Question 1

Name four social and/or technological developments that aided Europe in expansion.

Accepted Answer

These include rise of banking

Question 2

In colonies,education was most frequently aimed at:

Accepted Answer

A) Achieving universal literacy. 
B) Educating the poor,who would then become backers of the colonial regime. 
C) Training the people that Europeans thought were the most primitive. 
D) Training the children of the elites. 
E) Fostering creativity and independence that could lead to prosperity. 
A) Achieving universal literacy. 
B) Educating the poor,who would then become backers of the colonial regime. 
C) Training the people that Europeans thought were the most primitive. 
D) Training the children of the elites. 
E) Fostering creativity and independence that could lead to prosperity.

Question 3

What is corvee labor?

Accepted Answer

It is unpaid labor r

Question 4

Name two reasons for the rapid decolonization of the world after World War II.

Accepted Answer

This includes agitation in col

Question 5

One thing that separates the Western expansion from empire building by previous peoples is:

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A) The use of slavery. 
B) The brutal exploitation of native populations. 
C) The formation of colonies controlled by distant powers. 
D) The widespread use of pillage. 
E) The scale of the enterprise. 
A) The use of slavery. 
B) The brutal exploitation of native populations. 
C) The formation of colonies controlled by distant powers. 
D) The widespread use of pillage. 
E) The scale of the enterprise.

Question 6

The critical thing that created the demand for African slaves in the Americas was:

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A) Mining. 
B) Growing sugar. 
C) Construction of roads. 
D) Missionary work. 
E) Fishing and whaling. 
A) Mining. 
B) Growing sugar. 
C) Construction of roads. 
D) Missionary work. 
E) Fishing and whaling.

Question 7

Which of the following probably had the greatest effect on cultures worldwide?

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A) The collapse of the Roman Empire. 
B) The Declaration of Independence. 
C) The French Revolution. 
D) The expansion of European influence. 
E) The formation of the United Nations. 
A) The collapse of the Roman Empire. 
B) The Declaration of Independence. 
C) The French Revolution. 
D) The expansion of European influence. 
E) The formation of the United Nations.

Question 8

Who were the Heeren XVII (The Lords Seventeen)?

Accepted Answer

A) The admirals of the Dutch Navy. 
B) The colonial governors of Indonesia. 
C) The tax paid to the government to trade slaves. 
D) The Dukes who partitioned Africa. 
E) The directors of the Dutch East India Company. 
A) The admirals of the Dutch Navy. 
B) The colonial governors of Indonesia. 
C) The tax paid to the government to trade slaves. 
D) The Dukes who partitioned Africa. 
E) The directors of the Dutch East India Company.

Question 9

What role did disease play in European colonization?

Accepted Answer

A) It decimated native populations leaving little resistance to European incursion. 
B) It decimated European explorers and left them unable to face native armies. 
C) It caused the spread of disease and mutation of new forms that were more dangerous. 
D) It made colonization more difficult,as Europeans had to bring doctors with them. 
E) It had a minor role in colonization,although there were losses among both Europeans and natives. 
A) It decimated native populations leaving little resistance to European incursion. 
B) It decimated European explorers and left them unable to face native armies. 
C) It caused the spread of disease and mutation of new forms that were more dangerous. 
D) It made colonization more difficult,as Europeans had to bring doctors with them. 
E) It had a minor role in colonization,although there were losses among both Europeans and natives.

Question 10

The earliest writing probably appeared 5,500 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following correctly describes the position of the Dutch East India Company?

Accepted Answer

A) The Company quickly took total control of most of Indonesia. 
B) After a difficult beginning,the company was incredibly profitable until the end of the colonial era. 
C) While it made enormous profits for its shareholders,the company was embroiled in wars and eventually went bankrupt. 
D) The company sold shares to wealthy Indonesians and remains a powerful influence in that nation today. 
E) Because it failed to make any profit,the company was disbanded within 50 years of its formation. 
A) The Company quickly took total control of most of Indonesia. 
B) After a difficult beginning,the company was incredibly profitable until the end of the colonial era. 
C) While it made enormous profits for its shareholders,the company was embroiled in wars and eventually went bankrupt. 
D) The company sold shares to wealthy Indonesians and remains a powerful influence in that nation today. 
E) Because it failed to make any profit,the company was disbanded within 50 years of its formation.

Question 12

How did paternalism benefit factory and mill owners in places such as Virginius Island in Harpers Ferry national Historical Park,West Virginia?

