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361 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 19.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were both __________. A)at the height of their politic al position s B) emerging as European powers C)in the midst of civil war D)under Muslim governments Answer: B Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type : Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 2) The unification of Spain was begun under the rule of __________. A) Isabella and Ferdinand B) Carlos I C) Philip III D) João III Answer: A Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similari ties and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 3) Spain ’s two most significant kingdoms during the Reconquista were __________. A)Andalusia and Asturias B) Iberia and Portugal C) Arago n and Castile D)Catalonia and Valencia Answer: C Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 4)Which of thes e had strengthened the monarchies of Spain and Portugal? A)the Black Death B)the Reconquista C)the Ottoman capture of Constantinople D)the rise of the Almoravids(Connections A World History, (Volume 2), 3e Edward Judge, John Langdon) (Test Bank all Chapters)362 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Answer: B Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 5) Which of these lost out to Portugal after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople? A) Spain B) France C) England D) Italian cities Answe r: D Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 6) What led Portuguese nobility to organize expeditions in search of plunder? A) They were economically weakened after the Black Death. B) They hoped for upward mobility that would lead to an overthrow of the monarch. C) Spanish explorers had reported that there was great wealth in the “New World.” D) Portugal ’s status in Europe had declined, and Spain and England had become the major powers. Answer: A Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Understand the Conce pts Difficulty Level: Moderate 7) Where was the first Portuguese overseas conquest? A) the Canaries B) West Africa C) Brazil D) Morocco Answer: D Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Ibe rians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 8) Henry the Navigator was the __________. A) younger son of the king of Portugal 363 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. B) heir to the Portuguese throne C) king of Portugal D) adopted son of the king of Portugal Answer: A Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 9) Why were western Europeans searching for a new route t o the East Indies? A) The current route was lengthy and dangerous due to piracy . B) The Turks controlled the eastern Mediterranean, and their trading regulations were costly . C) The Turks closed all trade routes to Christians . D) The Muslims forced women on board the ships to be completely covered in accordance with Islamic law . Answer: B Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 10) Spanish support for Columbus’ s expedition can be considered a continuation of __________. A) al-Andalus B) the unification of Spain C) the Germanic invasions D) the Reconquista Answer: D Section: The Iberian Impulse Objecti ve: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 11) What did King João’s land expedition across Africa in 1487 hope to find ? A) gold mines B) Prester John C) a river route across Africa D) the Nile Answer: B Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 364 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 12) Bartholom eu D ías failed to complete a sea voyage to India because __________. A) he died of malaria after rounding the Cape of Good Hope B) he miscalculated the distance and ended up in the New World C) his sailors insisted on returning home D) he was attacked by p irates in the Mediterranean Sea Answer: C Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 13) According to Western legend, what happened at the equator? A) People fell into a lake of fire. B) The ocean boiled. C) People baked to death. D) The sky met the ground. Answer: B Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences bet ween the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 14) Columbus’ s proposal to sail west to get to China was based on what assumption? A) China can be reached via the Indian Ocean. B) The circumference of the earth is 25,000 miles. C) The earth is round. D) Existing navigation charts were correct. Answer: C Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 15) What was the goal of Christopher Columbus ? A) to find a route to the Indies by sailing westward B) to find a route to the Indies by sailing eastward C) to find a route to the Indies by going around Africa D) to co nquer the Indies for the king of Spain Answer: A Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. 365 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 16) What unusual title did Isabella, a woman, insist on being called as ruler of Castile? A) prince B) king C) pope D) great mother Answer: B Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mong ols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 17) How did Días’ s voyage around the tip of Africa affect Columbus’ s plans to sail west? A) Columbus temporarily abandoned his plans. B) Columbus revised his plans. C) Columbus was more determ ined to sail west than before. D) Columbus knew he had to complete his journey quickly. Answer: C Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Understand t he Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 18) The Enterprise of the Indies was a detailed plan for __________. A) a westward maritime expedition B) governance of Spain ’s newly acquired western colonies C) governance of Brazil D) sailing around the Cape of Good Hope Answer: A Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 