Question 1

The European nation that established a settlement at Africa's Cape of Good Hope was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The term encomienda refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a Spanish system devised to collect tribute from natives and to use their labor. 
B) Spanish officials who supervised local industries. 
C) taxes levied on the colonists by the Spanish government. 
D) special Jesuit missionaries assigned to posts in the New World. 
E) mission schools set up to educate the Indians. 
A) a Spanish system devised to collect tribute from natives and to use their labor. 
B) Spanish officials who supervised local industries. 
C) taxes levied on the colonists by the Spanish government. 
D) special Jesuit missionaries assigned to posts in the New World. 
E) mission schools set up to educate the Indians.

Question 3

One of the major economic problems of the sixteenth century in Europe was

Accepted Answer

A) a dramatic fall in prices. 
B) a dramatic rise in prices. 
C) a failure of the grain market. 
D) a widespread famine. 
E) a population decline which led to massive unemployment. 
A) a dramatic fall in prices. 
B) a dramatic rise in prices. 
C) a failure of the grain market. 
D) a widespread famine. 
E) a population decline which led to massive unemployment.

Question 4

The man who established the first school for mariners was

Accepted Answer

A) King Henry II of France. 
B) Prince Henry of Portugal. 
C) King Henry VIII of England. 
D) Prince Henry of Orange in the Netherlands. 
E) Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI. 
A) King Henry II of France. 
B) Prince Henry of Portugal. 
C) King Henry VIII of England. 
D) Prince Henry of Orange in the Netherlands. 
E) Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI.

Question 5

All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that spurred European exploration and expansion EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) lateen sails. 
B) the compass. 
C) the quadrant and the Pole Star. 
D) the astrolabe. 
E) the axial rudder. 
A) lateen sails. 
B) the compass. 
C) the quadrant and the Pole Star. 
D) the astrolabe. 
E) the axial rudder.

Question 6

Tokugawa Ieyasu established the longest-lasting of the Japanese shogunates, which retained power from the early sixteenth century until 1868.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided

Accepted Answer

A) the Spice Islands between Portugal and the Dutch Republic. 
B) South Africa between the English and the Dutch. 
C) the New World between Spain and Portugal. 
D) the North Atlantic between England and France. 
E) the South Pacific between Spain and the Dutch Republic. 
A) the Spice Islands between Portugal and the Dutch Republic. 
B) South Africa between the English and the Dutch. 
C) the New World between Spain and Portugal. 
D) the North Atlantic between England and France. 
E) the South Pacific between Spain and the Dutch Republic.

Question 8

In order to obtain slaves for sale to Europeans, local African rulers frequently raided defenseless villages in search of unsuspecting victims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in

Accepted Answer

A) China. 
B) India. 
C) Japan. 
D) New England. 
E) Canada. 
A) China. 
B) India. 
C) Japan. 
D) New England. 
E) Canada.

Question 10

Between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the number of African slaves shipped to the New World is estimated at

Accepted Answer

A) one million. 
B) two million. 
C) five million. 
D) ten million. 
E) twenty-five million. 
A) one million. 
B) two million. 
C) five million. 
D) ten million. 
E) twenty-five million.

Question 11

Spanish commercial power in the Americas reached its apex in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, after fighting off the challenges from Britain and the Netherlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A Mercator projection

Accepted Answer

A) was used to estimate profits from the slave trade. 
B) is the shape cast on a map by the light of the moon traveling through stained glass. 
C) shows the true shape of landmasses in a limited area on a map. 
D) shows the true shape of bodies of water in a limited area on a map. 
E) refers to the formula used by missionaries to calculate conversion rates of natives. 
A) was used to estimate profits from the slave trade. 
B) is the shape cast on a map by the light of the moon traveling through stained glass. 
C) shows the true shape of landmasses in a limited area on a map. 
D) shows the true shape of bodies of water in a limited area on a map. 
E) refers to the formula used by missionaries to calculate conversion rates of natives.

Question 13

In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their maritime exploration and returning ships came from

Accepted Answer

A) silver. 
B) copper. 
C) pepper. 
D) precious stones. 
E) African slaves. 
A) silver. 
B) copper. 
C) pepper. 
D) precious stones. 
E) African slaves.

Question 14

In what ways did European expansion and commercialism alter the socioeconomic hierarchy, and how did they challenge older values and structures of authority? Did those alterations impact all of Europe in the same way?

Accepted Answer

European expansion and commercialism alt

Question 15

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

Accepted Answer

A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Rome. 
D) Vienna. 
E) Amsterdam. 
A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Rome. 
D) Vienna. 
E) Amsterdam.

Question 16

The mainland states of Southeast Asia had better success in resisting European encroachment than did the Spice Islands and Malay states because

Accepted Answer

A) they lacked any natural resources desired by the Europeans, who had no wish to trade with them. 
B) they were more cohesive politically with strong monarchies. 
C) the Europeans were not aware of their existence. 
D) they were Christians, and the Europeans never attacked fellow Christians. 
E) they were allied to China, which gave them military support against the Europeans. 
A) they lacked any natural resources desired by the Europeans, who had no wish to trade with them. 
B) they were more cohesive politically with strong monarchies. 
C) the Europeans were not aware of their existence. 
D) they were Christians, and the Europeans never attacked fellow Christians. 
E) they were allied to China, which gave them military support against the Europeans.

Question 17

​Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

Accepted Answer

A) to defeat indigenous empires and pave the way for European domination. 
B) to mine vast quantities of gold to be shipped to Portugal. 
C) to work on sugar plantations. 
D) to cultivate tobacco. 
E) to grow rice. 
A) to defeat indigenous empires and pave the way for European domination. 
B) to mine vast quantities of gold to be shipped to Portugal. 
C) to work on sugar plantations. 
D) to cultivate tobacco. 
E) to grow rice.

Question 19

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion through its contacts with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) India. 
B) Newfoundland. 
C) Bakongo. 
D) Malacca. 
E) the Spice Islands. 
A) India. 
B) Newfoundland. 
C) Bakongo. 
D) Malacca. 
E) the Spice Islands.

Question 20

It was not until the 1770s that sentiment in Europe began to build against the slave trade, initially with the Society of Friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The European nation that established a settlement at Africa's Cape of Good Hope was

The term encomienda refers to

One of the major economic problems of the sixteenth century in Europe was

The man who established the first school for mariners was

All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that spurred European exploration and expansion EXCEPT

Tokugawa Ieyasu established the longest-lasting of the Japanese shogunates, which retained power from the early sixteenth century until 1868.

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided

In order to obtain slaves for sale to Europeans, local African rulers frequently raided defenseless villages in search of unsuspecting victims.

Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in

Between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the number of African slaves shipped to the New World is estimated at

Spanish commercial power in the Americas reached its apex in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, after fighting off the challenges from Britain and the Netherlands.

A Mercator projection

In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their maritime exploration and returning ships came from

In what ways did European expansion and commercialism alter the socioeconomic hierarchy, and how did they challenge older values and structures of authority? Did those alterations impact all of Europe in the same way?

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

The mainland states of Southeast Asia had better success in resisting European encroachment than did the Spice Islands and Malay states because

​Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free trade.

African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion through its contacts with all of the following EXCEPT

It was not until the 1770s that sentiment in Europe began to build against the slave trade, initially with the Society of Friends.

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