Chapter 15 European Exploration and Conquest, 1450–1650
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Chapter 15European Exploration
and Conquest,1450–1650
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Question
The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were
a) cultural.
b) economical.
c) biosocial.
d) political.
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Answer
The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were
a) cultural.
b) economical.
c) biosocial. (correct)
d) political.
Hint: See page 508.
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Question
Technological stimuli to exploration included all of the following EXCEPT
a) cannons.
b) astrolabes.
c) caravels.
d) galleys.
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Answer
Technological stimuli to exploration included all of the following EXCEPT
a) cannons.
b) astrolabes.
c) caravels.
d) galleys. (correct)
Hint: See page 494.
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Question
Persia was a major producer and exporter of
a) wool.
b) sugar.
c) silk.
d) tea.
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Answer
Persia was a major producer and exporter of
a) wool.
b) sugar.
c) silk. (correct)
d) tea.
Hint: See page 489.
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Question
Which of the following literary genres was developed by Michel de Montaigne?
a) Essay
b) Fiction
c) Non-fiction
d) Memoir
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Answer
Which of the following literary genres was developed by Michel de Montaigne?
a) Essay (correct)
b) Fiction
c) Non-fiction
d) Memoir
Hint: See page 514.
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Question
The first country to discover the potential ofsugar was
a) Italy
b) India
c) China
d) Africa
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Answer
The first country to discover the potential ofsugar was
a) Italy
b) India (correct)
c) China
d) Africa
Hint: See page 505.
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Question
________ is a school of thought founded on doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable.
a) Fideism
b) Cynicalism
c) Relativism
d) Skepticism
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Answer
________ is a school of thought founded on doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable.
a) Fideism
b) Cynicalism
c) Relativism
d) Skepticism (correct)
Hint: See page 514.
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Question
The center of the pre-Columbian world trade network was
a) the Holy Roman Empire.
b) France.
c) the Indian Ocean.
d) the Mediterranean.
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Answer
The center of the pre-Columbian world trade network was
a) the Holy Roman Empire.
b) France.
c) the Indian Ocean. (correct)
d) the Mediterranean.
Hint: See page 484.
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Question
________ was the great gift of the Amerindians to all the peoples of the world as food.
a) Corn
b) Wheat
c) Rice
d) Sugar
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Answer
________ was the great gift of the Amerindians to all the peoples of the world as food.
a) Corn (correct)
b) Wheat
c) Rice
d) Sugar
Hint: See page 509.
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Question
Which of the following Shakespearian plays deals with exorbitant ambition as its central theme?
a) The Tempest
b) Macbeth
c) Othello
d) Hamlet
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Answer
Which of the following Shakespearian plays deals with exorbitant ambition as its central theme?
a) The Tempest
b) Macbeth (correct)
c) Othello
d) Hamlet
Hint: See pages 515–516.
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Question
Which of the following was NOT a Portuguese explorer?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Pedro Alvares Cabral
d) Bartholomew Diaz
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Answer
Which of the following was NOT a Portuguese explorer?
a) Christopher Columbus (correct)
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Pedro Alvares Cabral
d) Bartholomew Diaz
Hint: See pages 497–498.
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