Question 1

In the fifteenth century,the Habsburg lands grew because of successful marriages.In France,the crown territory grew because of

Accepted Answer

A)  diplomacy. 
B)  imperial conquest. 
C)  the deaths of long-term landed nobility. 
D)  centralization and unification by enforcing one dialect of French. 
E)  exponential financial growth. 
A)  diplomacy. 
B)  imperial conquest. 
C)  the deaths of long-term landed nobility. 
D)  centralization and unification by enforcing one dialect of French. 
E)  exponential financial growth. C

Question 2

Ivan III doubled his territory in Russia when he conquered which land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  Novgorod. 
C)  Riazan 
D)  Rostov-Suzdal 
E)  Astrakhan. 
A)  Moscow 
B)  Novgorod. 
C)  Riazan 
D)  Rostov-Suzdal 
E)  Astrakhan. B

Question 3

Russia was freed from domination by the Mongols in 1480 when Ivan III did what?

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiated a peace treaty with Khan Batu 
B)  was victorious in the Battle of Lake Tchud 
C)  married his daughter to the crown prince of Poland and united forces 
D)  refused to pay tribute to the Golden Horde 
E)  hired mercenary soldiers from Germany to defeat the Mongols 
A)  negotiated a peace treaty with Khan Batu 
B)  was victorious in the Battle of Lake Tchud 
C)  married his daughter to the crown prince of Poland and united forces 
D)  refused to pay tribute to the Golden Horde 
E)  hired mercenary soldiers from Germany to defeat the Mongols D

Question 4

One of the significant characteristics of Russia,which differed dramatically from the West,was Ivan III's use of

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent legalized serfdom. 
B)  an aggressive tax campaign that exhausted the financial resources of his subjects. 
C)  tying peasants to the land to force landlords to stay where they were rather than move to the frontier. 
D)  creating a standing army in exchange for land after twenty-five years of service. 
E)  creating a permanent military servitor class. 
A)  permanent legalized serfdom. 
B)  an aggressive tax campaign that exhausted the financial resources of his subjects. 
C)  tying peasants to the land to force landlords to stay where they were rather than move to the frontier. 
D)  creating a standing army in exchange for land after twenty-five years of service. 
E)  creating a permanent military servitor class.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The process of centralization in Europ

Question 6

How did Francis I create a unified and centralized kingdom of France in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Francis I created a uniform French men

Question 7

A significant difference in Russian policy versus that of Spain's was that Russia

Accepted Answer

A)  welcomed settlement of Jews into a region known as "The Pale" 
B)  forbade slavery within their Imperial territories 
C)  demanded adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church 
D)  prohibited the Orthodox church from missionary activity 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  welcomed settlement of Jews into a region known as "The Pale" 
B)  forbade slavery within their Imperial territories 
C)  demanded adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church 
D)  prohibited the Orthodox church from missionary activity 
E)  None of the above.

Question 8

How did Henry VIII (Tudor)subordinate Ireland under British rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  By outlawing Catholicism. 
B)  By initiating a civil war. 
C)  By declaring English the official language of all his territories. 
D)  By having the Irish parliament agree that it was an independent kingdom ruled by him. 
E)  By unilaterally declaring Ireland part of the English realm. 
A)  By outlawing Catholicism. 
B)  By initiating a civil war. 
C)  By declaring English the official language of all his territories. 
D)  By having the Irish parliament agree that it was an independent kingdom ruled by him. 
E)  By unilaterally declaring Ireland part of the English realm.

Question 9

The first European to circumnavigate the globe was

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 10

Henry VIII of England sought to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon because he wanted to overthrow Catholicism in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What problems faced Russia at the time of Ivan IV's death?

Accepted Answer

Following many years of despotic reign

Question 13

How did Europeans pose a threat to indigenous populations?

Accepted Answer

A)  enslavement. 
B)  conquest of land. 
C)  forced conversion to Catholicism. 
D)  lack of immunity to diseases. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  enslavement. 
B)  conquest of land. 
C)  forced conversion to Catholicism. 
D)  lack of immunity to diseases. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 14

Europeans justified African slavery using all of the following arguments except

Accepted Answer

A)  Las Casas's Eurocentric belief in African inferiority. 
B)  Aristotle's defense of what he called natural slaves. 
C)  the existence of slavery in the Bible. 
D)  allegations that Africans were descendants of Noah's son Ham,who was himself enslaved. 
E)  demonstrations that slavery was a logical extension of the male hegemony of the household. 
A)  Las Casas's Eurocentric belief in African inferiority. 
B)  Aristotle's defense of what he called natural slaves. 
C)  the existence of slavery in the Bible. 
D)  allegations that Africans were descendants of Noah's son Ham,who was himself enslaved. 
E)  demonstrations that slavery was a logical extension of the male hegemony of the household.

