// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967) $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967) // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967)/14 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967)/14 // question: 16530718 name: According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on> ::According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on>::[html]According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on{ ~maximizing imports.#Incorrect ~keeping taxes as low as possible.#Incorrect ~the elimination of restrictions on trade.#Incorrect =a large supply of gold and silver.#Correct ~the size of its population.#Incorrect } // question: 16530719 name: African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean ::African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean::[html]African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean{ ~to defeat indigenous empires and pave the way for European domination.#Incorrect ~to mine vast quantities of gold to be shipped to Portugal.#Incorrect =to work on sugar plantations.#Correct ~to cultivate tobacco.#Incorrect ~to grow rice.#Incorrect } // question: 16530721 name: During the Middle Passage, ::During the Middle Passage,::[html]During the Middle Passage,{ ~gold and salt from Africa was shipped to Europe.#Incorrect =slaves from Africa were shipped to the Americas.#Correct ~manufactured goods from Europe were shipped to Africa.#Incorrect ~agricultural commodities from the Americas were shipped to Europe.#Incorrect ~luxury goods from Asia were shipped to Europe.#Incorrect } // question: 16530727 name: In which area did an extensive multiracial society first appear? ::In which area did an extensive multiracial society first appear?::[html]In which area did an extensive multiracial society first appear?{ ~British North America#Incorrect =Latin America#Correct ~Northern Europe#Incorrect ~Southern Europe#Incorrect ~China#Incorrect } // question: 16530731 name: Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in ::Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in::[html]Sir Robert Clive is associated with the consolidation of British control in{ ~China.#Incorrect =India.#Correct ~Japan.#Incorrect ~New England.#Incorrect ~Canada.#Incorrect } // question: 16530733 name: The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with ::The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with::[html]The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with{ ~Amerigo Vespucci.#Incorrect =Ferdinand Magellan.#Correct ~John Cabot.#Incorrect ~Christopher Columbus.#Incorrect ~Vasco da Gama.#Incorrect } // question: 16530736 name: What best describes the inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth ... ::What best describes the inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth ...::[html]What best describes the inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries?{ ~It severely hampered commercial expansion.#Incorrect ~It caused a shift in industry to urban locales.#Incorrect =It caused a decline in the standard of living for wage earners and those on fixed incomes.#Correct ~It was caused largely by a declining labor force.#Incorrect ~It was the result of too little money in circulation.#Incorrect } // question: 16530740 name: What statement best describes the impact of the African slave trade? ::What statement best describes the impact of the African slave trade?::[html]What statement best describes the impact of the African slave trade?{ ~It had little impact upon the number of wars in Africa.#Incorrect ~It reduced the number of wars in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers.#Incorrect =It increased the number of wars in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves.#Correct ~It died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands.#Incorrect ~It was carried out peacefully as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits.#Incorrect } // question: 16530742 name: What was the encomienda? ::What was the encomienda?::[html]What was the encomienda?{ =A Spanish system devised to collect tribute from natives and to use their labor#Correct ~A system of Spanish officials who supervised local industries#Incorrect ~The taxes levied on the colonists by the Spanish government#Incorrect ~A hybrid tortilla made partly from maize and partly from wheat flower#Incorrect ~The mission schools set up to educate the Indians#Incorrect } // question: 16530743 name: What was the long-term impact of the introduction of potatoes from the ... ::What was the long-term impact of the introduction of potatoes from the ...::[html]What was the long-term impact of the introduction of potatoes from the America to Europe?{ ~Inflation in Europe#Incorrect ~Population decrease in Europe#Incorrect =Population increase in Europe#Correct ~Deflation in Europe#Incorrect ~Epidemics in Europe#Incorrect } // question: 16530744 name: What was the main provision of the Treaty of Tordesillas? ::What was the main provision of the Treaty of Tordesillas?::[html]What was the main provision of the Treaty of Tordesillas?{ ~It divided the Spice Islands between Portugal and the Dutch Republic.#Incorrect ~It divided South Africa between the English and the Dutch.#Incorrect =It divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.#Correct ~It divided the North Atlantic between England and France.#Incorrect ~It divided the South Pacific between Spain and the Dutch Republic.#Incorrect } // question: 16530745 name: What was the West Indies' most important export?> ::What was the West Indies' most important export?>::[html]What was the West Indies' most important export?{ ~Cotton#Incorrect ~Tobacco#Incorrect =Sugar#Correct ~Gold#Incorrect ~Salt#Incorrect } // question: 16530752 name: Which conquistador conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531? ::Which conquistador conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531?::[html]Which conquistador conquered and looted the Inca Empire in 1531?