// 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: 16530720 name: All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that ... ::All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that ...::[html]All of the following were new navigational techniques and knowledge that spurred European exploration and expansion EXCEPT{ ~lateen sails.#Incorrect ~the compass.#Incorrect =the quadrant and the Pole Star.#Correct ~the astrolabe.#Incorrect ~the axial rudder.#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: 16530722 name: For which state did John Cabot, a Venetian, sail? ::For which state did John Cabot, a Venetian, sail?::[html]For which state did John Cabot, a Venetian, sail?{ ~France#Incorrect ~Venice#Incorrect ~Spain#Incorrect ~Portugal#Incorrect =England#Correct } // question: 16530723 name: How did the Qing government respond to the arrival of European foreigners by ... ::How did the Qing government respond to the arrival of European foreigners by ...::[html]How did the Qing government respond to the arrival of European foreigners by sea?{ ~They opened China to diplomatic and trade opportunities with the Europeans.#Incorrect ~They established free trade connections, but no diplomatic relations.#Incorrect =They engaged in trade, but confined European traders to a small island to limit contact.#Correct ~They refused all overtures to engage in trade.#Incorrect ~They allowed Europeans to have full contact and interaction with the Chinese.#Incorrect } // question: 16530724 name: In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their ... ::In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their ...::[html]In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their maritime exploration and returning ships came from{ ~silver.#Incorrect ~copper.#Incorrect ~pepper.#Incorrect ~precious stones.#Incorrect =African slaves.#Correct } // question: 16530725 name: In the early fifteenth century, Portuguese fleets explored the western coast ... ::In the early fifteenth century, Portuguese fleets explored the western coast ...::[html]In the early fifteenth century, Portuguese fleets explored the western coast of Africa in search of{ ~spices.#Incorrect =gold.#Correct ~salt.#Incorrect ~tobacco.#Incorrect ~silk.#Incorrect } // question: 16530726 name: In what part of Southeast Asia did the Spanish establish themselves? ::In what part of Southeast Asia did the Spanish establish themselves?::[html]In what part of Southeast Asia did the Spanish establish themselves?{ ~Siam#Incorrect =The Philippines#Correct ~Vietnam#Incorrect ~Java#Incorrect ~Cambodia#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: 16530728 name: India's Mughal dynasty was ::India's Mughal dynasty was::[html]India's Mughal dynasty was{ ~Hindu in religion.#Incorrect ~Buddhist in religion.#Incorrect =Mongol in origin.#Correct ~successful in expelling the British East India Company.#Incorrect ~long native to the Indian subcontinent.#Incorrect } // question: 16530729 name: Mayan civilization came to include much of ::Mayan civilization came to include much of::[html]Mayan civilization came to include much of{ ~modern-day Canada.#Incorrect ~the Pacific Coast of North America.#Incorrect ~the Mississippi Valley.#Incorrect =Central America and southern Mexico.#Correct ~South America.#Incorrect } // question: 16530730 name: Most slaves taken to Portugal in the second half of the fifteenth century ... ::Most slaves taken to Portugal in the second half of the fifteenth century ...::[html]Most slaves taken to Portugal in the second half of the fifteenth century ended up{ ~in the galleys on the Portuguese navy.#Incorrect ~being re-exported to the Americas.#Incorrect ~working in copper mines.#Incorrect ~working on plantations.#Incorrect =as domestic servants.#Correct } // 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: 16530732 name: The "Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to the imprisonment of British settlers ... ::The "Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to the imprisonment of British settlers ...::[html]The "Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to the imprisonment of British settlers in India by{ ~the French#Incorrect ~the Dutch#Incorrect =the local ruler of Bengal#Correct ~the Spanish#Incorrect ~the Portuguese#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: 16530734 name: The major critic of the Spanish treatment of the American natives was ::The major critic of the Spanish treatment of the American natives was::[html]The major critic of the Spanish treatment of the American natives was{ =Bartolom de Las Casas.#Correct ~Hernaacute;n Cortz.