Question 1

What correlation is there between overseas expansion and economic, social, and political development in Europe?

Accepted Answer

The correlation between overseas expansi

Question 2

The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was

Accepted Answer

A) social, to relieve the population pressure on Europe. 
B) religious, to spread the Gospel. 
C) psychological, the quest for new experiences to transform a dull existence. 
D) military, to provide new bases for an army. 
E) economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade. 
A) social, to relieve the population pressure on Europe. 
B) religious, to spread the Gospel. 
C) psychological, the quest for new experiences to transform a dull existence. 
D) military, to provide new bases for an army. 
E) economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade.

Question 3

The first European nation to establish formal diplomatic relations with China was

Accepted Answer

A) England. 
B) Russia. 
C) the Dutch. 
D) Venice. 
E) Portugal. 
A) England. 
B) Russia. 
C) the Dutch. 
D) Venice. 
E) Portugal.

Question 4

The conquistador who conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531 was

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A) Hernán Cortéz. 
B) Hernando de Soto. 
C) Francisco de Coronado. 
D) Bartolomé de las Casas. 
E) Francisco Pizarro. 
A) Hernán Cortéz. 
B) Hernando de Soto. 
C) Francisco de Coronado. 
D) Bartolomé de las Casas. 
E) Francisco Pizarro.

Question 5

What role did religion play as a motivation in the age of discovery? Was it as important a motive as economics? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Religion played a significant role as a

Question 6

The Chinese dynasty which replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and which came from Manchuria was the

Accepted Answer

A) Tang. 
B) Song. 
C) Yuan. 
D) Han. 
E) Qing. 
A) Tang. 
B) Song. 
C) Yuan. 
D) Han. 
E) Qing.

Question 7

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

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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 8

What was NOT part of the Columbian exchange?

Accepted Answer

A) Potatoes from Europe and olive trees from the New World. 
B) Horses and cattle from Europe and corn from the New World. 
C) Gunpowder from Europe and tobacco from the New World. 
D) Smallpox from Europe and gold and silver from the New World. 
E) Wheat from Europe and tomatoes from the New World. 
A) Potatoes from Europe and olive trees from the New World. 
B) Horses and cattle from Europe and corn from the New World. 
C) Gunpowder from Europe and tobacco from the New World. 
D) Smallpox from Europe and gold and silver from the New World. 
E) Wheat from Europe and tomatoes from the New World.

Question 9

What factors account for Britain's success in dominating India during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How were the British able both to edge out European rivals and to control the Mughals?

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that contribu

Question 10

What was the nature of the relationship between Japan and Europe from 1600 to approximately 1850?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between Japan and Europ

Question 11

Printed editions of Ptolemy's Geography did not become available until 1600, too late to make any significant difference in the efforts of early European explorers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to the imprisonment of British settlers in India by

Accepted Answer

A) the French 
B) the Dutch 
C) the local ruler of Bengal 
D) the Spanish 
E) the Portuguese 
A) the French 
B) the Dutch 
C) the local ruler of Bengal 
D) the Spanish 
E) the Portuguese

Question 13

When the Potosí mines in Peru opened in 1545

Accepted Answer

A) the price of silver plummeted for two decades. 
B) European migrants flooded into Peru to get jobs in the mines. 
C) the English fought and lost a war to capture the mines. 
D) the cost of precious metals imported into Europe quadrupled. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) the price of silver plummeted for two decades. 
B) European migrants flooded into Peru to get jobs in the mines. 
C) the English fought and lost a war to capture the mines. 
D) the cost of precious metals imported into Europe quadrupled. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 14

The word Inca means "chief priest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

What correlation is there between overseas expansion and economic, social, and political development in Europe?

The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was

The first European nation to establish formal diplomatic relations with China was

The conquistador who conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531 was

What role did religion play as a motivation in the age of discovery? Was it as important a motive as economics? Give examples.

The Chinese dynasty which replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and which came from Manchuria was the

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

What was NOT part of the Columbian exchange?

What factors account for Britain's success in dominating India during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How were the British able both to edge out European rivals and to control the Mughals?

What was the nature of the relationship between Japan and Europe from 1600 to approximately 1850?

Printed editions of Ptolemy's Geography did not become available until 1600, too late to make any significant difference in the efforts of early European explorers.

The "Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to the imprisonment of British settlers in India by

When the Potosí mines in Peru opened in 1545

The word Inca means "chief priest."

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