Question 1

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-Samuel de Champlain

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Samuel de Champlain (c. 1567 – 1635) was

Question 2

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-Mughal Empire

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The Mughal Empire was a powerful and inf

Question 3

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-Lord Macartney and Emperor Qianlong

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Lord Macartney was a British diplomat wh

Question 4

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-British East India Company

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The British East India Company, formally

Question 5

Native Americans were not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations because

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A)  the Church condemned slavery as immoral. 
B)  they couldn't learn European languages. 
C)  their populations were too small due to European diseases. 
D)  they were lazy and shiftless and refused to work. 
E)  they fought back too well and too often to be profitable. 
A)  the Church condemned slavery as immoral. 
B)  they couldn't learn European languages. 
C)  their populations were too small due to European diseases. 
D)  they were lazy and shiftless and refused to work. 
E)  they fought back too well and too often to be profitable.

Question 6

When the Potosi mines in Peru opened in 1545

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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 the above. 
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 the above.

Question 7

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

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The correlation between overseas expansi

Question 8

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-the viceroy and audiencias

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The viceroy and audiencias were importan

Question 9

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 10

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-Ming and Qing dynasties

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The Ming and Qing dynasties were two of

Question 11

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

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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 12

Assume that you are a noblemen and also a merchant. Of the following countries, England, France, Prussia, or Poland, which country would you prefer to live in? Why?

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As a nobleman and a merchant, I would pr

Question 13

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-lateen sails and square rigs

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Lateen sails and square rigs are two dif

Question 14

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"?

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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 15

The African slave trade

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A)  had little impact upon the number of wars in Africa. 
B)  reduced the number of wars in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers. 
C)  increased the number of wars in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves. 
D)  died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands. 
E)  was carried out peacefully as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits. 
A)  had little impact upon the number of wars in Africa. 
B)  reduced the number of wars in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers. 
C)  increased the number of wars in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves. 
D)  died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands. 
E)  was carried out peacefully as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits.

Question 16

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-mestizos and mulattoes

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Mestizos and mulattoes are both terms us

Question 17

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-Boers and Capetown

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Boers were Dutch settlers who arrived in

Question 18

What role did private investment and initiative play in the development of European imperialism. Give specific examples.

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The answer of What role did private investment and initiative...

Question 19

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-the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan

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The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican culture t

Question 20

By the end of the seventeenth century,

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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.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Samuel de Champlain

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mughal Empire

IDENTIFICATIONS -Lord Macartney and Emperor Qianlong

IDENTIFICATIONS -British East India Company

Native Americans were not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations because

When the Potosi mines in Peru opened in 1545

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -the viceroy and audiencias

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ming and Qing dynasties

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

Assume that you are a noblemen and also a merchant. Of the following countries, England, France, Prussia, or Poland, which country would you prefer to live in? Why?

IDENTIFICATIONS -lateen sails and square rigs

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 African slave trade

IDENTIFICATIONS -mestizos and mulattoes

IDENTIFICATIONS -Boers and Capetown

What role did private investment and initiative play in the development of European imperialism. Give specific examples.

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan

By the end of the seventeenth century,

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