#Incorrect ~Afonso de Albuquerque.#Incorrect ~Ignatius of Loyola.#Incorrect ~Pope Paul III.#Incorrect } // question: 16530735 name: The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was ::The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was::[html]The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was{ ~social, to relieve the population pressure on Europe.#Incorrect ~religious, to spread the Gospel.#Incorrect ~psychological, the quest for new experiences to transform a dull existence.#Incorrect ~military, to provide new bases for an army.#Incorrect =economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade.#Correct } // 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: 16530737 name: What best exemplified early Spanish exploration of and expansion in the New ... ::What best exemplified early Spanish exploration of and expansion in the New ...::[html]What best exemplified early Spanish exploration of and expansion in the New World?{ ~The first circumnavigation of the globe by Amerigo Vespucci#Incorrect =The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Corts#Correct ~The conquest of the Incas by Magellan#Incorrect ~Pizarro's landing at the Pacific coast of South America in 1530#Incorrect ~Da Gama's arrival in India in 1498#Incorrect } // question: 16530738 name: What best explains the success of the Portuguese in building a maritime empire? ::What best explains the success of the Portuguese in building a maritime empire?::[html]What best explains the success of the Portuguese in building a maritime empire?{ =Guns and seamanship#Correct ~Gold and faith#Incorrect ~Portugal's growing population#Incorrect ~Civil war in China#Incorrect ~Spanish help#Incorrect } // question: 16530739 name: What did Vasco da Gama hope to find in India? ::What did Vasco da Gama hope to find in India?::[html]What did Vasco da Gama hope to find in India?{ ~The fountain of youth#Incorrect ~Salt#Incorrect ~Slaves#Incorrect ~Precious stones#Incorrect =Spices#Correct } // 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: 16530741 name: What was introduced into the Americas from Europe in the sixteenth century? ::What was introduced into the Americas from Europe in the sixteenth century?::[html]What was introduced into the Americas from Europe in the sixteenth century?{ ~Chocolate#Incorrect ~Dogs#Incorrect ~Potatoes#Incorrect =Horses#Correct ~Corn#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: 16530746 name: What was true of French North America? ::What was true of French North America?::[html]What was true of French North America?{ =It was run autocratically.#Correct ~It was densely populated.#Incorrect ~It was a major exporter of grain to Europe.#Incorrect ~It was run as a republic.#Incorrect ~It benefitted from massive investments by the French crown.#Incorrect } // question: 16530747 name: When Moctezuma first encountered the Spanish, he believed they were ::When Moctezuma first encountered the Spanish, he believed they were::[html]When Moctezuma first encountered the Spanish, he believed they were{ ~Aztecs in disguise.#Incorrect ~foreign spies.#Incorrect =representatives of a god.#Correct ~Mayans.#Incorrect ~punishment sent by the devil.#Incorrect } // question: 16530748 name: Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located? ::Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located?::[html]Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America located?{ ~Massachusetts Bay#Incorrect ~Plymouth#Incorrect ~New York#Incorrect =Jamestown#Correct ~Quebec#Incorrect } // question: 16530749 name: Where was the kingdom of Prester John supposed to have been located? ::Where was the kingdom of Prester John supposed to have been located?::[html]Where was the kingdom of Prester John supposed to have been located?{ =Africa#Correct ~East Asia#Incorrect ~South America#Incorrect ~North America#Incorrect ~Southeast Asia#Incorrect } // question: 16530750 name: Which Chinese dynasty replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and came ... ::Which Chinese dynasty replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and came ...::[html]Which Chinese dynasty replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and came from Manchuria?{ ~Tang#Incorrect ~Song#Incorrect ~Yuan#Incorrect ~Qin#Incorrect =Qing#Correct } // question: 16530751 name: Which city was the financial center of seventeenth-century Europe? ::Which city was the financial center of seventeenth-century Europe?::[html]Which city was the financial center of seventeenth-century Europe?