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CWHH Midterm Part 1
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Last updated: December 14, 2023
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1. Sir, many of our people, keenly desirous of the wares and things of your
Kingdom, which are brought here by your people, and in order to satisfy their
voracious appetite, seize many of our people, freed and exempt men, and they
kidnap even nobles and the sons of nobles, and our relatives, and take them to
be sold to the Whites who are in our Kingdoms.
The quotation above comes from a 1526 letter to a European monarch from a
king located
On the Southern Coast of Africa
On the Western Coast of Africa
On the Pacific coast of Central Africa
On the eastern coast of Africa
2. Between 1500 and 1800, Europeans were primarily interested
in tropical colonies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the
Caribbean because
These colonies had strategic military importance
The major European states were competing with each other for imperial control
Large profits could be made from products like sugar, coffee, and peppe
3. Which of the following was the most important factor
enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?
The Spanish were able to exploit discontent within the Aztec state to trigger a revolt of the lower classes against the Aztec ruling class
The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.
The Spanish were able to field larger armies than the Aztecs
4. All of the following were characteristics of western
Europe in the 1400s and 1500s except
an increasingly urban population
the decline of the feudal system
the growth of capitalism
the continued strength of the Roman Catholic Church
5. During the 1500s, what was China's official trade policy
China openly traded with all European countries
Only the government was allowed to trade with foreign countries
China traded only with Japan and other Asian countries
The government lowered taxes to promote trade
6. All of the following are true about the Enlightenment
except:
The influence of the Enlightenment can be seen in the Latin American independence movements of the early 1800s
Enlightenment thinkers owed much to the Catholic Church for their view of the value of education.
Enlightenment thinkers believed in the power of reason to discover natural law
The Enlightenment spawned the Scientific Revolution
7. Why was Japan most likely NOT exploring new lands at the time the
other countries were?
Japan felt it didn't need to explore other countries or find other trading partners
Japan didn't have the technology to build ships or travel to far away lands.
Japan was not unified, so its priority was solving internal problems
Japan had already explored and was done exploring when the other countries began
8. Between 1450 and 1750, European voyages of
exploration
Opened up trade relations with Polynesian islanders
Were carried out without knowledge of oceanic conditions
Were designed to break Italian and Muslim trade monopolies
Were confined to the Atlantic Ocean
9. The first European country to enter into direct trade
Portugal
Netherlands
Britain
Spain
10. All of the following were causes of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT:
the recovery of classical scholarship during the Renaissance
improvements in scientific instruments
the active support of the papacy
the contributions of medieval universities
11. One of the most significant impacts of sugar cane
production on global economies was
the increased demand for slave labor
widespread deterioration in diet and nutrition
increased demand for other luxury goods, such as porcelain
increased demand for tea and coffee
12. The labor system that compelled Indians to work in
Spanish mines and fields in exchange for protection
and Christian conversion was known as
indentured servitude
slavery
The encomienda system
the hacienda
13. Spanish colonization of the New World was
characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
the creation of large agricultural plantations
ruthless exploitation of the Native Americans
reliance of large families as settlers.
establishing African slavery in the Americas
14. European exploration of the Americas resulted in all
of the following EXCEPT the
introduction of new products to Europe
development of unified resistance by the Native Americans to European settlement
spread of European diseases, such as smallpox, to the Native Americans
mixed-race peoples in Mexico and Central America
15. During the Age of Absolutism (1600s and 1700s),
European monarchies sought to
increase human rights for their citizens.
centralize political power in their nations.
Decentralize power so that it was shared among the nobles
develop better relations with Muslim rulers.
16. According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies
should be
allowed to trade freely with other powers
encouraged to develop their own industries.
granted independence as soon as possible.
acquired as markets and sources of raw materials.
17. What most aided Hernan Cortes in his conquest of
the Aztec Empire
The large size of Cortes’ army
Resentment towards the Aztecs by many Amerindian
Belief that the spread of smallpox was due to supernatural forces
The decayed state of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan
18. In Latin America during the early period of Spanish
colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of native
people led to
a decline in Spanish immigration to the Americas.
the removal of most Spanish troops from the Americas.
the importation of slaves from Africa.
improved health care in the colonies.
19. During the 18th century, European wars became
increasingly mercantilist. That means
merchants became soldiers and fought against each other
state funding for wars depended on the support of merchants
wars were fought between rival trading companies rather than between states
countries fought each other as they pursued colonies and control of trade routes
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