{ ~Cortez#Incorrect ~De Soto#Incorrect ~Coronado#Incorrect ~De las Casas#Incorrect =Pizarro#Correct } // question: 16530753 name: Which European nation had the first direct contact with China since Marco Polo? ::Which European nation had the first direct contact with China since Marco Polo?::[html]Which European nation had the first direct contact with China since Marco Polo?{ =Portugal#Correct ~Spain#Incorrect ~the Dutch Republic#Incorrect ~Russia#Incorrect ~England#Incorrect } // question: 16530756 name: Which major European disease caused high rates of mortality among the natives... ::Which major European disease caused high rates of mortality among the natives...::[html]Which major European disease caused high rates of mortality among the natives of the New World?{ ~Syphilis#Incorrect ~Yellow fever#Incorrect =Smallpox#Correct ~Scurvy#Incorrect ~Avian flu#Incorrect } // question: 16530759 name: Which Portuguese state leader initiated the European age of exploration? ::Which Portuguese state leader initiated the European age of exploration?::[html]Which Portuguese state leader initiated the European age of exploration?{ ~Vasco de Gama#Incorrect =Prince Henry the Navigator#Correct ~Bartholomeu Dias#Incorrect ~Francis Drake#Incorrect ~Amerigo Vespucci#Incorrect } // question: 16530761 name: Which state was the major western rival to the British in India in the ... ::Which state was the major western rival to the British in India in the ...::[html]Which state was the major western rival to the British in India in the seventeenth century?{ ~Portugal#Incorrect =France#Correct ~Spain#Incorrect ~the Netherlands#Incorrect ~Russia#Incorrect } // question: 16530762 name: Which statement applies to the economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth century ... ::Which statement applies to the economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth century ...::[html]Which statement applies to the economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth century Europe?{ =The joint stock company enabled the raising of spectacular sums of capital for world trading ventures.#Correct ~The early seventeenth century saw a general stagnation in the areas of mining and metallurgy.#Incorrect ~Technological innovations improved the lives of peasants dramatically.#Incorrect ~The population explosion made for urban growth and more social equality in cities.#Incorrect ~An economic depression occurred because of a lack of specie.#Incorrect } // question: 16530763 name: Which statement best describes European trade and expansion by the end of the... ::Which statement best describes European trade and expansion by the end of the...::[html]Which statement best describes European trade and expansion by the end of the seventeenth century?{ ~International trade was much greater than intra-European trade.#Incorrect ~Wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials.#Incorrect =Local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade.#Correct ~Slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World.#Incorrect ~European imperialism had come to an end.#Incorrect } // question: 16530764 name: Who produced a world map that was essential to European explorers in the late... ::Who produced a world map that was essential to European explorers in the late...::[html]Who produced a world map that was essential to European explorers in the late fifteenth century?{ ~Aristotle#Incorrect ~Prince Henry the Navigator#Incorrect =Ptolemy#Correct ~Christopher Columbus#Incorrect ~Hernaacute;n Corts#Incorrect } // question: 16530766 name: Who was the Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan were ... ::Who was the Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan were ...::[html]Who was the Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan were popular in medieval Europe?{ ~Daniel Defoe#Incorrect ~Amerigo Vespucci#Incorrect =Marco Polo#Correct ~Leonardo Bruni#Incorrect ~Jacques Cour#Incorrect } // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967) $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967) // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967)/tf14 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Default for HST 102 Su19 (Escobar 10967)/tf14 // question: 16530771 name: Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free ... ::Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free ...::[html]Advocates of mercantilism generally favored reducing tariffs to promote free trade.{FALSE} // question: 16530775 name: In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round. ::In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round.::[html]In 1492, knowledgeable Europeans knew that the world was round.{TRUE} // question: 16530776 name: In order to obtain slaves for sale to Europeans, local African rulers ... ::In order to obtain slaves for sale to Europeans, local African rulers ...::[html]In order to obtain slaves for sale to Europeans, local African rulers frequently raided defenseless villages in search of unsuspecting victims.{TRUE} // question: 16530783 name: The decline of the Maya civilization was precipitated by the arrival of the ... ::The decline of the Maya civilization was precipitated by the arrival of the ...::[html]The decline of the Maya civilization was precipitated by the arrival of the Spanish.{FALSE} // question: 16530788 name: The primary motives for European expansion were "God, glory, and gold."... ::The primary motives for European expansion were "God, glory, and gold."...::[html]The primary motives for European expansion were "God, glory, and gold."{TRUE} // question: 16530790 name: The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. ::The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.::[html]The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.{TRUE}