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CWHH Midterm Part 1

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