APEH Unit 1C Exploration & Conquest Test
Indian Ocean
The European voyages of the fifteenth century were derived from a desire to share in the wealth of the...
Prester John
A mythical Christian king in Africa believed to be a descendant of one of the three kings who visited Jesus after his birth.
He would be named viceroy over any territories he discovered and receive one-tenth of the material rewards of the journey
According to his agreement with the Spanish crown, what rewards would Columbus receive if he found a water route to Asia?
Black Africans
After losing access to slave trading from the Black Sea, the Genoese obtained which of the following as slaves?
Off the coast of Asia
At the time of his death, Columbus believed the Islands he found were...
had human rights
Bartolome de Las Cases asserted that the in...
Enlgish masters rarely freed the children that they fathered with female slaves
How did English colonies differ from other major European colonies in their treatment of African women?
Colonial officials encouraged French traders to form ties with and marry native women
How did French colonies respond to the problem of the low migration Diff: levels from France?
The great distance of the Pacific convinced the Spanish to abandon efforts to trade in Asia and develop their American colonies instead
How did Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe affect Spanish colonization?
They traded for slaves with local leaders
How did Portuguese merchants attain most of their slaves in Africa?
The monarchy established intendants with broad administrative and financial authority who were responsible directly to the monarchy
How did the Spanish monarchy seek to maintain control over its colonies?
The Spanish ambushed and captured Atahualpa, holding him for ransom and then executing him
How did the Spanish respond to the trap set by the Inca king Atahualpa?
Ptolemy asserted that the world was much smaller that it actually is, indicating that Asia was not far removed from Europe to the west.
How did the introduction of Ptolemy's Geography mislead European cartographers?
Persian Safavids
In the 15th century, two rival Islamic Empires dominated the Middle East; the Turkish ottomans and the...
took over most of the East Indies from Portugal.
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch East India Company...
Prince Henry
Portugal's participation in European expansion was given critical support by...
There were religious disputes among the colonists
Settlers from the Massachusetts colony dispersed into new communities such as Connecticut and Rhode Island because..
Islands off the coast of Japan
What did Columbus believe he had found when he arrived in the Caribbean?
It divided the Atlantic Ocean, giving Spain control of everything west of an imaginary line and Portugal everything east of the line
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?
The middle class
What group of people benefited the most from large price increases in the sixteenth century?
Cortes was able to exploit internal dissention within the Mexica empire
What was Hernan Cortes's crucial advanatge in his conquest of the Mexica empire?
the inability of Spanish agriculture and manufacturing to meet the growing demand for goods
What was the primary cause of the emergence of inflation in Spain in the 16th century?
He hired an Indian pilot as his guide
When Vasco de Gama arrived in the Indian Ocean, how did he navigate these unknown waters?
The Spanish crown granted conquerors the right to employ or demand tribute from group of Native Americans in exchange for providing food and shelter
How did the Encomienda system function?
They sought a northwest passage across North America
How did the English and French seek a route to East Asia?
about four times as many Africans migrated to the Americas as did Europeans
Which of the following best characterizes the immigration patterns (forced and unforced) of Europeans and Africans to the Americas between 1500 and 1800?
Europe was a minor outpost that produced few products desired by other civilizations.
Which of the following characterizes the role of Europe in the system of world trade prior to the voyage of Colombus?
Desire for material profit
Which of the following was a major motivation for European exploration?
Muslim-controlled port cities
Who resisted the Portuguese efforts to gain control over the Indian Ocean trade?
