Question 1

In 1444 Henry the Navigator received slaves from West Africa in a ceremony that included

Accepted Answer

A) giving slaves to churches and a convent. 
B) ordaining a slave as a priest to minister to the other slaves. 
C) symbolically sending one slave home to West Africa. 
D) accepting the slaves into his house as personal servants. 
E) drowning one slave to prevent the others from trying to rebel. 
A) giving slaves to churches and a convent. 
B) ordaining a slave as a priest to minister to the other slaves. 
C) symbolically sending one slave home to West Africa. 
D) accepting the slaves into his house as personal servants. 
E) drowning one slave to prevent the others from trying to rebel.

Question 2

What very interesting comparison can be made of the travels of Columbus and Zheng He?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  What very interesting comparison can be made...

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
- Sapa Inca

Accepted Answer

The term "Sapa Inca" refers to the title

Question 4

The Treaty of Tordesillas,signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494,

Accepted Answer

A) was not challenged by the rest of Europe. 
B) was rejected by the pope. 
C) allowed the various peoples met by the Spanish and Portuguese to govern themselves. 
D) rejected slavery. 
E) divided newly discovered lands between them but did not apply to any Christian lands. 
A) was not challenged by the rest of Europe. 
B) was rejected by the pope. 
C) allowed the various peoples met by the Spanish and Portuguese to govern themselves. 
D) rejected slavery. 
E) divided newly discovered lands between them but did not apply to any Christian lands.

Question 5

In 1487 Bartholomew Dias was the first European to

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A) enslave Africans from West Africa. 
B) establish a sugar plantation in the Canary Islands. 
C) sail around the southern tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope. 
D) build a caravel style ship. 
E) discover that the earth was not flat. 
A) enslave Africans from West Africa. 
B) establish a sugar plantation in the Canary Islands. 
C) sail around the southern tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope. 
D) build a caravel style ship. 
E) discover that the earth was not flat.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Hernan Cortez

Accepted Answer

Hernán Cortés (1485 – December 2, 1547)

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true in regard to the history of the Mexica?

Accepted Answer

A) The sun needed regular offerings of "precious water." 
B) Top Aztec officials came from a royal family. 
C) The Aztec wrote on bark or deerskin covered with a limestone plaster. 
D) The Nahua writing system served as a trigger to memory. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) The sun needed regular offerings of "precious water." 
B) Top Aztec officials came from a royal family. 
C) The Aztec wrote on bark or deerskin covered with a limestone plaster. 
D) The Nahua writing system served as a trigger to memory. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- Tlaxcala

Accepted Answer

Tlaxcala is the smallest state in Mexico

Question 9

Which of the following,related to the encomienda system,are true?

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A) its goal was to prevent abusive treatment of the Amerindians. 
B) it was established by the Spanish to organize settlers in the Americas. 
C) the system was generally abused by the settlers. 
D) Spanish settlers were to receive labor from Amerindians in exchange for conversion to Christianity. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) its goal was to prevent abusive treatment of the Amerindians. 
B) it was established by the Spanish to organize settlers in the Americas. 
C) the system was generally abused by the settlers. 
D) Spanish settlers were to receive labor from Amerindians in exchange for conversion to Christianity. 
E) all of these choices.

Question 10

In special cases,like the death of a leader or in times of hardship,the Inca were known to sacrifice many victims the highest recorded number being _____.

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A) 80,000. 
B) two (a young boy and girl). 
C) 4,000. 
D) 100. 
E) 10,000. 
A) 80,000. 
B) two (a young boy and girl). 
C) 4,000. 
D) 100. 
E) 10,000.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true in regard to early voyages?

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A) The Ming voyages impacted the history of Africa. 
B) European voyages before 1600,east of Europe,resulted in little new knowledge. 
C) The Spanish and Portuguese voyages of the 1400s and 1500s had a marked impact on the future of the world. 
D) The history of early Canada was affected by the Viking voyages of 1000. 
E) The Viking voyages left a significant cultural impact on the history of North America. 
A) The Ming voyages impacted the history of Africa. 
B) European voyages before 1600,east of Europe,resulted in little new knowledge. 
C) The Spanish and Portuguese voyages of the 1400s and 1500s had a marked impact on the future of the world. 
D) The history of early Canada was affected by the Viking voyages of 1000. 
E) The Viking voyages left a significant cultural impact on the history of North America.

