Studied by 0 peopleWho was Marco Polo?
The Venetian trader whose tales of his travels to China fascinated Europeans
Which statement best characterizes the role of Europe in the system of world trade prior to the voyage of Columbus?
Europe was not the dominant player before Columbus, and the voyages derived from a desire to gain direct access to the goods of overseas trade
Which statement accurately relates how Europeans engaged with the slave trade in the fifteenth century?
Europeans bought and sold only Africans who had previously been enslaved
The Americas were so named because Amerigo Vespucci
Was the first to recognize the magnitude of Columbus's discovery
Pedro Alvares Cabral led the expedition that landed on which landmass in 1500?
Brazil
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch East India Company
Took over much of the East Indies from Portugal
The examples of Chirstopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Ferdinand Magellan all exemplify which trait of European overseas exploration in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries?
Royal patronage was important in funding such voyages
Which factor aided in the increase in Indian Ocean trade by the fourteenth century?
Predictable monsoon winds
Which explorer led seven expeditions for the Ming emperor between 1405 and 1433, reaching as far west as Egypt?
Zheng He
In the Indian Ocean trade of the fifteenth century, which product came primarily from India?
Textile
Which factor at least partially accounted for political and commercial stability in the Middle East during the Abbasid caliphate (750-1258)?
A common language and culture
After Venice came to dominate the spice trade in the fifteenth century, Genoese merchants shifted to
Finance in the western Mediterranean
The major resource brought back by European explorers in the northern Atlantic in the sixteenth century was
Cod
Which explorer led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
The image entitled "Detail from the Catalan Atlas, 1375" is of a fourteenth-century Spanish map. This map provides evidence of which growing trend in the time period?
European overseas commercial expansion
Which factor was a major motivation for European exploration?
Desire for material profit
Which group benefited most from large price increases in the sixteenth century?
The middle class
After losing access to slaves from the Black Sea area, the Genoese obtained which group as slaves?
Black Africans
How did the introduction of Ptolemy's Geography mislead European cartographers?
Ptolemy asserted that the world was much smaller than it actually is, indicating that Asia was not far removed from Europe to the west
Which group resisted the Portuguese efforts to gain control over Indian Ocean trade?
Muslim-controlled port cities
When Vasco de Gama arrived in the Indian Ocean, how did he navigate the unknown waters?
He hired an Arabic guide
Where did Columbus believe he landed when he arrived in the Caribbean?
Islands off the coast of Japan
According to his agreement with the Spanish crown, which rewards would Columbus receive if he found a water route to Asia?
He would be named viceroy over any territories he discovered and receive one-tenth of the material rewards of the journey
Which statement best describes the accomplishment of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
It divided the Atlantic Ocean, giving Spain control of everything west of an imaginary line and Portugal everything east of the line
How did Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe affect Spanish colonization?
The great distances of the Pacific convinced the Spanish to abandon efforts to trade in Asia and develop their American colonies instead
How did the English and French seek a route to East Asia?
They sought a northwest passage across North America
In the fifteenth century, two rival Islamic empires dominated the Middle East: the Turkish Ottomans and the
Persian Safavids
Which statement best describes Hernan Cortes's crucial advantage in his conquest of the Aztec Empire
Cortes was able to exploit internal dissension within the Aztec Empire
Portugal's participation in European expansion received critical support from
Prince Henry
How did the Spanish respond to the trap set by the Inca king Atahualpa?
The Spanish ambushed and captured Atahualpa, holding him for ransom and then executing him
How did the Spanish monarchy seek to maintain control over its colonies?
The monarchy established viceroys with broad administrative and financial authority who were responsible directly to the monarchy
At the time of his death, Columbus believed the islands he found were
Off the coast of Asia
Bartolomé de Las Casas asserted that the Indians
Had human rights
How did Portuguese merchants obtain most of their slaves in Africa?
They traded for slaves with local leaders
Which development caused inflation in Spain in the sixteenth century?
Spain's growing population and stagnant production
In chronological order, which three successive commercial empires were established by Europeans in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries?
The Portuguese, the Spanish, and the Dutch
Which play by Shakespeare highlighted the issue of race?
Othello
How did justifications for slavery change from the fifteenth to eighteenth century?
