Question 1

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

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A)  China.
B)  India.
C)  Japan.
D)  New England.
E)  Canada.

Question 2

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

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A)  Christopher Columbus.
B)  Amerigo Vespucci.
C)  Marco Polo.
D)  Leonardo Bruni.
E)  John Mandeville.

Question 3

How and why did Portugal and Spain acquire overseas empires? Compare and contrast their motivations and methods for exploration and expansion.

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Portugal and Spain acquired overseas emp...

Question 4

define the following term:
-inflation

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Inflation refers to the general increase...

Question 5

The financial center of Europe in the seventeenth century was

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A)  Paris.
B)  London.
C)  Rome.
D)  Vienna.
E)  Amsterdam.

Question 6

The conquistador who conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531 was

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A)  Hernán Cortéz.
B)  Hernando de Soto.
C)  Francisco de Coronado.
D)  Bartolomé de las Casas.
E)  Francisco Pizarro.

Question 7

India's Mughal dynasty was

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A)  Hindu in religion.
B)  Buddhist in religion.
C)  Mongol in origin.
D)  successful in expelling the British East India Company.
E)  long native to the Indian subcontinent.

Question 8

The African slave trade

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

Question 9

define the following term:
-the Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange refers to the wid...

Question 10

define the following term:
-Spice Islands

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

Question 11

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

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The slave trade came to rely on the peop...

Question 12

define the following term:
-Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an ...

Question 13

Which empire was described as "an old, crazy, first-rate man of war" but because of incompetent leadership was destined to be "dashed to pieces on the shore"?

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A)  the British Empire
B)  the Spanish Empire
C)  the Chinese Empire
D)  the Russian Empire
E)  the Ottoman Empire

Question 14

All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that spurred European exploration and expansion except

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A)  lateen sails.
B)  the compass.
C)  the quadrant and the Pole Star.
D)  the astrolabe.
E)  the axial rudder.

Question 15

define the following term:
-Vasco da Gama and Calicut

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Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer ...

Question 16

define the following term:
-Tokugawa shoguns

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The Tokugawa shoguns were a line of mili...

Question 17

Before the nineteenth century, which of the following was least affected by European power and influence?

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

Question 18

define the following term:
-"Black Hole of Calcutta"

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The Black Hole of Calcutta refers to a d...

Question 19

define the following term:
-Mughal Empire

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The Mughal Empire was a powerful and inf...

Question 20

define the following term:
-compass and astrolabe

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The compass and astrolabe are both impor...

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

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define the following term: -Mughal Empire

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define the following term: -Spice Islands

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

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define the following term: -the Columbian Exchange

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define the following term: -"Black Hole of Calcutta"

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define the following term: -inflation

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