Question 1

​Jesuit missionaries had their greatest and most enduring success in the conversion of Japan to Christianity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A Mercator projection

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A)   was used to estimate profits from the slave trade.
B)   is the shape cast on a map by the light of the moon traveling through stained glass.
C)   shows the true shape of landmasses in a limited area on a map.
D)   shows the true shape of bodies of water in a limited area on a map.
E)   refers to the formula used by missionaries to calculate conversion rates of natives.

Question 3

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-the Inca and Pachakuti

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The Inca were a powerful and sophisticat...

Question 4

John Cabot explored the New England coastline under a license from the king of

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A)   France.
B)   Venice.
C)   Spain.
D)   Portugal.
E)   England.

Question 5

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-Dutch East India Company

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The Dutch East India Company, also known...

Question 6

The Mesoamerica civilization which existed at the time of European exploration was the

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A)   Maya.
B)   Inca.
C)   Toltec.
D)   Aztec.
E)   Zapotec.

Question 7

The religious crusading motive for exploration was strongest in

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A)   Spain and Portugal.
B)   Florence and Venice.
C)   the Byzantine Empire.
D)   England and Scotland.
E)   France and the Low Countries.

Question 8

What was "exchanged" in the Columbian exchange, and who gained the most?

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The Columbian Exchange refers to the wid...

Question 9

The development of a Portuguese maritime empire encompassing Malacca and the Malay Peninsula was achieved, in part, through

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A)   ruthless and murderous attacks on Arab settlers in the region.
B)   the negotiation of four commercial treaties with Arab traders.
C)   the use of African warriors to defeat the local residents.
D)   massive bribery to local Arab overlords.
E)   peaceful diplomacy between Portuguese and Arab ambassadors.

Question 10

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-House of Fugger

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The House of Fugger was a prominent Germ...

Question 11

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

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A)   syphilis.
B)   hemorrhagic fever.
C)   smallpox.
D)   influenza.
E)   gout.

Question 12

The European nation that established a settlement at Africa's Cape of Good Hope was

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A)   Spain.
B)   Portugal.
C)   England.
D)   France.
E)   the Dutch Republic.

Question 13

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-Spice Islands

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The Spice Islands, also known as the Mal...

Question 14

Spanish expansion and exploration of the New World was best exemplified by

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A)   the first circumnavigation of the globe by Amerigo Vespucci.
B)   the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés.
C)   the conquest of Mayan civilization by Magellan.
D)   Pizarro's rounding of the tip of South America in 1519.
E)   Cabot's search for the Northwest Passage.

Question 15

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-Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an ...

Question 16

What factors account for Britain's success in dominating India during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How were the British able both to edge out European rivals and to control the Mughals?

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There were several factors that contribu...

Question 17

Talk about:
-Marco Polo

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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian me...

Question 18

Talk about:
-Mughal Empire

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The Mughal Empire was a powerful and inf...

Question 19

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

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A)   Christopher Columbus.
B)   Amerigo Vespucci.
C)   Marco Polo.
D)   Leonardo Bruni.
E)   John Mandeville.

Question 20

Talk about:
-portolani

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Portolani were medieval navigational cha...

Exam 2: Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

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A Mercator projection

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