World History Test 1

The profitable merchandise that Vasco da Gama purchased in India was made up of a. gold and silver b. silk and artwork c. pepper and cinnamon d. silk and ceramics e. slave and weapons

c. pepper and cinnamon

The first Eropeans to sail around the Cape of Good Hope was a. Bartolomeu Dias b. Vasco da Gama c. Dom Henrique d. James Cook e. Christopher Colombus

a. Bartolomeu Dias

Which of the following countries established the first permanent settlement in Australia? a. England b. the Netherlands c. Portugal d. Spain e. France

a. England

The center of the Spanish commercial activity in Asia was a. Manila b. Batavia c. Bombay d. Melaka e. Hawaii

a. Manila

Plantations created a high demand for a. cheap labor b. cash crops c. tobacco d. money e. education

a. cheap labor

The Dutch policy in Indonesia was to a. control the production of spices b. convert the population to Christianity c. rule the native population through strict control d. introduce new agricultural products to find a cash crop e. control financial institutions but leave the fighting to their French allies

a. control the production of spices

In North America, the Europeans initially found a profitable commodity when they bartered for a. furs b. maize c. tobacco d. indigo e. molasses

a. furs

The first plentiful labor force for North America was a. indentured servants b. peninsulares from South America c. African slaves d. metis purchase from Canada e. native Americans who worked as part of a complicated barter system

a. indentured servants

For the Spanish, the greatest attraction of the Americas was a. precious metals b. tobacco c. the new class of trading partners to buy Spanish manufactured goods d. sugar e. slaves

a. precious metals

The Portuguese began to show much more interest in Brazil after a. the establishment of profitable sugar plantations b. the English victory over the Spanish Armada c. brazil wood became a major cash crop d. a Spanish military loss to France removed Spain as a serious rival for control of Brazil e. the discovery of rich gold and silver mines

a. the establishment of profitable sugar plantations

Hormuz, Goa, and Melaka were all seized in the early 1500s by a. Vasco da Gama b. Afonso d'Alboquerque c. Francis Drake d. Zheng He e. James Cook

b. Afonso d'Alboquerque

The last emperor of the Inca empire was a. Motecuzoma II b. Atahualpa c. Topa Inca d. Viracocha e. Pachucuti

b. Atahualpa

A trading post was built at Cape Town in 1652 by the a. Portuguese b. Dutch c. Russians d. English e. French

b. Dutch

The first recorded European sighting of Australia was made by the a. Portuguese b. Dutch c. English d. French e. Spanish

b. Dutch

On 12 October 1492 Columbus made landfall on an island that the native Taino called a. Palos b. Guanahani c. Calicut d. San Salvador e. Gao

b. Guanahani

When the Dutch founded Cape Town they encountered which of these indigenous groups? a. Kongolese b. Khoikhoi c. Ndongo d. Zimbabwe e. Fulani

b. Khoikhoi

The Virgin of Guadalupe essentially became a national symbol for a. Peru b. Mexico c. Argentina d. Brazil e. Chile

b. Mexico

The encomenderos were a. Aztec priests who viewed the Spanish as visiting gods b. Spanish settlers c. the first society of the Americas to come into contact with the Spanish d. the Spanish administrative officials who ruled over the colonies and reported back to Spain e. individuals of indigenous and European parentage

b. Spanish settlers

Which of the following was NOT a difference between the Spanish approach to colonization and that of the English and French? a. Private investors played a much greater role in the English and French approach b. The English and French viewed the indigenous populations as their equals c. The English and French did not encounter large, centralized states d. The Spanish saw the Americas as a land to exploit rather than one to settle or colonize e. Iberian explorers had royal backing

b. The English and French viewed the indigenous populations as their equals

the term mestizo refers to a. the coins that were used in the Aztec empire b. an individual of indigenous and European parentage c. the Spanish plantations on which millions of Central and South Americans were enslaved. d. the Aztec term for the mysterious disease that devastated their population e. the percentage of silver that went to the Spanish government

b. an individual of indigenous and European parentage

The most important factor in explaining the Spanish victory over the Aztecs and Incas was the a. overwhelming Spanish superiority in guns and cannons b. devastating loss of live caused by European-borne diseases c. Spanish strength in numbers d. military precision of the well-trained Spanish troops e. Spanish alliance with the Maya

b. devastating loss of live caused by European-borne diseases

The Black Pioneers were a. Africans who served as indentured servants in return for land in the Caribbean b. escaped slave who fought to maintain British rule in the North American colonies c. former slaves who fought on the colonial side in the American revolution d. the most notorious of the slaves raiding organizations e. the name for members of the FIrst Continental Congress who fought for the abolition of slavery

b. escaped slaves who fought to maintain British rule in the North American colonies

