)  Holinshead's Chronicles 
E)  the Decameron 
A)  European accounts of Native Americans 
B)  books of magic 
C)  the 1611 edition of the Farmer's Almanac 
D)  Holinshead's Chronicles 
E)  the Decameron

Question 8

Half of children born in 1450 died before they reached the age of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  15 
E)  20 
A)  1 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  15 
E)  20

Question 9

Land in western Europe in the fifteenth century featured all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free landowners 
B)  peasants who paid rent 
C)  peasants who were wage-earners on farms 
D)  a peasant collective 
E)  serfdom 
A)  free landowners 
B)  peasants who paid rent 
C)  peasants who were wage-earners on farms 
D)  a peasant collective 
E)  serfdom

Question 10

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ferdinand Magellan 
B)  Christopher Columbus 
C)  Hernán Cortés 
D)  Francisco Pizarro 
E)  Vaso Núñez de Balboa 
A)  Ferdinand Magellan 
B)  Christopher Columbus 
C)  Hernán Cortés 
D)  Francisco Pizarro 
E)  Vaso Núñez de Balboa

Question 11

In an effort to centralize his rule over France, which method did Francis I employ?

Accepted Answer

A)  He standardized the Parisian dialect of France. 
B)  He coerced parliament to subordinate noblemen. 
C)  He respected regional authority and political independence of his territories. 
D)  He required that France be religiously tolerant. 
E)  He encouraged pageantry to celebrate his divine status. 
A)  He standardized the Parisian dialect of France. 
B)  He coerced parliament to subordinate noblemen. 
C)  He respected regional authority and political independence of his territories. 
D)  He required that France be religiously tolerant. 
E)  He encouraged pageantry to celebrate his divine status.

Question 12

Compare and contrast the monarchies of Spain, England, and France in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The process of centra

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Habsburgs

Accepted Answer

Dynastic family originating in

Question 14

How did the changing definition of work affect women differently than men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women's work was calculated at the same value as men's. 
B)  Women's work was devalued as "necessary" but unskilled. 
C)  Women earned salaries for production of artisanal goods like cheese and butter. 
D)  Women's work was not considered part of the market economy because they exchanged goods in barter systems. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Women's work was calculated at the same value as men's. 
B)  Women's work was devalued as "necessary" but unskilled. 
C)  Women earned salaries for production of artisanal goods like cheese and butter. 
D)  Women's work was not considered part of the market economy because they exchanged goods in barter systems. 
E)  All of these.

Question 15

What problems did Charles V face in ruling his combined territories? What led to his downfall?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. As the heir to both t

Question 16

Henry VII (Tudor) attempted to ally with Spain through which method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Issuing a decree against Protestantism in support of the Church 
B)  Expelling Jews from England after 1492 
C)  Supporting the war effort against France 
D)  Negotiating a marriage between his daughter to the Scots king 
E)  Agreeing to import goods only from Spanish trade contracts 
A)  Issuing a decree against Protestantism in support of the Church 
B)  Expelling Jews from England after 1492 
C)  Supporting the war effort against France 
D)  Negotiating a marriage between his daughter to the Scots king 
E)  Agreeing to import goods only from Spanish trade contracts

Question 17

Describe the shifts in the peasant economy from 1450 to 1550?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In the middle of the

Question 18

Francisco Pizarro ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was an illiterate laborer 
B)  migrated to Hispaniola in 1501 from Spain 
C)  slaughtered 3,000 Incas with fewer than 300 men 
D)  brought precious metals back to Spain 
E)  All of these. 
A)  was an illiterate laborer 
B)  migrated to Hispaniola in 1501 from Spain 
C)  slaughtered 3,000 Incas with fewer than 300 men 
D)  brought precious metals back to Spain 
E)  All of these.

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Ivan IV The Terrible

Accepted Answer

Ruler of Russia and conqueror

Question 20

What group of women had the most economic freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Married women 
B)  Bakers 
C)  Widows 
D)  Spinners 
E)  Prostitutes 
A)  Married women 
B)  Bakers 
C)  Widows 
D)  Spinners 
E)  Prostitutes

Exam 13: Europes Age of Expansion

What percentage of Native Americans died in the first century after Columbus' arrival?

Ferdinand and Isabella were the most powerful rulers of the sixteenth century.

All of the following were advancements in fifteenth-century technology or technique that furthered European exploration except ______________.

Ivan III and subsequent tsars prohibited the Orthodox Church from missionary activity.

Discuss the demographic changes that occurred in Europe in the mid-fifteenth century and their economic consequences.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -New Christians/Conversos

The Tempest was directly inspired by Shakespeare's reading ______________.

Half of children born in 1450 died before they reached the age of ______________.

Land in western Europe in the fifteenth century featured all of the following except ______________.

Who conquered the Aztecs?

In an effort to centralize his rule over France, which method did Francis I employ?

Compare and contrast the monarchies of Spain, England, and France in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Habsburgs

How did the changing definition of work affect women differently than men?

What problems did Charles V face in ruling his combined territories? What led to his downfall?

Henry VII (Tudor) attempted to ally with Spain through which method?

Describe the shifts in the peasant economy from 1450 to 1550?

Francisco Pizarro ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Ivan IV The Terrible

What group of women had the most economic freedom?

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