Question 1

The Ottoman army that conquered much of the Middle and Near East was composed mostly of:

Accepted Answer

A)  mercenaries. 
B)  free Muslim citizens. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  volunteers from conquered countries. 
E)  drafted Christians from conquered lands. 
A)  mercenaries. 
B)  free Muslim citizens. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  volunteers from conquered countries. 
E)  drafted Christians from conquered lands.

Question 2

The Ottoman military threat to Europe,ongoing since the fall of Constantinople,was essentially ended when the Ottoman fleet was decisively defeated in 1571 at Lepanto,which is located in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia Minor. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Egypt. 
E)  Greece. 
A)  Asia Minor. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Egypt. 
E)  Greece.

Question 3

The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bartholomeu Dias. 
B)  Prince Henry the Navigator. 
C)  Vasco da Gama. 
D)  Christopher Columbus. 
E)  Bartolomé de las Casas. 
A)  Bartholomeu Dias. 
B)  Prince Henry the Navigator. 
C)  Vasco da Gama. 
D)  Christopher Columbus. 
E)  Bartolomé de las Casas.

Question 4

The developing westward orientation of European colonial and commercial ambitions during the fifteenth century was a consequence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the growing importance to Europe of the African gold trade. 
B)  the shutting down of the Silk Road as a result of the breakup of the Mongol empire. 
C)  Ottoman control over the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. 
D)  demand for Atlantic salted codfish within Europe. 
E)  the persistent threat posed by the Mongol empire in eastern Europe. 
A)  the growing importance to Europe of the African gold trade. 
B)  the shutting down of the Silk Road as a result of the breakup of the Mongol empire. 
C)  Ottoman control over the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. 
D)  demand for Atlantic salted codfish within Europe. 
E)  the persistent threat posed by the Mongol empire in eastern Europe.

Question 5

The Black Death was passed from the Mongol army to the west at the battle of Caffa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Relatively few of the slaves who passed through the major Mediterranean slave markets were Europeans.Most were African.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

After the 1368 overthrow of the Mongol dynasty that had ruled China:

Accepted Answer

A)  trade along the Silk Road came to an end. 
B)  European traders ceased to travel the Silk Road, but trade continued with Europe through Muslim middlemen. 
C)  the silk trade with Europe ended, but the spice trade continued. 
D)  Europeans forgot about China for the next two centuries. 
E)  the extensive spice trade ended, but the silk trade continued and expanded. 
A)  trade along the Silk Road came to an end. 
B)  European traders ceased to travel the Silk Road, but trade continued with Europe through Muslim middlemen. 
C)  the silk trade with Europe ended, but the spice trade continued. 
D)  Europeans forgot about China for the next two centuries. 
E)  the extensive spice trade ended, but the silk trade continued and expanded.

Question 8

The Mongol "horde" got its name from the Turkish word for "horn," no doubt due to the use of the battle horn in Mongol warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The leader of the first European expedition to reach Asia by sailing west was:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

From a military standpoint,the primary result of the sixteenth-century conflicts between the Ottomans and the Habsburgs was:

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly improved artillery technology. 
B)  greatly enlarged naval forces on both sides. 
C)  a gradual weakening of Ottoman military power. 
D)  renewed interest in castle building. 
E)  the defeat of Ottoman advances to reconquer the Iberian Peninsula. 
A)  significantly improved artillery technology. 
B)  greatly enlarged naval forces on both sides. 
C)  a gradual weakening of Ottoman military power. 
D)  renewed interest in castle building. 
E)  the defeat of Ottoman advances to reconquer the Iberian Peninsula.

Question 11

The first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the eastern side of the ocean was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vasco da Gama. 
B)  Bartholomeu Dias. 
C)  Christopher Columbus. 
D)  Ferdinand Magellan. 
E)  Vasco de Balboa. 
A)  Vasco da Gama. 
B)  Bartholomeu Dias. 
C)  Christopher Columbus. 
D)  Ferdinand Magellan. 
E)  Vasco de Balboa.

Question 12

What differed in the motives of the Portuguese and the Spanish in their efforts to engage in exploration and colonization?

Accepted Answer

For the most part,Portuguese exploration

Question 13

The Mongols conquered all of the following peoples EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Seljuk Turks. 
B)  the Abbasids. 
C)  the Chinese. 
D)  the Persians. 
E)  the Ottoman Turks. 
A)  the Seljuk Turks. 
B)  the Abbasids. 
C)  the Chinese. 
D)  the Persians. 
E)  the Ottoman Turks.

