Question 1

Which of the following best describes the Kongo Kingdom,founded by the Portuguese in 1483?

Accepted Answer

A) Poverty-ridden collection of villages. 
B) Chaotic ruling family. 
C) Underdeveloped economic system. 
D) Hostile attitude towards Europeans. 
E) A society that appeared to be open to connections. 
A) Poverty-ridden collection of villages. 
B) Chaotic ruling family. 
C) Underdeveloped economic system. 
D) Hostile attitude towards Europeans. 
E) A society that appeared to be open to connections.

Question 2

Which of the following is true in regard to how prepared the Mughal state was for the expanding Indian Ocean commerce?

Accepted Answer

A) It had not developed a money economy. 
B) It had very few exports that were in demand in the opening world market. 
C) Income tax revenues were insufficient and unreliable. 
D) A necessary system of transportation for trade had not yet begun. 
E) It had shifted populations by subsidizing new settlements. 
A) It had not developed a money economy. 
B) It had very few exports that were in demand in the opening world market. 
C) Income tax revenues were insufficient and unreliable. 
D) A necessary system of transportation for trade had not yet begun. 
E) It had shifted populations by subsidizing new settlements.

Question 3

After rounding the Cape of Good Hope,Vasco de Gama sailed toward

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil. 
B) India. 
C) Portugal. 
D) Japan. 
E) Safavid Iran. 
A) Brazil. 
B) India. 
C) Portugal. 
D) Japan. 
E) Safavid Iran.

Question 4

The Indian Ocean served to ____ trade between East Africa,the Persian Gulf,India,Southeast Asia,and China.

Accepted Answer

A) polarize. 
B) increase. 
C) connect. 
D) decrease. 
E) divide. 
A) polarize. 
B) increase. 
C) connect. 
D) decrease. 
E) divide.

Question 5

Which of the following was a cause for the decline of the Portuguese position in the Indian Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) Other European ships,carrying cannons,challenge the Portuguese navies. 
B) The British allied with Safavid Iran and took the port of Hurmuz. 
C) The Portuguese were not able to successfully convert many people to Christianity. 
D) Dutch merchants developed more efficient business and advanced shipping technologies. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Other European ships,carrying cannons,challenge the Portuguese navies. 
B) The British allied with Safavid Iran and took the port of Hurmuz. 
C) The Portuguese were not able to successfully convert many people to Christianity. 
D) Dutch merchants developed more efficient business and advanced shipping technologies. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 6

In 1592,Korea was able to repel a Japanese invasion by the successful use of

Accepted Answer

A) flame throwers. 
B) large numbers of samurai soldiers. 
C) ramming ships. 
D) heavily fortified "turtle ships" 
E) Mongol military tactics. 
A) flame throwers. 
B) large numbers of samurai soldiers. 
C) ramming ships. 
D) heavily fortified "turtle ships" 
E) Mongol military tactics.

Question 7

As active as the Portuguese were in Africa and South Asia,why did their presence encompass such a short time and their power remain so limited?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  As active as the Portuguese were in...

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- samurai

Accepted Answer

The term "samurai" refers to the militar

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- Son of Heaven

Accepted Answer

The term "Son of Heaven" is a title that

Question 10

The motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia by the Portuguese was to

Accepted Answer

A) establish colonies in the East Indies. 
B) wrestle control of Australia from England. 
C) Christianize Japan and Korea. 
D) challenge the emerging power of the Dutch. 
E) outflank the Muslim middleman who controlled the land routes through Western Asia and Africa. 
A) establish colonies in the East Indies. 
B) wrestle control of Australia from England. 
C) Christianize Japan and Korea. 
D) challenge the emerging power of the Dutch. 
E) outflank the Muslim middleman who controlled the land routes through Western Asia and Africa.

