Question 1

European colonies in North America and Australia were primarily used for:

Accepted Answer

A) control of shipping lines. 
B) settlement. 
C) exploitation of native peoples. 
D) resource extraction. 
E) key strategic resources. 
A) control of shipping lines. 
B) settlement. 
C) exploitation of native peoples. 
D) resource extraction. 
E) key strategic resources.

Question 2

Unpaid work demanded of native populations was called:

Accepted Answer

A) forced labor. 
B) slave labor. 
C) corveé labor. 
D) co-opted labor. 
E) colonial labor. 
A) forced labor. 
B) slave labor. 
C) corveé labor. 
D) co-opted labor. 
E) colonial labor.

Question 3

According to Rudyard Kipling,what was "the white man's burden?"

Accepted Answer

A) It was the responsibility to bring "civilization" (or a European way of life)to the non-Europeans. 
B) It was the impulse to evangelize and spread the message of Islam all over the world. 
C) It was an emphasis on developing industry so that colonial nations would be able to thrive after the Europeans pulled out. 
D) It was the responsibility to educate the local masses so that they were literate and able to govern themselves. 
E) It was the constant dependency that the colonizers felt as they provided charity and relief to colonial nations. 
A) It was the responsibility to bring "civilization" (or a European way of life)to the non-Europeans. 
B) It was the impulse to evangelize and spread the message of Islam all over the world. 
C) It was an emphasis on developing industry so that colonial nations would be able to thrive after the Europeans pulled out. 
D) It was the responsibility to educate the local masses so that they were literate and able to govern themselves. 
E) It was the constant dependency that the colonizers felt as they provided charity and relief to colonial nations.

Question 4

Why did colonizers use taxation on subject peoples?

Accepted Answer

A) It forced them into a market economy. 
B) It made them more dependent on the colonizers. 
C) It kept them from subsistence production and forced them to work for the colonizers to obtain wages. 
D) It made them carry some of the burden of paying for the colony. 
E) All of these statements are correct. 
A) It forced them into a market economy. 
B) It made them more dependent on the colonizers. 
C) It kept them from subsistence production and forced them to work for the colonizers to obtain wages. 
D) It made them carry some of the burden of paying for the colony. 
E) All of these statements are correct.

Question 5

How did colonial education systems function to strengthen the colony?

Accepted Answer

Education was devised to teach

Question 6

The three most important reasons that colonies were granted independence are:

Accepted Answer

A) civil disobedience,changing political structures,and changing religious traditions. 
B) changing religious structures,changing political structures,and changing economic structures. 
C) changing political structures,changing economic structures,and civil disobedience. 
D) changing economic structures,warfare,and globalization. 
E) globalization,changing religious traditions,and new geographical boundaries. 
A) civil disobedience,changing political structures,and changing religious traditions. 
B) changing religious structures,changing political structures,and changing economic structures. 
C) changing political structures,changing economic structures,and civil disobedience. 
D) changing economic structures,warfare,and globalization. 
E) globalization,changing religious traditions,and new geographical boundaries.

Question 7

What is the legacy of colonialism in our world today? Consider the phenomenon of globalization and discuss how colonialism and its after-effects have a continuing impact on our world today.

Accepted Answer

The legacy of colonialism in our world t

Question 8

Most of the nations of the Americas gained their independence in the __________ century/centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) 17th 
B) 19th and 20th 
C) 16th 
D) 21st 
E) 18th and 19th 
A) 17th 
B) 19th and 20th 
C) 16th 
D) 21st 
E) 18th and 19th

Question 9

How did the rapid spread of disease aid the Europeans in their conquest of other lands,especially the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A) It killed off people who could have resisted Europeans. 
B) It made the Europeans see their conquest as God ordained. 
C) It left native settlements without leaders. 
D) It devastated native people's ability to subsist. 
E) All of these are ways that disease aided Europeans. 
A) It killed off people who could have resisted Europeans. 
B) It made the Europeans see their conquest as God ordained. 
C) It left native settlements without leaders. 
D) It devastated native people's ability to subsist. 
E) All of these are ways that disease aided Europeans.

Question 10

The demand for slaves was created by what kind of agricultural system?

Accepted Answer

monocultur

Question 11

Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro received how much silver and gold as ransom for the life of Inca Atahuallpa?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 million lbs. 
B) 1 ton 
C) 10-12 tons 
D) 11-24 tons 
E) 100 tons 
A) 10 million lbs. 
B) 1 ton 
C) 10-12 tons 
D) 11-24 tons 
E) 100 tons

Question 12

A territory under immediate control of a nation-state is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) department. 
B) province. 
C) state. 
D) colony. 
E) protectorate. 
A) department. 
B) province. 
C) state. 
D) colony. 
E) protectorate.

Question 13

What is a caravel?

Accepted Answer

A) a stock option 
B) a hybrid plant 
C) a type of farm 
D) a plow 
E) a ship 
A) a stock option 
B) a hybrid plant 
C) a type of farm 
D) a plow 
E) a ship

Question 14

What crop from the Caribbean region was the most important to the British (and other Europeans)during colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A) corn 
B) wheat 
C) sugar 
D) rice 
E) tea 
A) corn 
B) wheat 
C) sugar 
D) rice 
E) tea

Question 15

The Dutch fought for a monopoly on which spices in Java?