Question 12

European merchants,primarily from ____,helped to create interest in areas outside of Europe as well as exploration.

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A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Constantinople. 
D) Madrid. 
E) Genoa and Venice. 
A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Constantinople. 
D) Madrid. 
E) Genoa and Venice.

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- Moveable Type

Accepted Answer

Moveable type refers to a system of prin

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- Canary Islands

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Canary Islands...

Question 15

The Mexica used a combination of pictures which used images to represent something with the same sound - a writing system which was

Accepted Answer

A) copied from the Maya. 
B) a type of rebus writing. 
C) purely pictographic. 
D) not associated with sound. 
E) not associated with grammar and spelling. 
A) copied from the Maya. 
B) a type of rebus writing. 
C) purely pictographic. 
D) not associated with sound. 
E) not associated with grammar and spelling.

Question 16

In the 1450s Portugal had made arrangements with rulers from northern Senegal to trade what for slaves?

Accepted Answer

A) Guns. 
B) Horses. 
C) Books. 
D) Wine. 
E) Ships. 
A) Guns. 
B) Horses. 
C) Books. 
D) Wine. 
E) Ships.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Storehouses

Accepted Answer

Storehouses are buildings or spaces wher

Question 18

Inca rulers were chosen by

Accepted Answer

A) a tanistry-type system. 
B) the sun god priest. 
C) being the eldest son. 
D) a council of important members from the mother's side. 
E) a council of important members from the father's side. 
A) a tanistry-type system. 
B) the sun god priest. 
C) being the eldest son. 
D) a council of important members from the mother's side. 
E) a council of important members from the father's side.

Question 19

The patron god of the Mexica was Huitzilopochtli whose name meant the

Accepted Answer

A) hummingbird. 
B) owl. 
C) falcon. 
D) golden parrot. 
E) grey bat. 
A) hummingbird. 
B) owl. 
C) falcon. 
D) golden parrot. 
E) grey bat.

Question 20

Which of the following are associated with the Columbian exchange?

Accepted Answer

A) European diseases crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 
B) the exchange of food crops changed the diets of both Europeans and Americans. 
C) cattle were successful in the Americas because of large open grasslands. 
D) potatoes and corn spread throughout the world,becoming major food sources. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) European diseases crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 
B) the exchange of food crops changed the diets of both Europeans and Americans. 
C) cattle were successful in the Americas because of large open grasslands. 
D) potatoes and corn spread throughout the world,becoming major food sources. 
E) all of these choices.

Exam 15: Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

In 1444 Henry the Navigator received slaves from West Africa in a ceremony that included

What very interesting comparison can be made of the travels of Columbus and Zheng He?

Please define the following key terms. - Sapa Inca

The Treaty of Tordesillas,signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494,

In 1487 Bartholomew Dias was the first European to

Please define the following key terms. - Hernan Cortez

Which of the following statements is true in regard to the history of the Mexica?

Please define the following key terms. - Tlaxcala

Which of the following,related to the encomienda system,are true?

In special cases,like the death of a leader or in times of hardship,the Inca were known to sacrifice many victims the highest recorded number being _____.

Which of the following statements is true in regard to early voyages?

European merchants,primarily from ____,helped to create interest in areas outside of Europe as well as exploration.

Please define the following key terms. - Moveable Type

Please define the following key terms. - Canary Islands

The Mexica used a combination of pictures which used images to represent something with the same sound - a writing system which was

In the 1450s Portugal had made arrangements with rulers from northern Senegal to trade what for slaves?

Please define the following key terms. - Storehouses

Inca rulers were chosen by

The patron god of the Mexica was Huitzilopochtli whose name meant the

Which of the following are associated with the Columbian exchange?

The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

Voyage Into the Twenty-First Century

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