Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-British East India Company

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The British East India Company, formally...

Question 2

Which statement 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 specie.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-conquistadors

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The conquistadors were Spanish soldiers,...

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-mestizos and mulattoes

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Mestizos and mulattoes are both terms us...

Question 5

In which area did an extensive multiracial society first appear?

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A)  British North America
B)  Latin America
C)  Northern Europe
D)  Southern Europe
E)  ChinaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-inflation

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Inflation refers to the general increase...

Question 7

Who was the Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan were popular in medieval Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daniel Defoe
B)  Amerigo Vespucci
C)  Marco Polo
D)  Leonardo Bruni
E)  Jacques CourF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

For which state did John Cabot, a Venetian, sail?

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A)  France
B)  Venice
C)  Spain
D)  Portugal
E)  EnglandF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on

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A)  maximizing imports.
B)  keeping taxes as low as possible.
C)  the elimination of restrictions on trade.
D)  a large supply of gold and silver.
E)  the size of its population.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Which Chinese dynasty replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and came from Manchuria?

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A)  Tang
B)  Song
C)  Yuan
D)  Qin
E)  QingF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The founders of the Mughal Empire came from

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A)  the lush tropical forests of southern India.
B)  the foothills of the Urals in modern-day Russia.
C)  the mountainous region north of the Ganges River Valley.
D)  the islands groups near Sri Lanka.
E)  the Arab Middle East.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Portuguese ships in the Indian Ocean usually had no cannons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What statement best describes the impact of the African slave trade?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?

Accepted Answer

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 viewed as lazy and shiftless and refused to work.
E)  They fought back too well and too often to be profitable.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Batavia

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Batavia was the name of the capital city...

Question 16

The decline of the Maya civilization was precipitated by the arrival of the Spanish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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Private investment and initiative played...

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Goa

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Goa is a state located on the southweste...

Question 19

Why did the mainland states of Southeast Asia have better success in resisting European encroachment than did the Spice Islands and Malay states?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had greater natural resources desired by the Europeans.
B)  They were more politically cohesive with strong monarchies.
C)  Their existence was not known to the Europeans.
D)  They were Christians, and the Europeans never bothered their fellow Christians.
E)  They were allied to China, which gave them military support against the Europeans.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Which nation(s)  or continent was least affected by European power and influence before the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  China and Japan
B)  Africa
C)  North America
D)  South America
E)  IndiaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Please define the following key terms. -British East India Company

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Please define the following key terms. -Batavia

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Portuguese ships in the Indian Ocean usually had no cannons.

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Please define the following key terms. -conquistadors

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According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on

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In which area did an extensive multiracial society first appear?

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Please define the following key terms. -inflation

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What statement best describes the impact of the African slave trade?

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