Question 1

During the Middle Passage,

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A) gold and salt from Africa was shipped to Europe. 
B) slaves from Africa were shipped to the Americas. 
C) manufactured goods from Europe were shipped to Africa. 
D) agricultural commodities from the Americas were shipped to Europe. 
E) luxury goods from Asia were shipped to Europe. 
A) gold and salt from Africa was shipped to Europe. 
B) slaves from Africa were shipped to the Americas. 
C) manufactured goods from Europe were shipped to Africa. 
D) agricultural commodities from the Americas were shipped to Europe. 
E) luxury goods from Asia were shipped to Europe.

Question 2

How did the Qing government respond to the arrival of European foreigners by sea?

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A) They opened China to diplomatic and trade opportunities with the Europeans. 
B) They established free trade connections, but no diplomatic relations. 
C) They engaged in trade, but confined European traders to a small island to limit contact. 
D) They refused all overtures to engage in trade. 
E) They allowed Europeans to have full contact and interaction with the Chinese. 
A) They opened China to diplomatic and trade opportunities with the Europeans. 
B) They established free trade connections, but no diplomatic relations. 
C) They engaged in trade, but confined European traders to a small island to limit contact. 
D) They refused all overtures to engage in trade. 
E) They allowed Europeans to have full contact and interaction with the Chinese.

Question 3

What were the most important long-term effects of European expansion on the peoples of the Americas?

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The most important long-term effects of

Question 4

Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?

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A) The Church condemned slavery as immoral. 
B) They couldn't learn European languages. 
C) Their populations were too small due to European diseases. 
D) They were viewed as lazy and shiftless and refused to work. 
E) They fought back too well and too often to be profitable. 
A) The Church condemned slavery as immoral. 
B) They couldn't learn European languages. 
C) Their populations were too small due to European diseases. 
D) They were viewed as lazy and shiftless and refused to work. 
E) They fought back too well and too often to be profitable.

Question 5

Who was the Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan were popular in medieval Europe?

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A) Daniel Defoe 
B) Amerigo Vespucci 
C) Marco Polo 
D) Leonardo Bruni 
E) Jacques Cour 
A) Daniel Defoe 
B) Amerigo Vespucci 
C) Marco Polo 
D) Leonardo Bruni 
E) Jacques Cour

Question 6

How did the Columbia Exchange impact the Americas? What about Europe, Africa, and Asia?

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The Columbian Exchange had a significant

Question 7

By 1700, the population of central Mexico had fallen from 11 million in 1519 to

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A) 2.5 million. 
B) 6.5 million 
C) 8 million. 
D) 500,000. 
E) 250,000. 
A) 2.5 million. 
B) 6.5 million 
C) 8 million. 
D) 500,000. 
E) 250,000.

Question 8

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located?

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A) Massachusetts Bay 
B) Plymouth 
C) New York 
D) Jamestown 
E) Quebec 
A) Massachusetts Bay 
B) Plymouth 
C) New York 
D) Jamestown 
E) Quebec

Question 9

Most slaves taken to Portugal in the second half of the fifteenth century ended up

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A) in the galleys on the Portuguese navy. 
B) being re-exported to the Americas. 
C) working in copper mines. 
D) working on plantations. 
E) as domestic servants. 
A) in the galleys on the Portuguese navy. 
B) being re-exported to the Americas. 
C) working in copper mines. 
D) working on plantations. 
E) as domestic servants.

Question 10

Which Portuguese state leader initiated the European age of exploration?

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A) Vasco de Gama 
B) Prince Henry the Navigator 
C) Bartholomeu Dias 
D) Francis Drake 
E) Amerigo Vespucci 
A) Vasco de Gama 
B) Prince Henry the Navigator 
C) Bartholomeu Dias 
D) Francis Drake 
E) Amerigo Vespucci

Question 11

By 1750, the population of British North America had reached about 1.5 million.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was the West Indies' most important export?

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A) Cotton 
B) Tobacco 
C) Sugar 
D) Gold 
E) Salt 
A) Cotton 
B) Tobacco 
C) Sugar 
D) Gold 
E) Salt

Question 14

Compare and contrast mercantilism and capitalism. What are the most important differences between the two economic ideologies?

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Mercantilism and capitalism are two dist

Question 15

What was true of French North America?

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A) It was run autocratically. 
B) It was densely populated. 
C) It was a major exporter of grain to Europe. 
D) It was run as a republic. 
E) It benefitted from massive investments by the French crown. 
A) It was run autocratically. 
B) It was densely populated. 
C) It was a major exporter of grain to Europe. 
D) It was run as a republic. 
E) It benefitted from massive investments by the French crown.

Question 16

Examine the relationship between Japan and Europe from 1600 to approximately 1850.

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During the period from 1600 to approxima

Question 17

In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The primary motives for European expansion were "God, glory, and gold."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on

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A) maximizing imports. 
B) keeping taxes as low as possible. 
C) the elimination of restrictions on trade. 
D) a large supply of gold and silver. 
E) the size of its population. 
A) maximizing imports. 
B) keeping taxes as low as possible. 
C) the elimination of restrictions on trade. 
D) a large supply of gold and silver. 
E) the size of its population.

Question 20

What did Vasco da Gama hope to find in India?

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A) The fountain of youth 
B) Salt 
C) Slaves 
D) Precious stones 
E) Spices 
A) The fountain of youth 
B) Salt 
C) Slaves 
D) Precious stones 
E) Spices

During the Middle Passage,

How did the Qing government respond to the arrival of European foreigners by sea?

What were the most important long-term effects of European expansion on the peoples of the Americas?

Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?

Who was the Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan were popular in medieval Europe?

How did the Columbia Exchange impact the Americas? What about Europe, Africa, and Asia?

By 1700, the population of central Mexico had fallen from 11 million in 1519 to

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located?

Most slaves taken to Portugal in the second half of the fifteenth century ended up

Which Portuguese state leader initiated the European age of exploration?

By 1750, the population of British North America had reached about 1.5 million.

The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

What was the West Indies' most important export?

Compare and contrast mercantilism and capitalism. What are the most important differences between the two economic ideologies?

What was true of French North America?

Examine the relationship between Japan and Europe from 1600 to approximately 1850.

In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round.

The primary motives for European expansion were "God, glory, and gold."

According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on

What did Vasco da Gama hope to find in India?

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A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 2: Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

During the Middle Passage,

How did the Qing government respond to the arrival of European foreigners by sea?

What were the most important long-term effects of European expansion on the peoples of the Americas?

Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?

Who was the Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan were popular in medieval Europe?

How did the Columbia Exchange impact the Americas? What about Europe, Africa, and Asia?

By 1700, the population of central Mexico had fallen from 11 million in 1519 to

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located?

Most slaves taken to Portugal in the second half of the fifteenth century ended up

Which Portuguese state leader initiated the European age of exploration?

By 1750, the population of British North America had reached about 1.5 million.

The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

What was the West Indies' most important export?

Compare and contrast mercantilism and capitalism. What are the most important differences between the two economic ideologies?

What was true of French North America?

Examine the relationship between Japan and Europe from 1600 to approximately 1850.

In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round.

The primary motives for European expansion were "God, glory, and gold."

According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on

What did Vasco da Gama hope to find in India?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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