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CWHH Midterm Part 1
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Last updated: December 14, 2023
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1.
Sir, many of our people, keenly desirous of the wares and things of your
Kingdom, which are brought here by your people, and in order to satisfy their
voracious appetite, seize many of our people, freed and exempt men, and they
kidnap even nobles and the sons of nobles, and our relatives, and take them to
be sold to the Whites who are in our Kingdoms.
The quotation above comes from a 1526 letter to a European monarch from a
king located
On the Western Coast of Africa
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On the eastern coast of Africa
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On the Southern Coast of Africa
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On the Pacific coast of Central Africa
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2.
Between 1500 and 1800, Europeans were primarily interested
in tropical colonies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the
Caribbean because
These colonies had strategic military importance
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Large profits could be made from products like sugar, coffee, and peppe
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The major European states were competing with each other for imperial control
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3.
Which of the following was the most important factor
enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?
The Spanish were able to field larger armies than the Aztecs
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The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.
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The Spanish were able to exploit discontent within the Aztec state to trigger a revolt of the lower classes against the Aztec ruling class
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4.
All of the following were characteristics of western
Europe in the 1400s and 1500s except
the growth of capitalism
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an increasingly urban population
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the continued strength of the Roman Catholic Church
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the decline of the feudal system
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5.
During the 1500s, what was China's official trade policy
Only the government was allowed to trade with foreign countries
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China openly traded with all European countries
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The government lowered taxes to promote trade
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China traded only with Japan and other Asian countries
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6.
All of the following are true about the Enlightenment
except:
The influence of the Enlightenment can be seen in the Latin American independence movements of the early 1800s
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Enlightenment thinkers owed much to the Catholic Church for their view of the value of education.
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The Enlightenment spawned the Scientific Revolution
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Enlightenment thinkers believed in the power of reason to discover natural law
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7.
Why was Japan most likely NOT exploring new lands at the time the
other countries were?
Japan didn't have the technology to build ships or travel to far away lands.
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Japan felt it didn't need to explore other countries or find other trading partners
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Japan was not unified, so its priority was solving internal problems
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Japan had already explored and was done exploring when the other countries began
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8.
Between 1450 and 1750, European voyages of
exploration
Were designed to break Italian and Muslim trade monopolies
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Were carried out without knowledge of oceanic conditions
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Were confined to the Atlantic Ocean
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Opened up trade relations with Polynesian islanders
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9.
The first European country to enter into direct trade
Portugal
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Spain
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Britain
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Netherlands
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10.
All of the following were causes of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT:
the active support of the papacy
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the recovery of classical scholarship during the Renaissance
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the contributions of medieval universities
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improvements in scientific instruments
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11.
One of the most significant impacts of sugar cane
production on global economies was
increased demand for tea and coffee
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increased demand for other luxury goods, such as porcelain
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the increased demand for slave labor
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widespread deterioration in diet and nutrition
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12.
The labor system that compelled Indians to work in
Spanish mines and fields in exchange for protection
and Christian conversion was known as
slavery
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The encomienda system
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the hacienda
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indentured servitude
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13.
Spanish colonization of the New World was
characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
reliance of large families as settlers.
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ruthless exploitation of the Native Americans
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the creation of large agricultural plantations
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establishing African slavery in the Americas
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14.
European exploration of the Americas resulted in all
of the following EXCEPT the
development of unified resistance by the Native Americans to European settlement
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spread of European diseases, such as smallpox, to the Native Americans
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mixed-race peoples in Mexico and Central America
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introduction of new products to Europe
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15.
During the Age of Absolutism (1600s and 1700s),
European monarchies sought to
increase human rights for their citizens.
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centralize political power in their nations.
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develop better relations with Muslim rulers.
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Decentralize power so that it was shared among the nobles
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16.
According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies
should be
allowed to trade freely with other powers
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granted independence as soon as possible.
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encouraged to develop their own industries.
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acquired as markets and sources of raw materials.
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17.
What most aided Hernan Cortes in his conquest of
the Aztec Empire
Belief that the spread of smallpox was due to supernatural forces
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The large size of Cortes’ army
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The decayed state of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan
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Resentment towards the Aztecs by many Amerindian
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18.
In Latin America during the early period of Spanish
colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of native
people led to
the removal of most Spanish troops from the Americas.
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a decline in Spanish immigration to the Americas.
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the importation of slaves from Africa.
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improved health care in the colonies.
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19.
During the 18th century, European wars became
increasingly mercantilist. That means
wars were fought between rival trading companies rather than between states
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countries fought each other as they pursued colonies and control of trade routes
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merchants became soldiers and fought against each other
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state funding for wars depended on the support of merchants
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