Chapter 22 Quiz
Hormuz, Goa, and Melaka were all seized in the early 1500s by
Afonso d'Alboquerque
By 1750, all parts of the world participated in a global trade network in which Europeans played dominant roles, EXCEPT
Australia
The first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope was
Bartolomeu Dias
Which of the following cities was NOT a Portuguese trading post?
Bombay
The Dutch policy in Indonesia was to
Control the production of spices
When he reached ________, Columbus sent delegates to seek the court of the emperor of China.
Cuba
Most of the actual exploration of the Pacific Ocean was carried out by the
English
From 1500 to 1800, the largest contingent of migrants consisted of
Enslaved Africans
The first circumnavigation of the world was completed in 1522 by
Ferdinand Magellan
The Portuguese dominance of trade was dependent on their ability to
Force merchant ships to call at fortified trading sites and pay duties
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was responsible for
Founding the city of Batavia on the island of Java
Russian merchants and explorers began the expansion into Siberia in the quest for
Furs
On 12 October 1492, Columbus made landfall on an island that the native Taíno called
Guanahaní
The English explorer James Cook died during a fight in
Hawaii
Which of the following men conquered the Moroccan port of Ceuta and sponsored a series of voyages down the west African coast?
Henry of Portugal
Christopher Columbus's decision to sail west to reach Asia was based on
His miscalculation of the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan
In the long term, the Columbian exchange
Increased the world population because of the spread of new food crops
In the end, Portugal was unable to maintain its early domination of trade because
It was a small country with a small population
The explorer who led three expeditions into the Pacific in the eighteenth century was
James Cook
The astrolabe was designed to measure
Latitude
The center of the Spanish commercial activity in Asia was
Manila
In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian Ocean, the Europeans during the period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries
Met with limited success because of a local of personnel
The Philippines fell to
Miguel López de Legazpi
The profitable merchandise that Vasco da Gama purchased in India was made up of
Pepper and cinnamon
The first European nation to dominate trade with Asia was
Portugal
Russian territorial expansion into northern Eurasia began in the
Sixteenth century
Which of the following were both Chinese inventions?
Sternpost rudder and magnetic compass
The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic Ocean islands as the perfect location for the cultivation of
Sugarcane
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the European interest in finding a maritime trade route?
That Mongol domination had caused trade along the silk roads to stop
The reconquista came to an end in 1492 when
The Muslim kingdom of Granada fell to Spanish Catholic forces
The most prosperous country in Europe in the seventeenth century was
The Netherlands
Ferdinand Magellan established a trade route between Mexico and
The Philippines
Which of the following was NOT an advantage the English and Dutch had over the Portuguese?
They had much better captains
Alongside material incentives, the goal of expanding the boundaries of Christianity also drove Europeans into the larger world.
True
The Portuguese ventured into the open Atlantic Ocean seeking fish, seals, whales, timber, and lands where they could grow wheat.
True
The VOC was the
United East India Company
The Portuguese mariner who sailed to Calicut in 1498 was
Vasco da Gama
Under Spanish rule of the Philippines, the native population
Was pressured to convert to Roman Catholicism
Lateen sails had the advantage of
Working better in crosswinds
Which of the following was NOT one of the main inspirations for European exploration?
the desire to conquer China and India