Accepted Answer

It created a sense of mutual r

Question 13

In the early 1400s,a visitor from China to Europe:

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A) Would have been concerned by the growing strength of the Catholic Church. 
B) Would have been impressed by the speed with which technological innovation was taking place. 
C) Would have been impressed with advances in medicine. 
D) Would have thought Europe poverty stricken and backward. 
E) Would have been impressed by the size and training of European armies. 
A) Would have been concerned by the growing strength of the Catholic Church. 
B) Would have been impressed by the speed with which technological innovation was taking place. 
C) Would have been impressed with advances in medicine. 
D) Would have thought Europe poverty stricken and backward. 
E) Would have been impressed by the size and training of European armies.

Question 14

Religion was one of the main forces that drove Europeans to explore and colonize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were two functions of taxation in European colonies?

Accepted Answer

It was to raise funds for the

Question 16

The profits of colonization primarily went to:

Accepted Answer

A) Shareholders of colonial companies. 
B) The subject people (colonized). 
C) The colonizing government. 
D) Colonial taxpayers in both home country and colony. 
E) Other colonies. 
A) Shareholders of colonial companies. 
B) The subject people (colonized). 
C) The colonizing government. 
D) Colonial taxpayers in both home country and colony. 
E) Other colonies.

Question 17

Joint stock company refers to a firm that is managed by a centralized board of directors but is owned by its shareholders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Who were the Tirailleurs Senegalais?

Accepted Answer

They were French arm

Question 19

Name two major differences between the American colonization experience and that of Africa and Asia.

Accepted Answer

In the Americas,there was deci

Question 20

The pace of change over the past several centuries has been:

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A) Enormous,with innovation occurring at quicker and quicker rates. 
B) Constant,with innovation occurring at a steady rate. 
C) Static,with little innovation occurring 
D) Sporadic,with intermittent occurrences of innovation. 
E) There are no reliable statistics to gauge such an abstract idea. 
A) Enormous,with innovation occurring at quicker and quicker rates. 
B) Constant,with innovation occurring at a steady rate. 
C) Static,with little innovation occurring 
D) Sporadic,with intermittent occurrences of innovation. 
E) There are no reliable statistics to gauge such an abstract idea.

Name four social and/or technological developments that aided Europe in expansion.

In colonies,education was most frequently aimed at:

What is corvee labor?

Name two reasons for the rapid decolonization of the world after World War II.

One thing that separates the Western expansion from empire building by previous peoples is:

The critical thing that created the demand for African slaves in the Americas was:

Which of the following probably had the greatest effect on cultures worldwide?

Who were the Heeren XVII (The Lords Seventeen)?

What role did disease play in European colonization?

The earliest writing probably appeared 5,500 years ago.

Which of the following correctly describes the position of the Dutch East India Company?

How did paternalism benefit factory and mill owners in places such as Virginius Island in Harpers Ferry national Historical Park,West Virginia?

In the early 1400s,a visitor from China to Europe:

Religion was one of the main forces that drove Europeans to explore and colonize.

What were two functions of taxation in European colonies?

The profits of colonization primarily went to:

Joint stock company refers to a firm that is managed by a centralized board of directors but is owned by its shareholders.

Who were the Tirailleurs Senegalais?

Name two major differences between the American colonization experience and that of Africa and Asia.

The pace of change over the past several centuries has been:

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Exam 14: Power, conquest, and a World System

Name four social and/or technological developments that aided Europe in expansion.

In colonies,education was most frequently aimed at:

What is corvee labor?

Name two reasons for the rapid decolonization of the world after World War II.

One thing that separates the Western expansion from empire building by previous peoples is:

The critical thing that created the demand for African slaves in the Americas was:

Which of the following probably had the greatest effect on cultures worldwide?

Who were the Heeren XVII (The Lords Seventeen)?

What role did disease play in European colonization?

The earliest writing probably appeared 5,500 years ago.

Which of the following correctly describes the position of the Dutch East India Company?

How did paternalism benefit factory and mill owners in places such as Virginius Island in Harpers Ferry national Historical Park,West Virginia?

In the early 1400s,a visitor from China to Europe:

Religion was one of the main forces that drove Europeans to explore and colonize.

What were two functions of taxation in European colonies?

The profits of colonization primarily went to:

Joint stock company refers to a firm that is managed by a centralized board of directors but is owned by its shareholders.

Who were the Tirailleurs Senegalais?

Name two major differences between the American colonization experience and that of Africa and Asia.

The pace of change over the past several centuries has been:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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