Russian territorial expansion into northern Eurasia began in the a. fifteenth century b. sixteenth century c. seventeenth century d. eighteenth century e. nineteenth century

b. sixteenth century

The Treaty of Tordesillas a. granted England control over Australia b. split Central and South America between Spain and Portugal c. ended the Seven Years' War d. limited Spanish northern expansion to modern-day Florida e. ended the English practice of raiding Spanish treasure galleons

b. split Central and South America between Spain and Portugal

The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic Ocean islands as the perfect location for the cultivation of a. cotton b. sugarcane c. indigo d. maize e. citrus fruits

b. sugarcane

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the European interest in finding a maritime trade route? a. that the spread of the bubonic plague made the silk roads more dangerous b. that Mongol domination had caused trade along the silk roads to stop c. the high prices charged by Muslim merchants d. the demand in Europe for items such as Indian pepper and Chinese ginger e. the desire to expand the boundaries of Christianity

b. that Mongol domination had caused trade along the silk roads to stop

Most of the actual exploration of the Pacific Ocean was carried out by the a. Spanish b. Portuguese c. English d. Dutch e. French

c. English

All Songhay emperors were a. Zoroastrian b. Christian c. Islamic d. Antonian e. traditional animistic

c. Islamic

The Philippines fell to a. James Cook b. Jan Pieterszoon Coen c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi d. Ferdinand Magellan e. Zheng He

c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

Which of the following was NOT an advantage the English and Dutch had over the Portuguese? a. They possessed faster, cheaper, and more powerful ships b. They created joint-stock companies c. They had much better captains d. They were wealthier countries e. They had much larger populations

c. They had much better captains

Islam and Christianity usually spread into sub-Saharan Africa a. because of the failure of Judaism to capture a larger audience b. solely because of military conquest c. as syncretic versions of the originals d. as an uneasy and cumbersome mixture of Islamic and Christian concepts e. as religions picked up by runaway slaves

c. as syncretic versions of the originals

The Fulani a. were the most feared of the slave raiders who haunted coastal Africa b. established the central African kingdom of Ndongo c. attempted, through military conquest, to instill a strict form of Islam in Africa d. fell victim to Swahili expansion e. eventually failed in their mission of spreading Christianity

c. attempted, through military conquest, to instill a strict form of Islam in Africa

The Portuguese dominance of trade was dependent on their ability to a. force the native populations to convert to Christianity b. form alliances with Chinese princes to take advantage of the large Chinese navy c. force merchant ships to call at fortified trading sites and pay duties d. conquer territories and bring them permanently into theri growing empire e. take advantage of their huge population to overwhelm their adversaries

c. force merchant ships to call at fortified trading sites and pay duties

The reconquista came to an end in 1492 when a. Constantinople fell to Islamic forces b. Jersusalem was recaptured by European forces as part fo the seventh crusade c. the Muslim kingdom of Granada fell to Spanish Catholic forces. d. the silk roads were overrun by Mongol forces e. northern India was recaptured by the British

c. the Muslim kingdom of Granada fell to Spanish Catholic forces

The first circumnavigation of the world was completed in 1522 by a. Francis Drake b. Ferdinand Magellan c. Vasco da Gama d. Ferdinand Magellan's crew e. Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d. Ferdinand Magellan's crew

