Chapter 19: Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
Hormuz, Goa, and Melaka were all seized in the early 1500s by
Afonso d'Alboquerque.
The first European to reach the Cape of Good Hope was
Bartolomeu Dias.
Most of the actual exploration of the Pacific Ocean was carried out by the
English.
The first circumnavigation of the world was completed in 1522 by
Ferdinand Magellan's crew.
The English explorer James Cook died during a fight in
Hawai'i.
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.
The explorer who led three expeditions into the Pacific in the eighteenth century was
James Cook.
The center of the Spanish commercial activity in Asia was
Manila.
The Philippines fell to
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.
The first European nation to dominate trade with Asia was
Portugal.
Which of the following was not an advantage that the English and Dutch had over the Portuguese?
They had much better captains.
The VOC was the
United East India Company.
The Portuguese mariner who sailed to India in 1498 was
Vasco da Gama.
From 1500 to 1800, the largest contingent of migrants consisted of
enslaved Africans.
The Portuguese dominance of trade was dependent on their ability to
force merchant ships to call at fortified trading sites and pay duties.
Russian merchants and explorers began the expansion into Siberia in the quest for
furs.
In the long term, the Columbian exchange
increased 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 astrolabe was designed to measure
latitude.
Which of the following were both Chinese inventions?
sternpost rudder and magnetic compass
The most prosperous country in Europe in the seventeenth century was
the Netherlands.
Which of the following was not one of the main inspirations for European exploration?
the desire to conquer China and India
The Dutch policy in Indonesia was
to control the production of spices.
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.