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Which European nation-with the help of Genoese financiers, merchants, and navigators-initiated an exploration along the Atlantic Coast of Africa in search of new sources of gold, silver, and copper?


A) Portugal
B) France
C) England
D) Sweden

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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How did Europeans initially justify the enslavement of Africans?


A) Europeans, who were culturally and racially superior, offered guidance to the inferior Africans.
B) Africans were an alien group unlike any other and were out of necessity placed into bondage.
C) Africans were a people biologically distinct from the Europeans, and Africans' physical characteristics produced less intelligent, more primitive people.
D) Enslavement benefited Africans by bringing Christianity to them.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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After losing access to slave trading from the Black Sea, the Genoese obtained which of the following as slaves?


A) Black Africans
B) French refugees
C) English prisoners
D) Portuguese peasants

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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How did the introduction of Ptolemy's Geography mislead European cartographers?


A) Ptolemy asserted that the world was much smaller than it actually is, indicating that Asia was not far removed from Europe to the west.
B) Ptolemy indicated that Africa had no southern end and could not offer a route to Asia, leading Europeans to explore westward.
C) Ptolemy argued that a northern route through Russia offered an easier path to Asia, leading England to begin a process of exploration.
D) Ptolemy claimed that the world was much larger than it actually is, leading the German and Italian lands to abandon colonizing efforts.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The following is an excerpt from the response of the vanquished leaders of Tenochtitlan to Franciscan missionaries seeking to convert them (Evaluating the Evidence 14.3) : "You have told us that we do not know the One who gives us life and being, who is Lord of the heavens and of the earth. You also say that those we worship are not gods. . . . It is best, our lords, to act on this matter very slowly, with great deliberation. We are not satisfied or convinced by what you have told us, nor do we understand or give credit to what has been said of our gods. . . . All of us together feel that it is enough to have lost, enough that the power and royal jurisdiction have been taken from us. As for our gods, we will die before giving up serving and worshiping them." Based on this statement, which of the following can be said of the leaders of Tenochtitlan?


A) They believed that their defeat was the result of sins committed by their people.
B) They did not consider religion to be a very important matter.
C) They were eager to convert to Christianity.
D) They accepted the fact that they had been defeated.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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The ____________ was the center of the Afroeurasian trade world.


A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Indian Ocean

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Answer the following questions: -viceroyalties


A) A system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians; it was a disguised form of slavery.
B) A second-century work that synthesized the classical knowledge of geography and introduced the concepts of longitude and latitude. Reintroduced to Europeans in 1410 by Arab scholars, its ideas allowed cartographers to create more accurate maps.
C) Also known as the Mexica Empire, a large and complex Native American civilization in modern Mexico and Central America that possessed advanced mathematical, astronomical, and engineering technology.
D) The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
E) The vast and sophisticated Peruvian empire centered at the capital city of Cuzco that was at its peak from 1438 until 1532.
F) Spanish for "conqueror"; Spanish soldier-explorers, such as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro, who sought to conquer the New World for the Spanish crown.
G) The 1494 agreement giving Spain everything to the west of an imaginary line drawn down the Atlantic and giving Portugal everything to the east.
H) A small, maneuverable, three-mast sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century that gave the Portuguese a distinct advantage in exploration and trade.
I) The name for the four administrative units of Spanish possessions in the Americas: New Spain, Peru, New Granada, and La Plata.
J) The notion that the Spanish were uniquely brutal and cruel in their conquest and settlement of the Americas.

K) C) and D)
L) A) and B)

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Describe the rise of Venice as a trading superpower. What accounts for the city's decline in the early sixteenth century?

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What motivated Europeans during this period of exploration? How did the Spanish, French, and English colonization of North America differ?

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The New Laws put forward by King Charles I of Spain in 1542


A) set up a system of viceroyalties.
B) abolished slavery in Spanish colonies.
C) called for the conversion of all Native Americans to Catholicism.
D) set limits on the authority of encomienda holders.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following best characterizes the immigration patterns (forced and unforced) of Europeans and Africans to the Americas between 1500 and 1800?


A) Africans and Europeans migrated to the Americas in roughly equal numbers.
B) About four times as many Africans migrated to America as did Europeans.
C) About twice as many Europeans migrated to the Americas as did Africans.
D) African and European men migrated to the Americas in about equal numbers, but European women migrated much more frequently than African women.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Answer the following questions: -Inca Empire


A) A system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians; it was a disguised form of slavery.
B) A second-century work that synthesized the classical knowledge of geography and introduced the concepts of longitude and latitude. Reintroduced to Europeans in 1410 by Arab scholars, its ideas allowed cartographers to create more accurate maps.
C) Also known as the Mexica Empire, a large and complex Native American civilization in modern Mexico and Central America that possessed advanced mathematical, astronomical, and engineering technology.
D) The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
E) The vast and sophisticated Peruvian empire centered at the capital city of Cuzco that was at its peak from 1438 until 1532.
F) Spanish for "conqueror"; Spanish soldier-explorers, such as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro, who sought to conquer the New World for the Spanish crown.
G) The 1494 agreement giving Spain everything to the west of an imaginary line drawn down the Atlantic and giving Portugal everything to the east.
H) A small, maneuverable, three-mast sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century that gave the Portuguese a distinct advantage in exploration and trade.
I) The name for the four administrative units of Spanish possessions in the Americas: New Spain, Peru, New Granada, and La Plata.
J) The notion that the Spanish were uniquely brutal and cruel in their conquest and settlement of the Americas.