Question 11

Martin Luther was especially repelled by which church action?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizing the Crusades. 
B) Iconology. 
C) The selling of indulgences to raise money for Church building projects. 
D) Separation of Christianity into Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox. 
E) Choosing the pope from a gathering of cardinals. 
A) Organizing the Crusades. 
B) Iconology. 
C) The selling of indulgences to raise money for Church building projects. 
D) Separation of Christianity into Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox. 
E) Choosing the pope from a gathering of cardinals.

Question 12

Ricci feared that the appeal in China of Christianity would be limited by what church demand?

Accepted Answer

A) Requiring all Chinese to be baptized. 
B) Requiring all Chinese to abandon their loyalty to the emperor. 
C) Demanding that Chinese abandon their ancestral shrines. 
D) Elimination of the civil service examination. 
E) Burial of emperor in elaborate tombs that included slain slave and servants. 
A) Requiring all Chinese to be baptized. 
B) Requiring all Chinese to abandon their loyalty to the emperor. 
C) Demanding that Chinese abandon their ancestral shrines. 
D) Elimination of the civil service examination. 
E) Burial of emperor in elaborate tombs that included slain slave and servants.

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- Jesuits

Accepted Answer

The Jesuits, also known as the Society o

Question 14

The Ming overthrew this dynasty in order to restore Confucian virtue to the rule of the "barbarians."

Accepted Answer

A) Korean. 
B) Mongol Yuan. 
C) Mughal. 
D) Vietnamese. 
E) Tibetans. 
A) Korean. 
B) Mongol Yuan. 
C) Mughal. 
D) Vietnamese. 
E) Tibetans.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
- Kongo Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The Kongo Kingdom was a historical Afric

Question 16

The Mughals helped to ensure the loyalty of the old aristocracy by providing them with

Accepted Answer

A) 10% of agricultural taxes. 
B) free slaves. 
C) 10% of newly conquered lands. 
D) a bonus of silver from the Americas. 
E) subsidies for Buddhist monasteries. 
A) 10% of agricultural taxes. 
B) free slaves. 
C) 10% of newly conquered lands. 
D) a bonus of silver from the Americas. 
E) subsidies for Buddhist monasteries.

Question 17

At the beginning of the sixteenth century,who controlled the port of Malacca and the straits between Sumatra and Malaya?

Accepted Answer

A) Hindus. 
B) Muslims. 
C) Buddhists. 
D) Chinese. 
E) Malays. 
A) Hindus. 
B) Muslims. 
C) Buddhists. 
D) Chinese. 
E) Malays.

Question 18

How did Akbar develop his theory of religion?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  How did Akbar develop his theory of...

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
- Tokugawa Shogunate

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Tokugawa Shogunate...

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Barbarians

Accepted Answer

The term "barbarians" historically refer

Exam 16: Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Which of the following best describes the Kongo Kingdom,founded by the Portuguese in 1483?

Which of the following is true in regard to how prepared the Mughal state was for the expanding Indian Ocean commerce?

After rounding the Cape of Good Hope,Vasco de Gama sailed toward

The Indian Ocean served to ____ trade between East Africa,the Persian Gulf,India,Southeast Asia,and China.

Which of the following was a cause for the decline of the Portuguese position in the Indian Ocean?

In 1592,Korea was able to repel a Japanese invasion by the successful use of

As active as the Portuguese were in Africa and South Asia,why did their presence encompass such a short time and their power remain so limited?

Please define the following key terms. - samurai

Please define the following key terms. - Son of Heaven

The motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia by the Portuguese was to

Martin Luther was especially repelled by which church action?

Ricci feared that the appeal in China of Christianity would be limited by what church demand?

Please define the following key terms. - Jesuits

The Ming overthrew this dynasty in order to restore Confucian virtue to the rule of the "barbarians."

Please define the following key terms. - Kongo Kingdom

The Mughals helped to ensure the loyalty of the old aristocracy by providing them with

At the beginning of the sixteenth century,who controlled the port of Malacca and the straits between Sumatra and Malaya?

How did Akbar develop his theory of religion?

Please define the following key terms. - Tokugawa Shogunate

Please define the following key terms. - Barbarians

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