World History Chapter 11& 12
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- 1.Which of the following was NOT a result of European exploration of the americas?
- A.
North american colonization
- B.
Decline of nation-states in Europe
- C.
The Columbia exchange
- D.
Large trade networks developed
- 2.All of the following are major reasons for european exploration and expansion from 1450 to 1750 except
- A.
Advanced technology in armaments and naval shipbuilding
- B.
Need for raw materials and markets for finished products
- C.
Desire to spread democracy and capitalism around the world
- D.
Need to find better land and sea trade routes around the world
- 3.Which farming technique was developed by the incas?
- A.
Fallow fields
- B.
Floating gardens
- C.
Grain cultivation
- D.
Terrace planting
- 4.Which of the following was the first form of writing developed in mesoamerica?
- A.
Calligraphy
- B.
Cuneiform
- C.
Hieroglyphic
- D.
Ideograph
- 5.What characteristics of the inca vicilization were similar to those of the Aztec?
- A.
Location and quipu
- B.
Warring and calendar
- C.
Pyramids and road system
- D.
Terracing and mineral wealth
- 6.Incans are to terracing as Aztecs are to
- A.
Quipu
- B.
Calender
- C.
Pyramids
- D.
Chinampas
- 7.The aztecs built their empire through trade and
- A.
Education
- B.
Law
- C.
Religion
- D.
War
- 8.Diseases from the spanish decimated the ranks of the in cans. What made the germs easier to transmit across the incan territory?
- A.
The prevailing dry winds from the eastern part of the country
- B.
The system of highways that the inventive in cans had built
- C.
The way the in cans lived in close contact with each other
- D.
The lack of cleanliness that was typical of incan civilization
- 9.What did the triumphs of cortes and pizarro do for the spanish?
- A.
They mapped the entire coastline of central and south america
- B.
The converted large numbers of indienous people to catholicism
- C.
They opened the new world for future spanish colonization
- D.
They began the trade with both spice islands and the americans
- 10.What is one reason that motivated Europeans to explore and colonize the western hemisphere in the 16th century?
- A.
Cultural interaction
- B.
Economic opportunity
- C.
Politicial revolutions
- D.
Population exlosion
- 11.In 1492, Christopher Columbs landed in what part of the western hemisphere?
- A.
South america
- B.
Central america
- C.
Florida penisula
- D.
Caribbean islands
- 12.The travels of which of the following individuals encouraged further european exploration of east asia?
- A.
Christopher Columbus
- B.
Bartolomeau Dias
- C.
Henry Hudson
- D.
Marco Polo
- 13.By financing risky voyages of exploration, european rules of the 16th and 17th centuries hoped to gain all of the following except
- A.
Gold
- B.
Immigrants
- C.
Land
- D.
Spices
- 14.Which of the following products were brought to europe as a result of the triangular trade with the americas?
- A.
Chocolate
- B.
Coffee
- C.
Grapes
- D.
Oranges
- 15.Which of the following foods that is native to the amerces became a staple of the european diet after the 16th century?
- A.
Onions
- B.
Potatoes
- C.
Rice
- D.
Wheat
- 16.Which one do you like?
- A.
Option 1
- B.
Option 2
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
- 17.What was the result of the triangular trade which followed the exploration of the americas
- A.
Decrease of crops available to colonists in the americas
- B.
Repopulation of certain african areas due to slave trade
- C.
Trade ceased to be a means of making a living in the new world
- D.
Growth of plantation agriculture especially in the southern colonies
- 18.One effect of European expansion in the 16th and 17th centuries was that it
- A.
Disrupted trade relations with east asia
- B.
Introduced slavery to the western hemisphere
- C.
Discouraged the growth of european middle class
- D.
Encouraged the creation of the european alliance system
- 19.All of the following are effects on Africa of the slave trading that sent millions of africans into servitude except
- A.
A permanent weakening of the continent of Africa
- B.
Colonization by the Europeans in the 19th century
- C.
Millions of dollars paid into the economies of africa
- D.
The fostering of racism from which africans still suffer
- 20.All of the following were effects of the slave trade across the atlantic except
- A.
War and disease killed millions of natives
- B.
Millions of africans were enslaved in the americans
- C.
Rivalries between european slave traders intensified
- D.
The cotton gin was developed to finally replace slaves
- 21.Which of the following is an example of secularism?
- A.
Holiday sales
- B.
Martin luther king day
- C.
Stores closed on sundays
- D.
Invocations in the parliament
- 22.Which of the following encouraged theologians to begin a reformation of the roman catholic church
- A.
Humanist ideas from the renaissance
- B.
Scientific discoveries from the enlightenement
- C.
The destruction of the thirty years war
- D.
The legacy of the peace of augsburg
- 23.One characteristic of renaissance literature was a greater emphasis on the importance of the
- A.
Church
- B.
Individual
- C.
State
- D.
Village
- 24.Which of the following is an idea from the enlightenment that became part of american government?
- A.
Government leaders have lifetime appointments
- B.
Law and government are divinely inspired
- C.
Government leaders have absolute authority
- D.
Religion and government are separate institutions
- 25.All of the following denominations were established as a result of the reformation except
- A.
Anglican
- B.
Lutheran
- C.
Greek orthodox
- D.
Wesleyan methodist
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