Arguments supporting slavery began to focus more on science and nature and less on religion
How did the Turks' expansion of the Ottoman Empire and their conquest of the Byzantine Empire and its capital Constantinople in 1453 influence European exploration?
They forced Europeans to search for alternative trade routes to China, bypassing the overland routes now controlled by the Ottoman Empire
Which European nation, with the help of Genoese financiers, merchants, and navigators, initiated an exploration along the Atlantic coast of Africa in search of new sources of gold, silver, and copper?
Portugal
Based on Map 14.1: The Fifteenth-Century Afro-Eurasian Trading World, AFro-Eurasian trade during this period was centered on which body of water?
The Indian Ocean
According to Map 14.3: Seaborne Trading Empires in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, which nations dominated the global sea trade routes during this period?
Atlantic coastal European nations
The following is an excerpt from Columbus's description of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: "Hispaniola is a wonder. The mountains and hills, the plains and meadow lands are both fertile and beautiful. They are most suitable for planting crops and for raising cattle of all kinds, and there are good sites for building towns and villages. The harbours are incredibly fine and there are many great rivers with broad channels and the majority contain gold." This description supports the contention that Columbus's patrons in Spain were particularly interested in
The economic potential of the lands Columbus explored
Which body of water was the center of the Afro-Eurasian trade world?
Indian Ocean
The Mongol emperors of China
Encouraged trade with Europe
Which definition describes the Portuguese caravel?
A three-masted sailing ship
Which group dominated the Aztec state?
A hereditary nobility
Spanish settlement in the Americas were centered on
Towns and cities
The New Laws put forward by King Charles I of Spain in 1542
Set limits on the authority of encomienda holders
Which group was active in Japan and China in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, until authorities banned its teachings?
Jesuit missionaries
How did famines affect the European population in the seventeenth century?
The population was significantly reduced due to malnutrition and starvation
When speaking of "moral economy," historians are referring to
A concept of the world in which communal needs outweigh individualistic competition and profit
In eastern Europe between 1500 and 1650, the growth of commercial agriculture was facilitated by the
Consolidation of serfdom
Domestic political power in the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century was held by
An oligarchy of wealthy businessmen
How did the Peace of Westphalia mark a turning point in European history?
Large-scale armed conflicts over religious faith came to an end
How did the nature of armed forces change in the latter half of the seventeenth century?
Army officers became obedient to monarchs instead of serving their own interests
In the seventeenth century, why did rulers hesitate to crush rebellions?
Armies were expensive to deploy, and rulers feared creating martyrs
Louis XIV selected councilors from
Capable men of modest birth
The baroque style flourished in the context of
Catholic Reformation
The guiding force behind Cardinal Richelieu's domestic policies was
The subordination of all institutions to the monarchy
How did the Peace of Utrecht resolve the problem of succession to the Spanish throne?
Louis XIV of France's grandson, Philip, was placed on the French throne with the agreement that the French and Spanish thrones would never be united
How did Cardinal Richelieu increase the power of the centralized French state?
He extended the use of intendants, commissioners for each of France's thirty-two districts
The English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes held that
The power of the ruler was absolute and prevented civil war
Which statement describes a consequence of Prince Francis Rakoczy's rebellion for Habsburg rule?
Hungary was never fully integrated into a centralized, absolute Habsburg state
Mercantilist theory postulated that
Economic activity should be regulated by and for the state
The primary cause of the 1688-1689 Glorious Revolution in England was
A fear that James II would establish Catholic absolutism
How did Frederick William of Prussia, the Great Elector, persuade the Junker nobility to accept taxation without consent in order to fund the army?
He confirmed the Junkers' privileges, including their authority over the serfs
How did Frederik William I, king of Prussia, sustain agricultural production while dramatically expanding the size of his army?
He ordered all Prussian men to undergo military training, after which they could return home and serve as army reservists
How did the princes of Moscow seek to legitimize their authority as rulers of an independent state?
They modeled their rule on the Mongol khans
One of the largest rebellions in seventeenth-century Russia was led by
Stenka Razin
Which was a social consequence of Peter the Great's bureaucratic system?
