Question 1

The European nation that established a settlement at Africa's Cape of Good Hope was

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A)  Spain.
B)  Portugal.
C)  England.
D)  France.
E)  the Dutch Republic.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

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-British East India Company

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The British East India Company, formally...

Question 3

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-​"sugar factories"

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Sugar factories play a crucial role in t...

Question 4

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-slave trade and the Middle Passage

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The slave trade and the Middle Passage a...

Question 5

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-Spice Islands

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The Spice Islands, also known as the Mal...

Question 6

The House of Fugger went bankrupt at the end of the sixteenth century when which of the following defaulted on their loans?

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A)  the pope.
B)  the Habsburgs.
C)  the Venetians.
D)  Bourbons.
E)  the Sicilians.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

How would you characterize the indigenous empires present in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans? What were their strengths, and what were their weaknesses?

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The indigenous empires present in the Am...

Question 8

Portugal became the early leader in European expansion through its contacts with all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  India.
B)  Newfoundland.
C)  Bakongo.
D)  Malacca.
E)  the Spice Islands.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

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A)  Amerigo Vespucci.
B)  Ferdinand Magellan.
C)  John Cabot.
D)  Christopher Columbus.
E)  Vasco da Gama.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 10

Spanish commercial power in the Americas reached its apex in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, after fighting off the challenges from Britain and the Netherlands.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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-lateen sails and square rigs

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Lateen sails and square rigs are two dif...

Question 12

Which of the following statements best applies to the economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe?

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A)  The joint-stock company enabled the raising of spectacular sums of capital for world trading ventures.
B)  The early seventeenth century saw a general stagnation in the areas of mining and metallurgy.
C)  Technological innovations improved the lives of peasants dramatically.
D)  The population explosion made for urban growth and more social equality in cities.
E)  An economic depression occurred because of a lack of precious metals in circulation.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

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A)  syphilis.
B)  hemorrhagic fever.
C)  smallpox.
D)  influenza.
E)  gout.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

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A)  was a complete success, with Portugal decimating indigenous populations and replacing them with Portuguese colonists.
B)  was never totally successful because Portugal lacked the resources to overcome local resistance.
C)  ended when the Portuguese crown decided that its empire violated Christian moral principles.
D)  resulted in a peaceful partnership with Spain, with both states sharing the profits of the spice trade equally.
E)  was a complete failure after the defeat of the Portuguese navy at the Battle of Bombay.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

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-Treaty of Tordesillas

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme...

Question 16

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-the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

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The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilizat...

Question 17

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?

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There were several factors that contribu...

Question 18

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

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A)  a dramatic fall in prices.
B)  a dramatic rise in prices.
C)  a failure of the grain market.
D)  a widespread famine.
E)  a population decline which led to massive unemployment.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 19

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-Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

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Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish expl...

Question 20

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

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The success of the Dutch Republic in est...

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

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The House of Fugger went bankrupt at the end of the sixteenth century when which of the following defaulted on their loans?

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Talk about: -Treaty of Tordesillas

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