19) When Columbus first landed in the Caribb ean on October 12, he thought he had landed off the eastern coast of __________. A) China B) Japan C) India D) Indonesia Answer: B 366 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mon gols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 20) Unlike the Spanish, the Portuguese pursued __________ in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A) Mediterranean trade B) an eastward course to Asia C) a plan to control trade with Asia D) overseas exploration Answer: B Section : The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 21) The Treaty of Tordesillas _______ ___. A) divided the world between Spain and Portugal B) was a three -way division of the Americas C) gave all of South America to Spain D) divided the Americas at the Yucatan Peninsula Answer: A Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on th e similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 22) Which man finally accomplished what Columbus set out and failed to do? A) Ferdinand Magellan B) Bartholomeu Días C) Pedro Alvares Cabral D) Vasco da Gama Answer: A Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 23) What was the significance of Magellan ’s experience? A) He proved that one could not reach Asia by sailing west from Europe. B) He found the Cape of Good Hope. 367 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. C) He proved that sailing west from Europe was the safest route to Asia. D) He proved that it was pos sible to sail around the world. Answer: D Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 24) What were us ually established by the Portuguese in lands they explored? A) churches B) fortified trading posts C) farming settlements D) towns Answer: B Section : The Portuguese Seaborne Empire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portug uese seaborne empire. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 25) What effect did the Treaty of Tordesillas have on European commerce in the Eastern Hemisphere? A) It encouraged competition among the European powers. B) It fost ered cooperation among the European powers. C) It relieved Portugal of some competition in the region. D) It led to Spain and Portugal fighting for control of the Indies. Answer: C Section : The Portuguese Seaborne Empire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portuguese seaborne empire. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 26) Portugal established a trading post in China at __________. A) Macao B) Kilwa C) Canton D) Beijing Answer: A Section: T he Portuguese Seaborne Empire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portuguese seaborne empire. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 368 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 27) Where was Portuguese trading focused in the fifteenth and sixteent h centuries ? A) the Pacific Ocean B) the Mediterranean Sea C) the Indian Ocean D) the Atlantic Ocean Answer: C Section : The Portuguese Seaborne Empire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portuguese seaborne empire. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 28) From the start, Portuguese enterprises in Brazil indicated that the colony would be used __________ the rest of the Portuguese seaborne empire. A) as a trading post, like B) as the model for C) as the center of D) very differently from Answer: D Section: The Portuguese Seaborne Empire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portuguese seaborne empire. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 29) Pedro Cabral discovered Brazil __________. A) on Columbus’ s second voyage B) sailing for the Spanish C) when he was blown off course on his way to India D) when his ship deserted from Magellan’s expedition Answer: C Section : The Portuguese Seaborne Empire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portuguese seaborne empire. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 30) Which of these best describes the Portuguese Empire in the 1600s? A) concentrated in Asia B) extremely dispersed C) scattered in southern Africa D) based in the tip of South America Answer: B Section : The Portuguese Seaborne Empire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portuguese seaborne empire. 369 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Question Type: Und erstand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 31) What was the main goal of the Portuguese Empire? A) gaining converts to Christianity B) trading C) finding land for settlers D) discovering mineral resources Answer: B Section : The Portuguese Seaborne Em pire Objective: LO 19.2: Describe the main impacts and connections of the Portuguese seaborne empire. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 32) The Iberians imposed a new governance system in America based largely on __________ . A) slave labor B) the tobacco crop C) Christianity D) cooperation with Amerinds Answer: A Section : The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Questi on Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 33) The residencias had __________ the Council of the Indies. A) a role that conflicted with the role of B) the same role as C) the same general goal D) less scope than Answer: C Section: The Sp anish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 34) What was the goal of the residencia ? A) ensuring that Amerinds adopted Christianity B) making sure that the viceroys ruled in the interests of their governments C) maintaining a flow of profit from the Americas to Iberia D) deciding the fate of captured Indians Answer: B Section : The Spanish and Portuguese Em pires in America 370 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 35) Compared to Spain, Portugal’s American system was __________. A) more strictly regulated B) less centralized C) more focus on religious than economic motive D) an expensive