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The chapter introduction tells the story of West Country seafarers to make the point that |
| | A) | out of the maritime expertise of a small group of Portuguese came the crucial knowledge and experience that would make possible the "Age of Discovery." |
| | B) | ordinary folk no less than conquistadors and crowned heads were involved in the changes that opened the possibilities of expansion to European nations. |
| | C) | fishing and trading were ultimately more important to the European conquest of the Americas than gold and silver. |
| | D) | while the Spanish were first to discover the Americas, the English quickly followed suit, establishing a dominant presence in North America during the 1500s. |
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In 1450, European kingdoms |
| | A) | were at the center of the world's international economy. |
| | B) | had already conquered much of China. |
| | C) | were at the fringe of an international economy dominated by China. |
| | D) | had more economic influence than the Islamic empires. |
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The changes during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that helped to enable European nations to undertake expansionary efforts included |
| | A) | the Black Death. |
| | B) | the weakening of the power of monarchies. |
| | C) | the discovery of a docile and easily conquerable population in West Africa. |
| | D) | All these answers are correct. |
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Prince Henry the Navigator's primary motivation for mapping the west coast of Africa was |
| | A) | politics. |
| | B) | economics. |
| | C) | religion. |
| | D) | adventure. |
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The origins of the Atlantic slave trade were most strongly tied to which of the following crops? |
| | A) | corn |
| | B) | rice |
| | C) | sugar |
| | D) | tobacco |
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Columbus succeeded in reaching the Americas because |
| | A) | he had better ships than his Portuguese competitors. |
| | B) | he grossly miscalculated the distance from Europe to the Indies. |
| | C) | he had larger ships than other explorers. |
| | D) | the Spanish reconquista had failed, and Spain needed a different enterprise. |
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The first land Columbus reached in North America was located in present-day |
| | A) | Bahamas. |
| | B) | Cuba. |
| | C) | Mexico. |
| | D) | Florida. |
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By the mid-1500s (half a century after Columbus's discovery), all of the following were true EXCEPT that |
| | A) | the Spanish empire stretched from Mexico south to present-day Argentina and Chile. |
| | B) | the English had established a permanent colony in North America. |
| | C) | the Portuguese were sailing directly to China around the south tip of Africa. |
| | D) | an international fishing community congregated annually off the Newfoundland coast. |
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Which of the following did NOT account for the early and rapid success of the conquistadors? |
| | A) | the military technology of the Spanish |
| | B) | the infectious diseases brought by the Spanish |
| | C) | kind Spanish treatment of the native populations |
| | D) | native peoples who remained outside Aztec dominion and allied themselves with the Spanish |
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The Columbian exchange was |
| | A) | an economic trading strategy created by Columbus. |
| | B) | a complex web of interactions among the flora and fauna of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. |
| | C) | a bank that set the rates for trading currency. |
| | D) | limited to the infectious diseases that European explorers brought with them to the Americas. |
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Martin Luther argued that salvation resulted from |
| | A) | religious faith. |
| | B) | good works. |
| | C) | observing the sacraments. |
| | D) | a gift from God. |
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John Calvin preached all of the following doctrines EXCEPT |
| | A) | the free conscience and choice of the individual. |
| | B) | the calling of the Christian believer to productive work in the world. |
| | C) | the calling of the Christian church to actively reshape the world. |
| | D) | the divine choosing of God's saints for salvation. |
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In establishing colonies in the New World, the English drew upon their own experiences subduing and colonizing |
| | A) | the Cape region at the southern tip of Africa. |
| | B) | islands off the West African coast. |
| | C) | Ireland. |
| | D) | Iceland and Greenland. |
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As a direct challenge to Spanish power, England's thrust into North America involved all of the following elements EXCEPT |
| | A) | English nationalism. |
| | B) | English Protestantism. |
| | C) | English political instability. |
| | D) | English economic enterprise. |
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In 1600, England's settlements in the Americas included |
| | A) | Roanoke. |
| | B) | Jamestown. |
| | C) | Newfoundland. |
| | D) | None of these answers is correct. |
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