Accepted Answer

A) cinnamon,cumin,and paprika 
B) mace,nutmeg,and clove 
C) saffron,mace,and cinnamon 
D) nutmeg,cloves,and thyme 
E) nutmeg and cinnamon 
A) cinnamon,cumin,and paprika 
B) mace,nutmeg,and clove 
C) saffron,mace,and cinnamon 
D) nutmeg,cloves,and thyme 
E) nutmeg and cinnamon

Question 16

Between the end of the 15th century and the end of the 19th,Europe exported an estimated 88 million slaves from Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

By what means did Europe gain such power and influence over the world after 1400? Evaluate each of your responses by discussing the advantages they conferred on Europeans and what effects they might have had on the native populations in the colonies.

Accepted Answer

Europe gained power and influence over t

Question 18

The British East India Company faced many losses and much rebellion in its colonies in Java.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Europe had several different kinds of colonies that it administered.Discuss each type of colony and how you think the structure of the colony would affect the ability of the native country to survive and thrive in a post-colonial time period.

Accepted Answer

Europe had several different types of co

Question 20

Paul Romer speaks about the significance of "charter cities." What are these?

Accepted Answer

A) They are cities that have a contract with their host government to provide raw materials and labor for export and economic expansion. 
B) They are cities that are focused on specific types of "theme" production,such as textile production,mineral excavation,or micro-chip technologies. 
C) They are cities within nation-states that are administered by outside (and wealthier)nations under a separate set of rules than those of the host countries. 
D) They are cities that are administered by a United Nations agency that works to create profitable jobs and social security for all needy members of the society. 
E) They are cities that have a separate constitution that allows them to operate under laws that usually conflict with the host country. 
A) They are cities that have a contract with their host government to provide raw materials and labor for export and economic expansion. 
B) They are cities that are focused on specific types of "theme" production,such as textile production,mineral excavation,or micro-chip technologies. 
C) They are cities within nation-states that are administered by outside (and wealthier)nations under a separate set of rules than those of the host countries. 
D) They are cities that are administered by a United Nations agency that works to create profitable jobs and social security for all needy members of the society. 
E) They are cities that have a separate constitution that allows them to operate under laws that usually conflict with the host country.

European colonies in North America and Australia were primarily used for:

Unpaid work demanded of native populations was called:

According to Rudyard Kipling,what was "the white man's burden?"

Why did colonizers use taxation on subject peoples?

How did colonial education systems function to strengthen the colony?

The three most important reasons that colonies were granted independence are:

What is the legacy of colonialism in our world today? Consider the phenomenon of globalization and discuss how colonialism and its after-effects have a continuing impact on our world today.

Most of the nations of the Americas gained their independence in the __________ century/centuries.

How did the rapid spread of disease aid the Europeans in their conquest of other lands,especially the Americas?

The demand for slaves was created by what kind of agricultural system?

Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro received how much silver and gold as ransom for the life of Inca Atahuallpa?

A territory under immediate control of a nation-state is called a:

What is a caravel?

What crop from the Caribbean region was the most important to the British (and other Europeans)during colonialism?

The Dutch fought for a monopoly on which spices in Java?

Between the end of the 15th century and the end of the 19th,Europe exported an estimated 88 million slaves from Africa.

By what means did Europe gain such power and influence over the world after 1400? Evaluate each of your responses by discussing the advantages they conferred on Europeans and what effects they might have had on the native populations in the colonies.

The British East India Company faced many losses and much rebellion in its colonies in Java.

Europe had several different kinds of colonies that it administered.Discuss each type of colony and how you think the structure of the colony would affect the ability of the native country to survive and thrive in a post-colonial time period.

Paul Romer speaks about the significance of "charter cities." What are these?

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Exam 12: Power, Conquest, and a World System

European colonies in North America and Australia were primarily used for:

Unpaid work demanded of native populations was called:

According to Rudyard Kipling,what was "the white man's burden?"

Why did colonizers use taxation on subject peoples?

How did colonial education systems function to strengthen the colony?

The three most important reasons that colonies were granted independence are:

What is the legacy of colonialism in our world today? Consider the phenomenon of globalization and discuss how colonialism and its after-effects have a continuing impact on our world today.

Most of the nations of the Americas gained their independence in the __________ century/centuries.

How did the rapid spread of disease aid the Europeans in their conquest of other lands,especially the Americas?

The demand for slaves was created by what kind of agricultural system?

Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro received how much silver and gold as ransom for the life of Inca Atahuallpa?

A territory under immediate control of a nation-state is called a:

What is a caravel?

What crop from the Caribbean region was the most important to the British (and other Europeans)during colonialism?

The Dutch fought for a monopoly on which spices in Java?

Between the end of the 15th century and the end of the 19th,Europe exported an estimated 88 million slaves from Africa.

By what means did Europe gain such power and influence over the world after 1400? Evaluate each of your responses by discussing the advantages they conferred on Europeans and what effects they might have had on the native populations in the colonies.

The British East India Company faced many losses and much rebellion in its colonies in Java.

Europe had several different kinds of colonies that it administered.Discuss each type of colony and how you think the structure of the colony would affect the ability of the native country to survive and thrive in a post-colonial time period.

Paul Romer speaks about the significance of "charter cities." What are these?

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

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