Question 15

The first European explorers to sail to India and China were from

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  England. 
E)  Italy. 
A)  France. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  England. 
E)  Italy.

Question 16

What was the purpose of the New Laws for the Indies?

Accepted Answer

A)  To allocate land in the Americas to Spanish settlers. 
B)  To celebrate the expansion of Catholicism. 
C)  To declare that the territories of the Western Hemisphere belonged to Spain. 
D)  To alleviate abuses of the indigenous population. 
E)  To establish a Spanish system of government in the Empire. 
A)  To allocate land in the Americas to Spanish settlers. 
B)  To celebrate the expansion of Catholicism. 
C)  To declare that the territories of the Western Hemisphere belonged to Spain. 
D)  To alleviate abuses of the indigenous population. 
E)  To establish a Spanish system of government in the Empire.

Question 17

The founder of the Portuguese empire in Asia was Alfonso de Albuquerque.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why did serfdom in Western Europe disappear after the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor was scarce. 
B)  New laws converted serfs to peasants. 
C)  The Church declared serfdom a sin. 
D)  There was a large rise in slavery to replace serfdom. 
E)  Agriculture was no longer the primary economic model in western Europe. 
A)  Labor was scarce. 
B)  New laws converted serfs to peasants. 
C)  The Church declared serfdom a sin. 
D)  There was a large rise in slavery to replace serfdom. 
E)  Agriculture was no longer the primary economic model in western Europe.

Question 19

The Portuguese foothold in African trade was gained through

Accepted Answer

A)  seizure of territory along the western coast of Africa. 
B)  trade agreements with Muslims on the Arabic Peninsula. 
C)  fortified trading posts along the coast of Africa. 
D)  wide-scale slave trade. 
E)  immunity against tropical diseases. 
A)  seizure of territory along the western coast of Africa. 
B)  trade agreements with Muslims on the Arabic Peninsula. 
C)  fortified trading posts along the coast of Africa. 
D)  wide-scale slave trade. 
E)  immunity against tropical diseases.

Question 20

All of the following prevented western European access to the Asian markets except

Accepted Answer

A)  Venetian blockage of land routes 
B)  Muslims cutting off the Silk Road 
C)  Portuguese domination of sea routes around Africa 
D)  Ottomans denying access to the canals to the Red Sea 
E)  None of these prevented European access to Asian markets. 
A)  Venetian blockage of land routes 
B)  Muslims cutting off the Silk Road 
C)  Portuguese domination of sea routes around Africa 
D)  Ottomans denying access to the canals to the Red Sea 
E)  None of these prevented European access to Asian markets.

Exam 13: Europe’s Age of Expansion, 1450–1550

In the fifteenth century,the Habsburg lands grew because of successful marriages.In France,the crown territory grew because of

Ivan III doubled his territory in Russia when he conquered which land?

Russia was freed from domination by the Mongols in 1480 when Ivan III did what?

One of the significant characteristics of Russia,which differed dramatically from the West,was Ivan III's use of

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

How did Francis I create a unified and centralized kingdom of France in the sixteenth century?

A significant difference in Russian policy versus that of Spain's was that Russia

How did Henry VIII (Tudor)subordinate Ireland under British rule?

The first European to circumnavigate the globe was

Henry VIII of England sought to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon because he wanted to overthrow Catholicism in England.

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

What problems faced Russia at the time of Ivan IV's death?

How did Europeans pose a threat to indigenous populations?

Europeans justified African slavery using all of the following arguments except

The first European explorers to sail to India and China were from

What was the purpose of the New Laws for the Indies?

The founder of the Portuguese empire in Asia was Alfonso de Albuquerque.

Why did serfdom in Western Europe disappear after the fourteenth century?

The Portuguese foothold in African trade was gained through

All of the following prevented western European access to the Asian markets except

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