Question 1

Portuguese trading outposts were successful in all of the following areas except

Accepted Answer

A)  Goa. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Malacca. 
D)  China. 
E)  Peru. 
A)  Goa. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Malacca. 
D)  China. 
E)  Peru.

Question 2

The political life of Italy in the mid-sixteenth century was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  isolationism. 
B)  domination by the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  centralization in opposition to the Habsburgs. 
D)  regionalism. 
E)  feudalism. 
A)  isolationism. 
B)  domination by the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  centralization in opposition to the Habsburgs. 
D)  regionalism. 
E)  feudalism.

Question 3

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 4

How did European identification with Christianity affect European explorations and settlements in the Age of Discovery?

Accepted Answer

Christianity was used to justify colon

Question 5

Hernán Cortés led the conquest of the Inca Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The origin of guilds was for

Accepted Answer

A)  networking of professionals. 
B)  social clubs. 
C)  adoption of professional regulation. 
D)  dedication to charity. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  networking of professionals. 
B)  social clubs. 
C)  adoption of professional regulation. 
D)  dedication to charity. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 7

The Treaty of Tordasillas granted Spain control over which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil and Africa 
B)  Asia and South America 
C)  China and Brazil 
D)  Central and South America 
E)  The Caribbean and North America 
A)  Brazil and Africa 
B)  Asia and South America 
C)  China and Brazil 
D)  Central and South America 
E)  The Caribbean and North America

Question 8

The man who set out for territorial conquest in the Americas rather than economic or religious conquest was

Accepted Answer

A)  Hernán Cortés 
B)  Francisco Pizarro 
C)  Vasco de Gama 
D)  Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda 
E)  Ferdinand Magellan 
A)  Hernán Cortés 
B)  Francisco Pizarro 
C)  Vasco de Gama 
D)  Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda 
E)  Ferdinand Magellan

Question 9

How did rural self-sufficiency decline in the fifteenth century and peasants become absorbed into the market economy?

Accepted Answer

In the middle of the fifteenth century

Question 10

How did shared technology and ideas advance world exploration?

Accepted Answer

As Europeans began to explore from a bas

Question 11

The only woman in the fifteenth century who ruled as a monarch was

Accepted Answer

A)  Queen Elizabeth of England. 
B)  Queen Catherine de Medici of France. 
C)  Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland. 
D)  Queen Isabella of Spain. 
E)  Empress Henrietta of the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  Queen Elizabeth of England. 
B)  Queen Catherine de Medici of France. 
C)  Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland. 
D)  Queen Isabella of Spain. 
E)  Empress Henrietta of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 12

How did Europeans justify the use of African and Indian slavery?

Accepted Answer

Europeans used several methods to ration

Question 13

Guild work was open to both men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1500,the most important commercial center in Europe was in

Accepted Answer

A)  Amsterdam. 
B)  Amiens. 
C)  Antwerp. 
D)  Alsace. 
E)  Albany. 
A)  Amsterdam. 
B)  Amiens. 
C)  Antwerp. 
D)  Alsace. 
E)  Albany.

Question 15

In the fifteenth century,the amount of Crown lands held by the king of France nearly doubled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What techniques did Ferdinand and Isabella use to centralize their authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sidelined the rebellious nobility by awarding titles to new nobility who were loyal to them. 
B)  They established an entirely new administrative network who were loyal only to them. 
C)  They arrested rebellious nobility and executed some as an example to the rest. 
D)  They brought a lot of money into the country from their colonial interests and bought the nobility's cooperation. 
E)  Along with the Jews and the Muslims,they expelled from Spain anyone who challenged their authority. 
A)  They sidelined the rebellious nobility by awarding titles to new nobility who were loyal to them. 
B)  They established an entirely new administrative network who were loyal only to them. 
C)  They arrested rebellious nobility and executed some as an example to the rest. 
D)  They brought a lot of money into the country from their colonial interests and bought the nobility's cooperation. 
E)  Along with the Jews and the Muslims,they expelled from Spain anyone who challenged their authority.

Question 17

Explain the emergence of Spain as a unified and strong kingdom focused on Christianity under the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella.

Accepted Answer

The process of the Reconquista occurre

Question 18

The Reconquista in Spain was completed with the capture of which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toledo 
B)  Aragon 
C)  Granada 
D)  Seville 
E)  Barcelona 
A)  Toledo 
B)  Aragon 
C)  Granada 
D)  Seville 
E)  Barcelona

Question 19

The continual cause of war for France in the sixteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  competition with England for territory in the Americas. 
B)  the unsatisfactory resolution of French and English disputes between Henry VIII and Francis I at the Field of Gold. 
C)  Spain's interference in Italy. 
D)  the encirclement of France by the Habsburgs of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  French support of Protestantism against England and the Habsburgs. 
A)  competition with England for territory in the Americas. 
B)  the unsatisfactory resolution of French and English disputes between Henry VIII and Francis I at the Field of Gold. 
C)  Spain's interference in Italy. 
D)  the encirclement of France by the Habsburgs of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  French support of Protestantism against England and the Habsburgs.

Question 20

What was the driving purpose behind exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

The primary purpose of exploration was

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

Portuguese trading outposts were successful in all of the following areas except

The political life of Italy in the mid-sixteenth century was characterized by

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

How did European identification with Christianity affect European explorations and settlements in the Age of Discovery?

Hernán Cortés led the conquest of the Inca Empire.

The origin of guilds was for

The Treaty of Tordasillas granted Spain control over which area?

The man who set out for territorial conquest in the Americas rather than economic or religious conquest was

How did rural self-sufficiency decline in the fifteenth century and peasants become absorbed into the market economy?

How did shared technology and ideas advance world exploration?

The only woman in the fifteenth century who ruled as a monarch was

How did Europeans justify the use of African and Indian slavery?

Guild work was open to both men and women.

In 1500,the most important commercial center in Europe was in

In the fifteenth century,the amount of Crown lands held by the king of France nearly doubled.

What techniques did Ferdinand and Isabella use to centralize their authority?

Explain the emergence of Spain as a unified and strong kingdom focused on Christianity under the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella.

The Reconquista in Spain was completed with the capture of which city?

The continual cause of war for France in the sixteenth century was

What was the driving purpose behind exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

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