Question 1

Marco Polo's description of Java in the late thirteenth century describes the country as brimming with:

Accepted Answer

A)  spices and gold. 
B)  herbal drugs and silver mines. 
C)  warring tribes and four regional kings. 
D)  fantastic creatures, such as a horse with a man's head. 
E)  fertile land that produced great agricultural wealth. 
A)  spices and gold. 
B)  herbal drugs and silver mines. 
C)  warring tribes and four regional kings. 
D)  fantastic creatures, such as a horse with a man's head. 
E)  fertile land that produced great agricultural wealth.

Question 2

As Europeans made advances in navigation and maritime technology in the fifteenth century,they made efficient use of the quadrant,which:

Accepted Answer

A)  calculated direction using magnetic forces. 
B)  calculated latitude using the North Star. 
C)  calculated latitude using the sun. 
D)  calculated longitude using standard marine tables. 
E)  calculated longitude using the marine chronometer. 
A)  calculated direction using magnetic forces. 
B)  calculated latitude using the North Star. 
C)  calculated latitude using the sun. 
D)  calculated longitude using standard marine tables. 
E)  calculated longitude using the marine chronometer.

Question 3

The Ottomans drew large numbers of slaves from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  captives from Poland and Ukraine. 
B)  children from the Balkans, given up by their parents to pay their taxes. 
C)  voluntary recruits drawn from the rural areas of their own empire. 
D)  Africa, through slave traders. 
E)  all of these 
A)  captives from Poland and Ukraine. 
B)  children from the Balkans, given up by their parents to pay their taxes. 
C)  voluntary recruits drawn from the rural areas of their own empire. 
D)  Africa, through slave traders. 
E)  all of these

Question 4

The events surrounding the commerce,conquest,and colonization between 1300 and 1600 would provide the context for Italy to move to the center of European affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The reason galleons and caravels were made so large in this period was to make it possible to arm them more heavily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Did Prince Henry the Navigator deserve his reputation as naval innovator and motivator of the age of Portuguese exploration? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Prince Henry the Navigator is often cred

Question 7

In moral terms,the colonization of the New World by sixteenth-century Europeans demonstrates the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans' limited ability to recognize the shared humanity and human rights of indigenous peoples. 
B)  essential superiority of European culture and society. 
C)  cooperative approach European countries took in exploring and developing the Americas. 
D)  weakness of the Roman Catholic Church in the early modern period. 
E)  superiority of Aztec and Incan culture and society. 
A)  Europeans' limited ability to recognize the shared humanity and human rights of indigenous peoples. 
B)  essential superiority of European culture and society. 
C)  cooperative approach European countries took in exploring and developing the Americas. 
D)  weakness of the Roman Catholic Church in the early modern period. 
E)  superiority of Aztec and Incan culture and society.

Question 8

By 1520,which European country dominated the seaborne spice trade with Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Italy 
C)  Portugal 
D)  The Netherlands 
E)  England 
A)  Spain 
B)  Italy 
C)  Portugal 
D)  The Netherlands 
E)  England

Question 9

The mercury-amalgamation process introduced into Mexico made even greater quantities of silver available to the Spanish crown and with less disastrous results to the native population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

This chapter's portrait of Sultan Mehmet II (1451-1481)depicts a man who:

Accepted Answer

A)  has recently converted to Byzantine Christianity. 
B)  wears the white turban of a Muslim warrior. 
C)  is proud of both his scholarly and military achievements. 
D)  fought bravely and died during the sack of Constantinople. 
E)  was a ruthless autocrat who ruled his Muslim, Christian, and Jewish subjects equally harshly. 
A)  has recently converted to Byzantine Christianity. 
B)  wears the white turban of a Muslim warrior. 
C)  is proud of both his scholarly and military achievements. 
D)  fought bravely and died during the sack of Constantinople. 
E)  was a ruthless autocrat who ruled his Muslim, Christian, and Jewish subjects equally harshly.

