Question 1

Talk about:
-Vasco da Gama and Calicut

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer ...

Question 2

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Talk about:
-encomienda

Accepted Answer

The encomienda was a labor system that w...

Question 4

Talk about:
-Dutch East India Company

Accepted Answer

The Dutch East India Company, also known...

Question 5

Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in

Accepted Answer

A)   China.
B)   India.
C)   Japan.
D)   New England.
E)   Canada.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Talk about:
-"sugar factories"

Accepted Answer

Sugar factories play a crucial role in t...

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 first European nation to establish formal diplomatic relations with China was

Accepted Answer

A)   England.
B)   Russia.
C)   the Dutch.
D)   Venice.
E)   Portugal.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The sea captain who first made a sea voyage directly from Europe to India was

Accepted Answer

A)   Bartholomeu Dias.
B)   Ferdinand Magellan.
C)   Francis Drake.
D)   Vasco da Gama.
E)   Amerigo Vespucci.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Talk about:
-Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Accepted Answer

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish expl...

Question 11

Talk about:
-Bartholomeu Dias

Accepted Answer

Bartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explor...

Question 12

Talk about:
-the Inca and Pachakuti

Accepted Answer

The Inca were a powerful and sophisticat...

Question 13

Using specific examples, explain what role private investment and initiative played in European expansion. What was the role did state sponsorship and patronage?

Accepted Answer

Private investment and initiative played...

Question 14

Talk about:
-Lord Macartney and Emperor Qianlong

Accepted Answer

Lord Macartney was a British diplomat wh...

Question 15

What were the principle doctrines of mercantilism, and how do they differ from those of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

The principle doctrines of mercantilism ...

Question 16

Talk about:
-Boers and Capetown

Accepted Answer

Boers were Dutch settlers who arrived in...

Question 17

What role did religion play as a motivation in the age of discovery? Was it as important a motive as economics? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Religion played a significant role as a ...

Question 18

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 19

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?

Accepted Answer

The indigenous empires present in the Am...

Question 20

African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

Accepted Answer

A)   to defeat indigenous empires and pave the way for European domination.
B)   to mine vast quantities of gold to be shipped to Portugal.
C)   to work on sugar plantations.
D)   to cultivate tobacco.
E)   to grow rice.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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

Talk about: -Boers and Capetown

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIBoers were Dutch settlers who arrived in...View AnswerShow Answer

The first European nation to establish formal diplomatic relations with China was

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Using specific examples, explain what role private investment and initiative played in European expansion. What was the role did state sponsorship and patronage?

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIPrivate investment and initiative played...View AnswerShow Answer

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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?

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIThe indigenous empires present in the Am...View AnswerShow Answer

What were the principle doctrines of mercantilism, and how do they differ from those of capitalism?

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIThe principle doctrines of mercantilism ...View AnswerShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIThe success of the Dutch Republic in est...View AnswerShow Answer

Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Talk about: -Vasco da Gama and Calicut

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIVasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer ...View AnswerShow Answer

African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Talk about: -the Inca and Pachakuti

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIThe Inca were a powerful and sophisticat...View AnswerShow Answer

Talk about: -Bartholomeu Dias

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIBartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explor...View AnswerShow Answer

Talk about: -Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIVasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish expl...View AnswerShow Answer

Talk about: -Dutch East India Company

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIThe Dutch East India Company, also known...View AnswerShow Answer

Talk about: -"sugar factories"

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AISugar factories play a crucial role in t...View AnswerShow Answer

Talk about: -Lord Macartney and Emperor Qianlong

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AILord Macartney was a British diplomat wh...View AnswerShow Answer

The sea captain who first made a sea voyage directly from Europe to India was

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What role did religion play as a motivation in the age of discovery? Was it as important a motive as economics? Give examples.

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIReligion played a significant role as a ...View AnswerShow Answer

Talk about: -encomienda

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIThe encomienda was a labor system that w...View AnswerShow Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Boers were Dutch settlers who arrived in...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Private investment and initiative played...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
The indigenous empires present in the Am...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
The principle doctrines of mercantilism ...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
The success of the Dutch Republic in est...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer ...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
The Inca were a powerful and sophisticat...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Bartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explor...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish expl...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
The Dutch East India Company, also known...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Sugar factories play a crucial role in t...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Lord Macartney was a British diplomat wh...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Religion played a significant role as a ...
View Answer

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
The encomienda was a labor system that w...
View Answer