People of non-noble origin were able to rise to high positions
After his victory in 1709 at Poltava, Peter the Great built a new, Western-style capital on the Baltic called
St. Petersburg
Within the Ottoman government, which group staffed the top levels of the bureaucracy?
The sultan's slave corps
Why did the English government arrive at a crisis by 1640?
Charles I imposed unwelcome laws and reforms on the country
The heightened central control established by absolutist and constitutional governments led to which outcome?
Growth in armed forces
How did William Laud, the archbishop of Canterbury, create conflict in Britain in the 1630s?
He sought to impose a new prayer book modeled on the Anglican Book of Common Prayer on Presbyterian Scotland
In return for financial support, Charles II of England secretly promised Louis XIV of France that
English laws against Catholics would be eased and England gradually re-Catholicized
French foreign policy under Cardinal Richelieu focused primarily on the
Prevention of the Habsburgs from unifying the territories surrounding France
Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was ultimately a
Military dictatorship
Which statement best characterizes the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689?
The revolution did not constitute a democratic revolution because sovereignty was placed in Parliament, which only represented the upper classes
Cardinal Jules Mazarin's struggle to increase royal revenues to meet the cost of war led to the uprisings of 1648-1653, known as the
Fronde
France's strong-economy was created by the mercantilist policies of
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
The Junkers were
Prussian and Brandenburger nobles who reluctantly worked with Frederick William to consolidate the Prussian state
The Ottomans divided their subjects into religious communities or
Millets
The 1688-1689 Glorious Revolution and the concept of representative government found their best defense in the Second Treatise of Civil Government by
John Locke
In the late-seventeenth-century Netherlands, tensions were always present between supporters of the staunchly republican Estates and supporters of
The House of Orange
In music, the baroque style reached its culmination in the work of
Johann Sebastian Bach
After a defeat at Narva, Peter the Great constructed a new army and eventually beat the Swedish in 1709 at
Poltava
Which lands shown on Map 15.1: Europe After the Thirty Years' War belonged to the Spanish Habsburgs?
Spain, Portugal, the Spanish Netherlands, Franche-Comte, Milan, and Naples
Compare Map 15.1: Europe After the Thirty Years' War to Map 15.2: Europe After the Peace of Utrecht, 1715. Which state changed hands between 1648 and 1715?
Sardinia
According to Map 15.4: The Growth of Austria and Brandenburg-Prussia to 1748, which territories did Prussia acquire between 1640 and 1688?
Eastern Pomerania and Magdeburg
According to Map 15.3: The Growth of Austria and Brandenburg-Prussia to 1748, which territories did Austria acquire after the decisive victory over the Ottoman Empire (1748)?
Banat, Serbia, and Wallachia
The following is an excerpt from Jacques-Beniqne Bosseuet's Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture:
"It appears from all this that the person of the king is sacred, and that to attack him in any way is sacrilege. God has the kings anointed by his prophets with the holy unction in like manner as he has bishops and altars anointed. But even without the external application in thus being annointed, they are by their very office the representatives of the divine majesty deputed by Providence for the execution of his purposes"
Based on this passage, with which statement would Bossuet most likely agree?
Kings are God's representatives on earth
The following is an excerpt from Jacques-Beniqne Bosseuet's Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture:
"The service of God and the respect for kings are bound together. St. Peter unites these two duties when he says, 'Fear God. Honour the king.' ... But kings, although their power comes from on high, as has been said, should not regard themselves as masters of that power to use it at their pleasure; ... they must employ it with fear and self-restraint, as a thing coming from God and of which God will demand an account."
Based on this passage, the historian can conclude that, in Bossuet's view,
Kings are accountable to God
The following is an excerpt from Louis XIV's Memoir for the Instruction of the Dauphin. In it, he offers advice to his son about kingship:
"For however it be held as a maxim that in every thing a Prince should employ the most mild measures and first, and that it is more to his advantage to govern his subjects by persuasive than coercive means, it is nevertheless certain that whenever he meets with impediments or rebellion, the interest of his crown and the welfare of his people demand that he should cause himself to be indispensably obeyed; for it must be acknowledged there is nothing can so securely establish the happiness and tranquility of a country as the perfect combination of all authority in the single person of the Sovereign."
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