Glencoe World History: Modern Times

Chapter 6: The Age of Exploration, 1500-1800

The Age of Exploration, 1500-1800

1
During the fifteenth century, a desire to __________ motivated Europeans to begin exploring the world.
A)convert native peoples
B)find sources of precious metals
C)find adventure and glory
D)all of the above
2
__________ was the first person to sail from Europe to India and back by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
A)Vasco da Gama
B)Bartholomeu Dias
C)John Cabot
D)Afonso de Albuquerque
3
The Treaty of Tordesillas gave the Spanish __________
A)the right to use Native Americans as laborers.
B)rights to almost all of the Americas.
C)a route to India by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
D)encomienda.
4
All of the following countries reached new economic heights through worldwide trading EXCEPT __________
A)Portugal and Spain.
B)England and France.
C)the Dutch Republic.
D)Sweden.
5
In the triangular trade, Africa received mainly __________
A)tobacco.
B)molasses and sugar.
C)manufactured goods.
D)cotton.
6
The discovery of the Americas led to a dramatic increase in the slave trade, reaching __________ by the eighteenth century.
A)2,000
B)275,000
C)1 million
D)6 million
7
The Middle Passage was the name for the route of __________
A)the slave trade between Africa and the Americas.
B)the manufactured goods trade between Europe and Africa.
C)the spice trade between Europe and India.
D)the first sea voyage from Europe to India.
8
Unlike most of Africa, where traditional political systems and cultures continued to exist, Benin __________ as a result of the slave trade.
A)adopted Christianity
B)became culturally devastated
C)adopted European practices
D)adopted Islam
9
The Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands, were occupied first by the Portuguese and then by the __________
A)Dutch.
B)French.
C)English.
D)Spanish.
10
Unlike the states on the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago, the mainland states of Southeast Asia could better resist Europeans because they __________
A)had developed as distinct political entities.
B)had strong monarchies.
C)had only limited economic potential.
D)all of the above
11
From 1500 to 1800, increasing numbers of people in the Philippines __________
A)converted to Hinduism.
B)converted to Buddhism.
C)converted to Christianity or Islam.
D)adhered to Confucian teachings.
12
Vietnamese emperors __________
A)adopted a Buddhist style of leadership.
B)ruled according to the teachings of Confucius.
C)established an Islamic sultanate.
D)had a royal palace designed to represent the center of the universe.
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