Question 11

The Spanish conquests in the Americas demonstrated the advantage of:

Accepted Answer

A)  advanced military technology. 
B)  horses when one's opponent has none. 
C)  disease when one's opponent is not immune. 
D)  indigenous allies who believed they fought the lesser enemy. 
E)  all of these 
A)  advanced military technology. 
B)  horses when one's opponent has none. 
C)  disease when one's opponent is not immune. 
D)  indigenous allies who believed they fought the lesser enemy. 
E)  all of these

Question 12

Byzantium finally fell to Timur the Lame (Tamerlane)in 1453.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

For the Ottomans,their conquest of Constantinople brought:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduction in the demand for slaves because the size of the Ottoman army could now be reduced. 
B)  vast new wealth, which greatly increased the population of the city. 
C)  an economic crisis, as trade routes were redirected away from Constantinople. 
D)  relatively little change to Ottoman society. 
E)  a revitalization of Ottoman society with the realization that they could build an empire. 
A)  reduction in the demand for slaves because the size of the Ottoman army could now be reduced. 
B)  vast new wealth, which greatly increased the population of the city. 
C)  an economic crisis, as trade routes were redirected away from Constantinople. 
D)  relatively little change to Ottoman society. 
E)  a revitalization of Ottoman society with the realization that they could build an empire.

Question 14

The leader who united the Mongol tribes and began the conquest of China was named:

Accepted Answer

A)  Qubilai Khan. 
B)  Ögedei Khan. 
C)  Temüjin, who took the title Chingiz Khan. 
D)  Timur the Lame (Tamerlane). 
E)  Lin Pao Khan. 
A)  Qubilai Khan. 
B)  Ögedei Khan. 
C)  Temüjin, who took the title Chingiz Khan. 
D)  Timur the Lame (Tamerlane). 
E)  Lin Pao Khan.

Question 15

In the late twelfth century,the Mongols quickly built up a large military force by:

Accepted Answer

A)  offering land in exchange for military service. 
B)  uniting with the Mughal empire of India. 
C)  peacefully merging with the Chin dynasty in western China. 
D)  defeating Poland, Hungary, and eastern Germany. 
E)  incorporating the armies of defeated tribes. 
A)  offering land in exchange for military service. 
B)  uniting with the Mughal empire of India. 
C)  peacefully merging with the Chin dynasty in western China. 
D)  defeating Poland, Hungary, and eastern Germany. 
E)  incorporating the armies of defeated tribes.

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

Marco Polo's description of Java in the late thirteenth century describes the country as brimming with:

As Europeans made advances in navigation and maritime technology in the fifteenth century,they made efficient use of the quadrant,which:

The Ottomans drew large numbers of slaves from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

The events surrounding the commerce,conquest,and colonization between 1300 and 1600 would provide the context for Italy to move to the center of European affairs.

The reason galleons and caravels were made so large in this period was to make it possible to arm them more heavily.

Did Prince Henry the Navigator deserve his reputation as naval innovator and motivator of the age of Portuguese exploration? Explain.

In moral terms,the colonization of the New World by sixteenth-century Europeans demonstrates the:

By 1520,which European country dominated the seaborne spice trade with Asia?

The mercury-amalgamation process introduced into Mexico made even greater quantities of silver available to the Spanish crown and with less disastrous results to the native population.

This chapter's portrait of Sultan Mehmet II (1451-1481)depicts a man who:

The Spanish conquests in the Americas demonstrated the advantage of:

Byzantium finally fell to Timur the Lame (Tamerlane)in 1453.

For the Ottomans,their conquest of Constantinople brought:

The leader who united the Mongol tribes and began the conquest of China was named:

In the late twelfth century,the Mongols quickly built up a large military force by:

Early Civilizations

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Crisis,Unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,Warfare,and Sovereignty: 1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

What Is a Nation? Territories,States,and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

Filters