Question 1

The economic security of the Inca Empire was based on

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental diversity. 
B)  extensive trade with the Aztec Empire. 
C)  intensive maize farming. 
D)  ruthless massacres of enemy peoples. 
A)  environmental diversity. 
B)  extensive trade with the Aztec Empire. 
C)  intensive maize farming. 
D)  ruthless massacres of enemy peoples.

Question 2

All of the following were consequences of the fall of Constantinople EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongol influence in Eurasia came to an end. 
B)  The Byzantine Empire came to an end. 
C)  Europe was now more vulnerable to Ottoman invasion. 
D)  The Muscovites now hoped to become a "Third Rome." 
A)  Mongol influence in Eurasia came to an end. 
B)  The Byzantine Empire came to an end. 
C)  Europe was now more vulnerable to Ottoman invasion. 
D)  The Muscovites now hoped to become a "Third Rome."

Question 3

Why were global maritime trade routes first established by Europeans rather than other powerful groups such as the Chinese?

Accepted Answer

Global maritime trade routes were first

Question 4

What was especially advantageous about the location that became Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was positioned at the crossroads of important trade routes. 
B)  The mountainous terrain made invasion difficult. 
C)  Mineral resources were abundant. 
D)  The land was especially fertile and easily supported crops. 
A)  It was positioned at the crossroads of important trade routes. 
B)  The mountainous terrain made invasion difficult. 
C)  Mineral resources were abundant. 
D)  The land was especially fertile and easily supported crops.

Question 5

After the decline of Mali,the most powerful state in West Africa was

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Zimbabwe. 
B)  Songhay. 
C)  Benin. 
D)  Mwene Mutapa. 
A)  Great Zimbabwe. 
B)  Songhay. 
C)  Benin. 
D)  Mwene Mutapa.

Question 6

Explain the role of ecological imperialism in the success of large-scale state building in Mesoamerica and the Andes.

Accepted Answer

Ecological imperialism played a signific

Question 7

The sudden growth and long-term success of Muscovy can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  its rich mineral resources. 
B)  the conquests of Ivan the Great. 
C)  its geographic location. 
D)  the conquests of Ivan the Great and its geographic location. 
A)  its rich mineral resources. 
B)  the conquests of Ivan the Great. 
C)  its geographic location. 
D)  the conquests of Ivan the Great and its geographic location.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the consequences of Portuguese contact with the Kingdom of Kongo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members of the royal family were educated in Portugal. 
B)  Portuguese traders married members of the royal family. 
C)  Many slaves were sold to the Portuguese by the Kongolese. 
D)  Important buildings were constructed in the Portuguese style. 
A)  Members of the royal family were educated in Portugal. 
B)  Portuguese traders married members of the royal family. 
C)  Many slaves were sold to the Portuguese by the Kongolese. 
D)  Important buildings were constructed in the Portuguese style.

Question 9

The role of the Confucian bureaucracy in the earliest years of the Ming period was

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance of the army. 
B)  oversight of foreign policy. 
C)  regulation of overseas commerce. 
D)  limited to court ceremonies and regulation of civil service examination. 
A)  maintenance of the army. 
B)  oversight of foreign policy. 
C)  regulation of overseas commerce. 
D)  limited to court ceremonies and regulation of civil service examination.

Question 10

The Aztec empire governed through an extensive bureaucracy that regulated tribute in the form of

Accepted Answer

A)  gold and slaves. 
B)  cotton and tobacco. 
C)  feathers, rubber, and ornamental shells. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  gold and slaves. 
B)  cotton and tobacco. 
C)  feathers, rubber, and ornamental shells. 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

What environmental constraints made sub-Saharan African empires relatively fragile compared to Eurasian states?

Accepted Answer

There are several environmental constrai

Question 12

What factors helped to support the development of empires in Africa and the Americas during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to the devel

Question 13

Which of the following was an important source of wealth for the emerging Ethiopian empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  trade in slaves 
B)  trade in grain 
C)  taxation 
D)  banking 
A)  trade in slaves 
B)  trade in grain 
C)  taxation 
D)  banking

Question 14

What lasting consequences did humanism have on European Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  deep concern about the existence of heresies 
B)  the continuing use of Latin in church liturgy 
C)  an upholding of church traditions 
D)  scrutiny of the Bible's language 
A)  deep concern about the existence of heresies 
B)  the continuing use of Latin in church liturgy 
C)  an upholding of church traditions 
D)  scrutiny of the Bible's language

Exam 15: Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

The economic security of the Inca Empire was based on

All of the following were consequences of the fall of Constantinople EXCEPT:

Why were global maritime trade routes first established by Europeans rather than other powerful groups such as the Chinese?

What was especially advantageous about the location that became Ottoman Empire?

After the decline of Mali,the most powerful state in West Africa was

Explain the role of ecological imperialism in the success of large-scale state building in Mesoamerica and the Andes.

The sudden growth and long-term success of Muscovy can be attributed to

Which of the following is NOT one of the consequences of Portuguese contact with the Kingdom of Kongo?

The role of the Confucian bureaucracy in the earliest years of the Ming period was

The Aztec empire governed through an extensive bureaucracy that regulated tribute in the form of

What environmental constraints made sub-Saharan African empires relatively fragile compared to Eurasian states?

What factors helped to support the development of empires in Africa and the Americas during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Which of the following was an important source of wealth for the emerging Ethiopian empire?

What lasting consequences did humanism have on European Christianity?

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The Ecological Revolution of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

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