Question 1

Emperor Charles V claimed titles and lands in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  France. 
E)  Sicily. 
A)  Spain. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  France. 
E)  Sicily.

Question 2

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 the above. 
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 the above.

Question 3

When Charles V abdicated in 1556,he divided his territories between his son and his brother.His brother Ferdinand received territory in which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  The Netherlands 
C)  Italy 
D)  Austria 
E)  The Americas 
A)  Spain 
B)  The Netherlands 
C)  Italy 
D)  Austria 
E)  The Americas

Question 4

The definition of work changed in the fifteenth century,and it came to mean

Accepted Answer

A)  anything that produced income for the family. 
B)  anything that produced goods for the market economy. 
C)  anything that perpetuated self-sufficiency for rural families. 
D)  that women's work in the family was considered secondary. 
E)  the division of class and social stratification assigned value to work based on hourly labor. 
A)  anything that produced income for the family. 
B)  anything that produced goods for the market economy. 
C)  anything that perpetuated self-sufficiency for rural families. 
D)  that women's work in the family was considered secondary. 
E)  the division of class and social stratification assigned value to work based on hourly labor.

Question 5

Antwerp served as a transfer point for which of the following goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Textiles (especially wool) 
B)  Grain 
C)  Timber 
D)  Metals 
E)  All of these products flowed through Antwerp. 
A)  Textiles (especially wool) 
B)  Grain 
C)  Timber 
D)  Metals 
E)  All of these products flowed through Antwerp.

Question 6

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 7

How did the invention of the astrolabe further maritime exploration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed sailors to calculate their latitude. 
B)  It redirected the wind into differently cut sails. 
C)  It revised the ways maps were printed. 
D)  It charted the currents in the Atlantic Ocean which allowed more accurate timing of journeys. 
E)  It calculated the speed of a vessel in water by Archimedes' theory of water displacement. 
A)  It allowed sailors to calculate their latitude. 
B)  It redirected the wind into differently cut sails. 
C)  It revised the ways maps were printed. 
D)  It charted the currents in the Atlantic Ocean which allowed more accurate timing of journeys. 
E)  It calculated the speed of a vessel in water by Archimedes' theory of water displacement.

Question 8

The five major states in Italy were held together by political centralization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following was not one of the four categories of men's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture and food production 
B)  construction 
C)  manufacturing of cloth and leather 
D)  religious avocations 
E)  skilled craft labor organized into guilds 
A)  agriculture and food production 
B)  construction 
C)  manufacturing of cloth and leather 
D)  religious avocations 
E)  skilled craft labor organized into guilds

Question 10

How did the definition of women's work change with the onset of the commercial revolution?

Accepted Answer

Women's work was gradually devalued be

Question 11

Bartolomé de las Casas argued against the use of indigenous "Indians" as slave labor in the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Analyze the difficulties faced by Charles V in ruling his combined territories.What were the major issues that led to his downfall in 1555?

Accepted Answer

As the heir to both the territory of S

Question 13

As a result of the fourteenth century high death rates,all of the following were advantageous to the lesser population of Europe except

Accepted Answer

A)  more land was available for agriculture. 
B)  greater food supplies were available. 
C)  more jobs were available. 
D)  people lived longer. 
E)  higher wages could be demanded for skilled work. 
A)  more land was available for agriculture. 
B)  greater food supplies were available. 
C)  more jobs were available. 
D)  people lived longer. 
E)  higher wages could be demanded for skilled work.

Question 14

Economic motivations for exploration and conquest outweighed religious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How was slavery different in the Western Hemisphere compared to continental Europe and Muslim regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was permanent. 
B)  It fostered a concept of slaves as black or African. 
C)  It involved primarily plantation labor or work in mines. 
D)  It was a lifelong status. 
E)  All of these 
A)  It was permanent. 
B)  It fostered a concept of slaves as black or African. 
C)  It involved primarily plantation labor or work in mines. 
D)  It was a lifelong status. 
E)  All of these

Question 16

The Spanish Inquisition was started in Spain in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure the loyalty of the nobility to Ferdinand and Isabella's rule. 
B)  oversee the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain. 
C)  establish a tribunal to adjudicate legal cases in the provinces. 
D)  examine Conversos about the legitimacy of their faith. 
E)  expand exploration of the New World territories. 
A)  ensure the loyalty of the nobility to Ferdinand and Isabella's rule. 
B)  oversee the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain. 
C)  establish a tribunal to adjudicate legal cases in the provinces. 
D)  examine Conversos about the legitimacy of their faith. 
E)  expand exploration of the New World territories.

Question 17

Because of the large volume of trade moving through Antwerp,what industry developed to support this?

Accepted Answer

A)  banking 
B)  money-lending 
C)  bookkeeping 
D)  insurance 
E)  the stock market 
A)  banking 
B)  money-lending 
C)  bookkeeping 
D)  insurance 
E)  the stock market

Question 18

Military success in the sixteenth century for the rulers of Europe depended primarily on their use of

Accepted Answer

A)  mercenary armies. 
B)  conscripted soldiers from their vassal subjects. 
C)  galleons to form an armada in the navy. 
D)  New World silver to purchase new weapons. 
E)  gunpowder from the Turkish Empire. 
A)  mercenary armies. 
B)  conscripted soldiers from their vassal subjects. 
C)  galleons to form an armada in the navy. 
D)  New World silver to purchase new weapons. 
E)  gunpowder from the Turkish Empire.

Question 19

To finance his military expenditures in the sixteenth century,Charles V relied on all of the following forms of income except

Accepted Answer

A)  taxes. 
B)  New World gold and silver. 
C)  tithes from the church. 
D)  selling crown lands. 
E)  annuities. 
A)  taxes. 
B)  New World gold and silver. 
C)  tithes from the church. 
D)  selling crown lands. 
E)  annuities.

Question 20

Which of the following did not occur in Spain in 1492?

Accepted Answer

A)  Columbus was hired by the crown for his voyage to the West. 
B)  Jews were expelled from Spain. 
C)  Muslims were defeated in Spain. 
D)  Granada was conquered. 
E)  Spain declared war on England. 
A)  Columbus was hired by the crown for his voyage to the West. 
B)  Jews were expelled from Spain. 
C)  Muslims were defeated in Spain. 
D)  Granada was conquered. 
E)  Spain declared war on England.

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

Emperor Charles V claimed titles and lands in all of the following except

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

When Charles V abdicated in 1556,he divided his territories between his son and his brother.His brother Ferdinand received territory in which area?

The definition of work changed in the fifteenth century,and it came to mean

Antwerp served as a transfer point for which of the following goods?

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

How did the invention of the astrolabe further maritime exploration?

The five major states in Italy were held together by political centralization.

Which of the following was not one of the four categories of men's work?

How did the definition of women's work change with the onset of the commercial revolution?

Bartolomé de las Casas argued against the use of indigenous "Indians" as slave labor in the New World.

Analyze the difficulties faced by Charles V in ruling his combined territories.What were the major issues that led to his downfall in 1555?

As a result of the fourteenth century high death rates,all of the following were advantageous to the lesser population of Europe except

Economic motivations for exploration and conquest outweighed religious.

How was slavery different in the Western Hemisphere compared to continental Europe and Muslim regions?

The Spanish Inquisition was started in Spain in order to

Because of the large volume of trade moving through Antwerp,what industry developed to support this?

Military success in the sixteenth century for the rulers of Europe depended primarily on their use of

To finance his military expenditures in the sixteenth century,Charles V relied on all of the following forms of income except

Which of the following did not occur in Spain in 1492?

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