What was the massive fortified city in southern Africa that dominated the gold trade in its region of the continent until the late fifteenth century? a. Mbanza b. Cape Town c. Ndongo d. Great Zimbabwe e. Jenne

d. Great Zimbabwe

The VOC was the a. English East India Company b. indirect trade route that Portuguese mariners used to take advantage of wind patterns c. Portuguese missionary organization that spread Christianity along the trade routes d. United East India Company e. European multinational organization, Victory Over China, that focused on Asian expansion

d. United East India Company

Dona Marina was a. the first viceroy of the Spanish colonies in the Americas b. the leading Spanish banker who funded exploration c. the Portuguese explorer who first sighted Australia d. a Mexican woman who aided Cortes in his conquest of the Aztecs e. the nautical term for the dominant westerly wind that made voyages to the Americas faster

d. a Mexican woman who aided Cortes in his conquest of the Aztecs

Russian merchants and explorers began the expansion into Siberia in the quest for a. gold b. silver c. copper d. furs e. iron

d. furs

Spanish migrants who were born in Europe were known as a. zambos b. encomiendas c. mestizos d. peninsulares e. mulattoes

d. peninsulares

The rise in maritime trade in the early modern era in Africa a. ironically led to a decrease in the trans-Atlantic slave trade b. led to the consolidation in the largest imperial states in African history c. led to political chaos and the destruction of the traditional African balance of power d. resulted in regional kingdoms replacing the imperial states of west Africa e. resulted in a new pattern in which the village became the principal political entity

d. resulted in regional kingdoms replacing the imperial states of west Africa

The most prosperous country in Europe in the seventeenth century was a. England b. France c. Spain d. the Netherlands e. Russia

d. the Netherlands

Which of the following men conquered the Moroccan port of Cueta and sponsored a series fo voyages down the west African coast? a. Christopher Columbus b. Henry VII of England c. Francis I of France d. Suleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman empire e. Henry of Portugal

e. Henry of Portugal

The conquistador who conquered the Incas was a. Balboa b. Cortes c. Cabral d. Magellan e. Pizarro

e. Pizarro

Which of the following is NOT true of the native Americans that the English and French came into contact with? a. The native societies of North America did not have large, centralized states like the Aztecs and Incas b. The native Americans did not live in densely populated areas c. The native Americans practiced agriculture, but moved frequently in pursuit of game d. The native Americans lived in dozens of distinct societies e. The native Americans guarded their claims to private ownership of land even more jealously than the Europeans

e. The native Americans guarded their claims to private ownership of land even more jealously than the Europeans

The Portuguese mariner who sailed to Calicut in 1498 was a. Dias b. Columbus c. Cook d. Magellan e. Vasco da Gama

e. Vasco da Gama

The population of the Caribbean went from about 4 million in 1492 to _______ in the 1540s a. 8 million b. 5 million c. 4 million d. 2 million e. a few thousand

e. a few thousand

The power of the viceroys was checked by reviews conducted by the a. mestizo b. zambos c. encomiendas d. conquistadors e. audiencias.

e. audiencias

Thomas Peters was a. a wealthy plantation owner who became the largest slave owner in the Carolinas b. the captain of the first ship to bring slaves to North America c. an American congressman who played a key role in drafting legislation to end the slave trade d. the author of The Crime Of Slavery e. central in promoting the establishment for ex-slaves in Sierra Leone

e. central in promoting the establishment for ex-slaves in Sierra Leone

In the long term, the Columbian exchange a. brought a lasting decline in population because of the ravages of diseases such as smallpox b. had very little influence on world population figures c. led to economic instability because of a glut of Chinese silver d. barely broke even financially e. increased world population because of the spread of new food crops

e. increased world population because for spread of new food crops

The metis were a. French Jesuit missionaries b. migrants who had been born in Europe c. the Spanish administrative officials who reported back directly to the king d. the French equivalents of the peninsulares e. individuals of French and indigenous parentage

e. individuals of French and indigenous parentage

In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian OCean, the Europeans during the period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries a. achieved a monopoly b. used an alliance with southern Indian princes to achieve success c. wer never able to displace the Chinese monopoly d. used their seemingly godlike advantage in technology to establish a theocracy e. met with limited success because of lack of personel

e. met with limited success because of lack of personel

The native population in what is now the United States stood at five million to ten million in 1492, and at ________ in 1800 a. fifteen million b. ten million c. eight million d. six million e. six hundred thousand

e. six hundred thousand

Ferdinand Magellan established a trade route between Mexico and a. Spain b. Hawaii c. Portugal d. the Canary Islands e. the Philippines

e. the Philippines

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Fulani? a. they promoted the spread of Islam from the cities to the countryside b. they founded powerful states in Senegal, Mali, and northern Nigeria c. they established schools to study the Quran d. they strengthened Islam in sub-Saharan Africa e. they eliminated the traditional elements of syncretic Islam

e. they eliminated the traditional elements of syncretic Islam