The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)

Chapter 12: Faith, Fortune, and Fame

True or False Quiz

1
The closing off of the overland trade routes between Europe and Asia provided one impetus for the undertaking of maritime explorations.
A)True
B)False
2
Ptolemy's map underestimated the extent of the world's landmass.
A)True
B)False
3
A new kind of sail rigging opened up the possibilities for traveling in the westerly winds of the Atlantic.
A)True
B)False
4
Columbus received all the fame and wealth for his discoveries that he believed he was due.
A)True
B)False
5
Northern Europeans refused the terms of the Treaty of Tordesillas and set out in search of the Northwest Passage.
A)True
B)False
6
Maize flourished in the mountainous regions inhabited by the Incas.
A)True
B)False
7
The Aztecs invented the wheel but only used it for children's toys.
A)True
B)False
8
Cortés gained a crucial advantage when he was given the slave woman Malinche as a gift.
A)True
B)False
9
Thanks to his horses, dogs, armor, and gunpowder, Cortés was able to conquer the Aztec Empire in a matter of days.
A)True
B)False
10
Las Casas suggested slavery as a means of alleviating the burden of forced labor for Amerindians.
A)True
B)False
11
The slave trade was highly profitable for Europeans but did not economically benefit any Africans.
A)True
B)False
12
In 1555 the Council of Mexico instituted a program for ordaining Amerindian and African Christians as priests.
A)True
B)False
13
Demand for luxury goods in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was fueled by a decline in population in Europe.
A)True
B)False
14
Mercantilist governments tried to use colonies as new markets for their manufactured goods.
A)True
B)False
15
The influx of precious metals from mines like Potosi created financial stability and prosperity in Spain.
A)True
B)False
16
As some jobs became more profitable with the rise of commercial capitalism, women were excluded from them.
A)True
B)False
17
Pirate life sometimes attracted people escaping from situations of limited opportunity, like slavery.
A)True
B)False
18
Stimulant crops like tobacco and coffee were never very popular in Europe.
A)True
B)False
19
The Mercator maps encouraged the idea that the New World occupied the center of the world.
A)True
B)False
20
Malinche was an Aztec princess who died fighting off the Spanish conquistadors at the entrance to the great Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan.
A)True
B)False
21
The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) united Spain and Portugal.
A)True
B)False
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