Question 1

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

Accepted Answer

A) Christopher Columbus. 
B) Amerigo Vespucci. 
C) Marco Polo. 
D) Leonardo Bruni. 
E) John Mandeville. 
A) Christopher Columbus. 
B) Amerigo Vespucci. 
C) Marco Polo. 
D) Leonardo Bruni. 
E) John Mandeville.

Question 2

The major western rival to the British in India in the seventeenth century was

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A) Portugal. 
B) France. 
C) Spain. 
D) the Netherlands. 
E) Russia. 
A) Portugal. 
B) France. 
C) Spain. 
D) the Netherlands. 
E) Russia.

Question 3

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Amerigo Vespucci. 
B) Ferdinand Magellan. 
C) John Cabot. 
D) Christopher Columbus. 
E) Vasco da Gama. 
A) Amerigo Vespucci. 
B) Ferdinand Magellan. 
C) John Cabot. 
D) Christopher Columbus. 
E) Vasco da Gama.

Question 4

The House of Fugger went bankrupt at the end of the sixteenth century when which of the following defaulted on their loans?

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A) the pope. 
B) the Habsburgs. 
C) the Venetians. 
D) Bourbons. 
E) the Sicilians. 
A) the pope. 
B) the Habsburgs. 
C) the Venetians. 
D) Bourbons. 
E) the Sicilians.

Question 5

How and why did Portugal and Spain acquire overseas empires? Compare and contrast their motivations and methods for exploration and expansion.

Accepted Answer

Portugal and Spain acquired overseas emp

Question 6

Which empire was described as "an old, crazy, first-rate man of war" but because of incompetent leadership was destined to be "dashed to pieces on the shore"?

Accepted Answer

A) the British Empire 
B) the Spanish Empire 
C) the Chinese Empire 
D) the Russian Empire 
E) the Ottoman Empire 
A) the British Empire 
B) the Spanish Empire 
C) the Chinese Empire 
D) the Russian Empire 
E) the Ottoman Empire

Question 7

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

Accepted Answer

A) Venice. 
B) England. 
C) Spain. 
D) France. 
E) the Dutch Republic. 
A) Venice. 
B) England. 
C) Spain. 
D) France. 
E) the Dutch Republic.

Question 8

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

John Cabot explored the New England coastline under a license from the king of

Accepted Answer

A) France. 
B) Venice. 
C) Spain. 
D) Portugal. 
E) England. 
A) France. 
B) Venice. 
C) Spain. 
D) Portugal. 
E) England.

Question 10

The Aztec empire, which Cortéz conquered in 1519, was located

Accepted Answer

A) in the Peruvian Andes. 
B) on Cuba. 
C) in central Mexico. 
D) in southern Florida. 
E) on the Yucatan Peninsula. 
A) in the Peruvian Andes. 
B) on Cuba. 
C) in central Mexico. 
D) in southern Florida. 
E) on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Question 11

An extensive multiracial society appeared first in

Accepted Answer

A) British North America. 
B) Latin America. 
C) Northern Europe. 
D) Southern Europe. 
E) China. 
A) British North America. 
B) Latin America. 
C) Northern Europe. 
D) Southern Europe. 
E) China.

Question 12

What was "exchanged" in the Columbian exchange, and who gained the most?

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange refers to the wid

Question 13

By the end of the seventeenth century,

Accepted Answer

A) international trade was much greater than intra-European trade. 
B) wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials. 
C) local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade. 
D) slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World. 
E) European imperialism had come to an end. 
A) international trade was much greater than intra-European trade. 
B) wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials. 
C) local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade. 
D) slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World. 
E) European imperialism had come to an end.

Question 14

The thirteen colonies in British North America were directly controlled by the British Board of Trade, the Royal Council, and Parliament, with no colonial legislatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

India's Mughal dynasty was

Accepted Answer

A) Hindu in religion. 
B) Buddhist in religion. 
C) Mongol in origin. 
D) successful in expelling the British East India Company. 
E) long native to the Indian subcontinent. 
A) Hindu in religion. 
B) Buddhist in religion. 
C) Mongol in origin. 
D) successful in expelling the British East India Company. 
E) long native to the Indian subcontinent.

Question 16

Why did the slave trade come to rely on the peoples of West Africa, and what were the consequences for all parties involved?

Accepted Answer

The slave trade came to rely on the peop

Question 17

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

Accepted Answer

The success of the Dutch Republic in est

Question 18

According to mercantilist theory, the prosperity of a nation depended on a plentiful supply of

Accepted Answer

A) slaves. 
B) colonies. 
C) agricultural surplus. 
D) bullion. 
E) aristocrats. 
A) slaves. 
B) colonies. 
C) agricultural surplus. 
D) bullion. 
E) aristocrats.

Question 19

Using specific examples, explain what role private investment and initiative played in European expansion.What was the role of state sponsorship and patronage?

Accepted Answer

Private investment and initiative played

Question 20

Catholic Christianity failed to take root in China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries because

Accepted Answer

A) of opposition from Jesuit missionaries. 
B) of opposition from Protestant missionaries. 
C) of opposition by the pope to the practice of ancestor worship. 
D) of the antipathy of the Chinese to all spiritual doctrines. 
E) of the success of Hindu missionaries, who were closer to Chinese Buddhism in tradition. 
A) of opposition from Jesuit missionaries. 
B) of opposition from Protestant missionaries. 
C) of opposition by the pope to the practice of ancestor worship. 
D) of the antipathy of the Chinese to all spiritual doctrines. 
E) of the success of Hindu missionaries, who were closer to Chinese Buddhism in tradition.

Exam 14: Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

The major western rival to the British in India in the seventeenth century was

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

The House of Fugger went bankrupt at the end of the sixteenth century when which of the following defaulted on their loans?

How and why did Portugal and Spain acquire overseas empires? Compare and contrast their motivations and methods for exploration and expansion.

Which empire was described as "an old, crazy, first-rate man of war" but because of incompetent leadership was destined to be "dashed to pieces on the shore"?

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

John Cabot explored the New England coastline under a license from the king of

The Aztec empire, which Cortéz conquered in 1519, was located

An extensive multiracial society appeared first in

What was "exchanged" in the Columbian exchange, and who gained the most?

By the end of the seventeenth century,

The thirteen colonies in British North America were directly controlled by the British Board of Trade, the Royal Council, and Parliament, with no colonial legislatures.

India's Mughal dynasty was

Why did the slave trade come to rely on the peoples of West Africa, and what were the consequences for all parties involved?

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

According to mercantilist theory, the prosperity of a nation depended on a plentiful supply of

Using specific examples, explain what role private investment and initiative played in European expansion.What was the role of state sponsorship and patronage?

Catholic Christianity failed to take root in China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries because

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