{ ~Paris#Incorrect ~London#Incorrect ~Rome#Incorrect ~Vienna#Incorrect =Amsterdam#Correct } // 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: 16530754 name: Which European nation took over the spice trade from Portugal? ::Which European nation took over the spice trade from Portugal?::[html]Which European nation took over the spice trade from Portugal?{ ~Venice#Incorrect ~England#Incorrect ~Spain#Incorrect ~France#Incorrect =The Dutch Republic#Correct } // question: 16530755 name: Which event reopened the doors between Europe and east Asia in the thirteenth... ::Which event reopened the doors between Europe and east Asia in the thirteenth...::[html]Which event reopened the doors between Europe and east Asia in the thirteenth century?{ ~The Black Death#Incorrect ~The Reformation#Incorrect ~The fall of the Ottomans#Incorrect ~Muslim conquests#Incorrect =Mongol conquests#Correct } // 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: 16530757 name: Which nation(s) or continent was least affected by European power and ... ::Which nation(s) or continent was least affected by European power and ...::[html]Which nation(s) or continent was least affected by European power and influence before the nineteenth century?{ =China and Japan#Correct ~Africa#Incorrect ~North America#Incorrect ~South America#Incorrect ~India#Incorrect } // question: 16530758 name: Which of these factors contributed to the decline of the Ming dynasty? ::Which of these factors contributed to the decline of the Ming dynasty?::[html]Which of these factors contributed to the decline of the Ming dynasty?{ ~Pressure by the English#Incorrect =A series of weak rulers#Correct ~Pressure by the Dutch#Incorrect ~Religious strife#Incorrect ~Climate change#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: 16530760 name: Which sea captain made the first direct voyage from Europe to India? ::Which sea captain made the first direct voyage from Europe to India?::[html]Which sea captain made the first direct voyage from Europe to India?{ ~Bartholomeu Dias#Incorrect ~Ferdinand Magellan#Incorrect ~Francis Drake#Incorrect =Vasco da Gama#Correct ~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: 16530765 name: Who was most adversely affected by the price revolution? ::Who was most adversely affected by the price revolution?::[html]Who was most adversely affected by the price revolution?{ ~Land owners#Incorrect =Wage earners#Correct ~Merchants#Incorrect ~Clergy#Incorrect ~Soldiers#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: 16530767 name: Who were the first to be expelled from Japan by Tokugawa Ieyasu? ::Who were the first to be expelled from Japan by Tokugawa Ieyasu?::[html]Who were the first to be expelled from Japan by Tokugawa Ieyasu?{ =Catholic missionaries#Correct ~European merchants#Incorrect ~European soldiers#Incorrect ~Protestant exiles#Incorrect ~African slaves#Incorrect } // question: 16530768 name: Why did Catholic Christianity fail to take root in China in the seventeenth ... ::Why did Catholic Christianity fail to take root in China in the seventeenth ...::[html]Why did Catholic Christianity fail to take root in China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?{ ~Opposition from Jesuit missionaries#Incorrect ~Opposition from Protestant missionaries#Incorrect =Disagreement among religious orders and suppression by Chinese authorities#Correct ~Chinese anti-religious attitudes#Incorrect ~Competition from Hindu missionaries#Incorrect } // question: 16530769 name: Why did the mainland states of Southeast Asia have better success in ... ::Why did the mainland states of Southeast Asia have better success in ...::[html]Why did the mainland states of Southeast Asia have better success in resisting European encroachment than did the Spice Islands and Malay states?{ ~They had greater natural resources desired by the Europeans.#Incorrect =They were more politically cohesive with strong monarchies.#Correct ~Their existence was not known to the Europeans.#Incorrect ~They were Christians, and the Europeans never bothered their fellow Christians.#Incorrect ~They were allied to China, which gave them military support against the Europeans.#Incorrect } // question: 16530770 name: Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations? ::Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?::[html]Why were Native Americans not widely used as slaves on sugar plantations?{ ~The Church condemned slavery as immoral.#Incorrect ~They couldn't learn European languages.#Incorrect =Their populations were too small due to European diseases.#Correct ~They were viewed as lazy and shiftless and refused to work.#Incorrect ~They fought back too well and too often to be profitable.#Incorrect }