Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-mercantilism

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 2

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

Accepted Answer

The success of the Dutch Republic in est

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Spice Islands

Accepted Answer

The Spice Islands, also known as the Mal

Question 4

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion largely through

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A)  direct trade policies with China. 
B)  defeating Muslim opposition in establishing trade opportunities with India. 
C)  spending all its wealth on ships and manpower. 
D)  winning the race of exploration to the New World. 
E)  defeating the Spanish and becoming the first European nation to colonize Africa. 
A)  direct trade policies with China. 
B)  defeating Muslim opposition in establishing trade opportunities with India. 
C)  spending all its wealth on ships and manpower. 
D)  winning the race of exploration to the New World. 
E)  defeating the Spanish and becoming the first European nation to colonize Africa.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Prester John

Accepted Answer

Prester John is a legendary Christian ru

Question 7

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

Question 8

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

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

Question 9

Was it sheer chance or luck that allowed Britain to gain control of much of India, or were there other political, social, and economic factors which gave Britain an advantage over the French, Dutch, Portuguese, and other potential European rivals?

Accepted Answer

It was not sheer chance or luck that all

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the triangular trade

Accepted Answer

The triangular trade was a historical tr

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-portolani

Accepted Answer

Portolani were medieval navigational cha

Question 12

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

Accepted Answer

A)  Daniel Defoe. 
B)  Amerigo Vespucci. 
C)  Marco Polo. 
D)  Leonardo Bruni. 
E)  Jacques Cour. 
A)  Daniel Defoe. 
B)  Amerigo Vespucci. 
C)  Marco Polo. 
D)  Leonardo Bruni. 
E)  Jacques Cour.

Question 13

The greatness of Ming China was due to the accomplishments of the two monarchs, Kangxi and Qianlong, who ruled from the mid-seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What was not part of the Columbian exchange?

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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 15

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

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A)  deflation. 
B)  inflation. 
C)  stagflation. 
D)  depression. 
E)  a population decline which led to massive unemployment. 
A)  deflation. 
B)  inflation. 
C)  stagflation. 
D)  depression. 
E)  a population decline which led to massive unemployment.

Question 16

The major European disease that resulted in high rates of mortality among the natives of the New World was

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A)  syphilis. 
B)  yellow fever. 
C)  smallpox. 
D)  scurvy. 
E)  avian flu. 
A)  syphilis. 
B)  yellow fever. 
C)  smallpox. 
D)  scurvy. 
E)  avian flu.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-House of Fugger

Accepted Answer

The House of Fugger was a prominent Germ

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-slave trade and the Middle Passage

Accepted Answer

The slave trade and the Middle Passage a

Question 19

Why did the slave trade come to rely on the peoples of West Africa, and with what consequences for all parties involved?

Accepted Answer

The slave trade came to rely on the peop

Question 20

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -mercantilism

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Spice Islands

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion largely through

IDENTIFICATIONS -Prester John

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

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

Was it sheer chance or luck that allowed Britain to gain control of much of India, or were there other political, social, and economic factors which gave Britain an advantage over the French, Dutch, Portuguese, and other potential European rivals?

IDENTIFICATIONS -the triangular trade

IDENTIFICATIONS -portolani

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

The greatness of Ming China was due to the accomplishments of the two monarchs, Kangxi and Qianlong, who ruled from the mid-seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century.

What was not part of the Columbian exchange?

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

The major European disease that resulted in high rates of mortality among the natives of the New World was

IDENTIFICATIONS -House of Fugger

IDENTIFICATIONS -slave trade and the Middle Passage

Why did the slave trade come to rely on the peoples of West Africa, and with what consequences for all parties involved?

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

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