K) B) and C)
L) E) and H)

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Answer the following questions: -Columbian exchange


A) A system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians; it was a disguised form of slavery.
B) A second-century work that synthesized the classical knowledge of geography and introduced the concepts of longitude and latitude. Reintroduced to Europeans in 1410 by Arab scholars, its ideas allowed cartographers to create more accurate maps.
C) Also known as the Mexica Empire, a large and complex Native American civilization in modern Mexico and Central America that possessed advanced mathematical, astronomical, and engineering technology.
D) The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
E) The vast and sophisticated Peruvian empire centered at the capital city of Cuzco that was at its peak from 1438 until 1532.
F) Spanish for "conqueror"; Spanish soldier-explorers, such as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro, who sought to conquer the New World for the Spanish crown.
G) The 1494 agreement giving Spain everything to the west of an imaginary line drawn down the Atlantic and giving Portugal everything to the east.
H) A small, maneuverable, three-mast sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century that gave the Portuguese a distinct advantage in exploration and trade.
I) The name for the four administrative units of Spanish possessions in the Americas: New Spain, Peru, New Granada, and La Plata.
J) The notion that the Spanish were uniquely brutal and cruel in their conquest and settlement of the Americas.

K) A) and C)
L) H) and J)

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Portugal's participation in European expansion was given critical support by


A) Prince Henry.
B) Prince Mark.
C) Prince Juan.
D) Prince Philip.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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How did justifications for slavery change from the fifteenth to eighteenth century?


A) Arguments supporting slavery increasingly relied on economic justifications of the superiority of slave labor.
B) Arguments supporting slavery drew increasingly on the need to civilize the savage Africans and less on ideas of race.
C) Arguments supporting slavery began to focus more on science and nature and less on religion.
D) Arguments supporting slavery emphasized the political needs of empires rather than cultural or religious issues.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Answer the following questions: -Treaty of Tordesillas


A) A system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians; it was a disguised form of slavery.
B) A second-century work that synthesized the classical knowledge of geography and introduced the concepts of longitude and latitude. Reintroduced to Europeans in 1410 by Arab scholars, its ideas allowed cartographers to create more accurate maps.
C) Also known as the Mexica Empire, a large and complex Native American civilization in modern Mexico and Central America that possessed advanced mathematical, astronomical, and engineering technology.
D) The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
E) The vast and sophisticated Peruvian empire centered at the capital city of Cuzco that was at its peak from 1438 until 1532.
F) Spanish for "conqueror"; Spanish soldier-explorers, such as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro, who sought to conquer the New World for the Spanish crown.
G) The 1494 agreement giving Spain everything to the west of an imaginary line drawn down the Atlantic and giving Portugal everything to the east.
H) A small, maneuverable, three-mast sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century that gave the Portuguese a distinct advantage in exploration and trade.
I) The name for the four administrative units of Spanish possessions in the Americas: New Spain, Peru, New Granada, and La Plata.
J) The notion that the Spanish were uniquely brutal and cruel in their conquest and settlement of the Americas.

K) C) and I)
L) A) and J)

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The following is an excerpt from Columbus's description of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (Evaluating the Evidence 14.1) : "Hispaniola is a wonder. The mountains and hills, the plains and meadow lands are both fertile and beautiful. They are most suitable for planting crops and for raising cattle of all kinds, and there are good sites for building towns and villages. The harbours are incredibly fine and there are many great rivers with broad channels and the majority contain gold. The trees, fruits and plants are very different from those of Cuba. In Hispaniola there are many spices and large mines of gold and other metals." This description supports the contention that Columbus's patrons in Spain were particularly interested in


A) the economic potential of the lands Columbus explored.
B) converting as many people as possible to Catholicism.
C) the military and strategic value of the lands Columbus explored.
D) learning from the experiences and ideas of non-Europeans.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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What was the primary cause of the emergence of inflation in Spain in the sixteenth century?


A) Gold and property that were seized from Moors and Jews as they were forced out of Spain
B) The inflow of silver from the Americas
C) State debts defaulted on by the monarchy
D) The inability of Spanish agriculture and manufacturing to meet the growing demand for goods

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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What role did China play in the expansion of trade in the fifteenth century?

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How did the Spanish monarchy seek to maintain control over its colonies?


A) The monarchy offered rewards and tax exemptions to settlers who informed on corrupt officials.
B) The monarchy established a type of military rule in which colonists were subject to searches and seizures by the military on accusations of corruption.
C) The monarchy used the Catholic missionaries to provide information to the crown outside of the official administration.
D) The monarchy established intendants with broad administrative and financial authority who were responsible directly to the monarchy.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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