Question 14

Few if any people believed the world was flat when Columbus began his voyage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Soon after capturing the Muslim holy cities of Medina,Mecca,and Jerusalem,the Ottoman rulers adopted the title of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sultan. 
B)  pasha. 
C)  caliph. 
D)  prophet. 
E)  hijrah. 
A)  sultan. 
B)  pasha. 
C)  caliph. 
D)  prophet. 
E)  hijrah.

Question 16

Although he did manage to discover a world unknown to Europeans,Christopher Columbus did so in spite of:

Accepted Answer

A)  being greatly underfinanced. 
B)  gross miscalculation of the earth's size. 
C)  his sailor's fears of falling off the edge of the earth. 
D)  his lack of a magnetic compass. 
E)  all of these 
A)  being greatly underfinanced. 
B)  gross miscalculation of the earth's size. 
C)  his sailor's fears of falling off the edge of the earth. 
D)  his lack of a magnetic compass. 
E)  all of these

Question 17

For Europeans,the most important consequence of the Mongol conquests was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the commercial links it established between Europe and the Far East along the Silk Road. 
B)  that the Mongol defeats of the Abbasid caliphate removed a major threat to European control of the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  that the Mongol conquest of Russia brought eastern Europe into closer contact with western Europe. 
D)  that by destroying Persia, the Mongols extended the life of the Byzantine empire. 
E)  the extensive cultural exchange that became possible between the Chinese and Europeans. 
A)  the commercial links it established between Europe and the Far East along the Silk Road. 
B)  that the Mongol defeats of the Abbasid caliphate removed a major threat to European control of the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  that the Mongol conquest of Russia brought eastern Europe into closer contact with western Europe. 
D)  that by destroying Persia, the Mongols extended the life of the Byzantine empire. 
E)  the extensive cultural exchange that became possible between the Chinese and Europeans.

Question 18

When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453,the primary effect of their conquest on western Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological. 
B)  military. 
C)  economic. 
D)  political. 
E)  geographical: it spurred European attempts to find a direct route around Africa to India and the Far East. 
A)  psychological. 
B)  military. 
C)  economic. 
D)  political. 
E)  geographical: it spurred European attempts to find a direct route around Africa to India and the Far East.

Question 19

The Spanish modeled their Caribbean sugar plantations worked by enslaved African laborers on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Portuguese sugar plantations on the Cape Verde Islands and the island of Saint Thomas. 
B)  Genoese sugar plantations on the island of Madeira. 
C)  Muslim sugar plantations on the island of Majorca. 
D)  Aztec sugar plantations on Hispaniola. 
E)  their own estates in Europe. 
A)  Portuguese sugar plantations on the Cape Verde Islands and the island of Saint Thomas. 
B)  Genoese sugar plantations on the island of Madeira. 
C)  Muslim sugar plantations on the island of Majorca. 
D)  Aztec sugar plantations on Hispaniola. 
E)  their own estates in Europe.

Question 20

What role did slavery play in the empires of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Slavery had proven to be the backbone of

Exam 11: Commerce,Conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

The Ottoman army that conquered much of the Middle and Near East was composed mostly of:

The Ottoman military threat to Europe,ongoing since the fall of Constantinople,was essentially ended when the Ottoman fleet was decisively defeated in 1571 at Lepanto,which is located in:

The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa was:

The developing westward orientation of European colonial and commercial ambitions during the fifteenth century was a consequence of:

The Black Death was passed from the Mongol army to the west at the battle of Caffa.

Relatively few of the slaves who passed through the major Mediterranean slave markets were Europeans.Most were African.

After the 1368 overthrow of the Mongol dynasty that had ruled China:

The Mongol "horde" got its name from the Turkish word for "horn," no doubt due to the use of the battle horn in Mongol warfare.

The leader of the first European expedition to reach Asia by sailing west was:

From a military standpoint,the primary result of the sixteenth-century conflicts between the Ottomans and the Habsburgs was:

The first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the eastern side of the ocean was:

What differed in the motives of the Portuguese and the Spanish in their efforts to engage in exploration and colonization?

The Mongols conquered all of the following peoples EXCEPT:

Few if any people believed the world was flat when Columbus began his voyage.

Soon after capturing the Muslim holy cities of Medina,Mecca,and Jerusalem,the Ottoman rulers adopted the title of:

Although he did manage to discover a world unknown to Europeans,Christopher Columbus did so in spite of:

For Europeans,the most important consequence of the Mongol conquests was:

When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453,the primary effect of their conquest on western Europe was:

The Spanish modeled their Caribbean sugar plantations worked by enslaved African laborers on:

What role did slavery play in the empires of the fifteenth century?

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