Quiz 1--Chapter 12
The Columbian Exchange led to which of the following? a.Corn (maize) replaced some traditional crops in China and Africa. b.Afro-Eurasian farmers became less competitive compared to American farmers. c.The Afro-Eurasian landscape came to look more like the Americas. d.Syphilis spread throughout the western hemisphere.
a.Corn (maize) replaced some traditional crops in China and Africa.
Which of the following sparked Martin Luther's challenge to the Catholic Church? a.Luther was disgusted with corrupt church practices such as the selling of indulgences. b.Luther wanted German cathedrals to rival those of Rome in their grandeur. c.Luther was shocked by what he experienced as an itinerant monk. d.Luther believed that true knowledge of God came through meditation.
a.Luther was disgusted with corrupt church practices such as the selling of indulgences.
Why was it necessary to continue to import large numbers of African slaves to replenish labor on sugar plantations? a.Most of the slaves were men, who suffered high mortality rates due to overwork and poor conditions. b.Most slaves came in family groups, and could not be separated to work on newly created plantations. c.Slaves worked in large groups comprising more than 200 individuals per plantation. d.Most of the slaves were women, and lost time from their labors raising children.
a.Most of the slaves were men, who suffered high mortality rates due to overwork and poor conditions.
Which of the following allowed the Spanish to defeat both the Aztec and Inca Empires? a. Both empires' religions prevented them from mustering forces to oppose the Spanish. b. Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish. c. Both empires lacked knowledge that the Spaniards had landed, giving the Spanish the element of surprise. d. Both empires' armies were smaller and less experienced than the Spanish forces.
b. Both empires suffered from internal weakness and divisions that were exploited by the Spanish.
What advantage was provided by the English East India Company's royal charter? a.It gave the right to leave coastal enclaves and trade in the Chinese interior. b.It gave exclusive rights to import East Indian goods into England. c.It gave the English more legitimacy than other European traders at the Mughal court. d.It provided a subsidy from the English crown.
b.It gave exclusive rights to import East Indian goods into England.
Which of the following accurately describes Columbus's first impression of the Taino people? a.He believed that they were ferocious warriors. b.He believed that they could become trade partners with the Spanish. c.He believed that they were childlike primitives. d.He believed that they would not be able to understand Christian doctrine.
c.He believed that they were childlike primitives.
What was the primary reason for the rapid increase in the importation of Africans in sixteenth-century Brazil and the Caribbean? a.Africans were used as labor in the silver mines. b.Africans were used as skilled craftsmen in urban areas. c.Africans were used as domestic servants. d.Africans were used as labor for sugar plantations.
d.Africans were used as labor for sugar plantations.
Which of the following are reasons that Taino peoples were initially repulsed by Europeans? a.Europeans' light skin and eye color b.Europeans' lack of female companions c.Europeans' unwillingness to trade d.Europeans' hairiness and bad manners
d.Europeans' hairiness and bad manners
What was the benefit to the Spanish crown of an encomienda? a.The crown could use the encomienda to directly oversee missionary work among the Indians. b.The crown could use the encomenderos as forced labor on sugar plantations. c.The crown could use the encomienda to export Iberian prisoners to work mines in the Americas. d.The crown received special taxes on the extraction of precious metals from the encomenderos.
d.The crown received special taxes on the extraction of precious metals from the encomenderos.
The Protestant Reformation encouraged the growth of nationalism in Europe by encouraging people to: a.end the requirement that priests be celibate. b.be more tolerant of one another. c.revive ancient pagan traditions in Christian observances. d.identify their religion with their local state and language.
d.identify their religion with their local state and language.