failure Answer: B Section : The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 36) The two viceroyalties in Spanish America prior to 1717 were __________. A) California and Mexico B) Louisiana and Peru C) Peru and New Spain D) New Spain and Argentina Answer: C Section: The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 37) The principal qualificatio n for being viceroy or governor -general was __________. A) Iberian birth B) loyalty to the king C) military prowess D) noble status Answer: B Section: The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Po rtuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 38) What was the goal of the Spanish administration in the Americas? A) the efficient running of the colony’s economy B) keeping the empire under the kin g’s direct control C) maximum resource extraction D) ensuring local control of most of the economy 371 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Answer: B Section : The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 39) How did Spanish and Portuguese kings ensure that viceroys and governor -generals did not abuse their power? A) the residencia B) term limits C) the Council of the Indies D) the cortés Answer: A Section: The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 40) In the eighteenth century, t he largest owner of property in the New World was __________. A) the Spanish king B) the Portuguese king C) the Catholic Church D) Vasco de Gama Answer: C Section: The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: C ompare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 41) Which of these was most influential in the conversion of Native Americans to Christianity? A) Benedictine monks B) Jesuits C) parish priests D) Franciscan friars Answer: B Section : The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Understand the Concept s Difficulty Level: Moderate 42) Which of these was true of society in the Spanish and Portuguese American colonies? A) the three main racial groups rarely mixed 372 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. B) interracial unions were common C) mixed -race individuals were able to rise to high positio ns D) peninsulares never married in the colonies Answer: B Section : The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 43) Who were the peninsulares? A) white Americans born in the Americas B) white Americans born in Europe C) people of mixed descent born in the Americas D) freed African slaves Answer: B Section: The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 44) Who were criollos? A) white people born in the Americas B) Amerinds born in Europe C) people of mixed descent born in the Americas D) freed African slaves Answer: A Section: The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 45) What most distinguished the colonial nobles from commoners? A) influence in the Catholic Church B) landowning C) slave ownership D) superior education Answer: B Section : The Spanish and Portug uese Empires in America Objective: LO 19.3: Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western Hemisphere. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 373 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 46) Which of these later became the Iroquois Confederacy? A) the Seneca B) the League of Five Nations C) the tribes of the lower Mississippi valley D) the Puebloan peoples Answer: B Section : Amerinds and Europeans in North America Objective: LO 19.4: Describe the impact on Amerind peoples of the European settlements in North America. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 47) In 1608, Champlain established a French settlement at __________. A) Quebec B) New Orleans C) St. Louis D) Ft. Frontenac Answer: A Section : Amerinds and Europeans in North Am erica Objective: LO 19.4: Describe the impact on Amerind peoples of the European settlements in North America. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 48) Who initially founded the colony that later became New York? A) the English B) the Portuguese C) the Dutch D) the Italians Answer: C Section: Amerinds and Europeans in North America Objective: LO 19.4: Describe the impact on Amerind peoples of the European settlements in North America. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty L evel: Easy 49) Which colony was founded by the Quakers in the 1680s? A) Maryland B) Pennsylvania C) New York D) Virginia Answer: B Section: Amerinds and Europeans in North America Objective: LO 19.4: Describe the impact on Amerind peoples of the Eur opean settlements in North America. Question Type: Remember the Facts 374 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Difficulty Level: Easy 50) Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatans? A) It was always adversarial, as the colonists immed iately attempted to seize the land and force the Powhatans to leave. B) Initially, the relationship was one of mistrust and conflict, but as the Powhatans and the colonists began to work together to farm the land, and they began to plant tobacco to export to England, they worked together to create a lasting cooperative economy. C) Initially, the relationship was friendly, as the Powhatan even provided the colonists with food to help them survive. However, as more settlers arrived, that relationship changed and the colonists eventually seized the land. D) The Jamestown settlers massacred the entire tribe of Powhatans within the first three years of their arrival in the Americas. Answer: C Section: Amerinds and Europeans in North America Objective: LO 19.4: De scribe the impact on Amerind peoples of the European settlements in North America. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 51) Unlike immigrants to the Spanish and Portuguese American colonies, immigrants to the English American colonies were common ly __________. A) farmers B) Europeans C) religious refugees D) nobles Answer: C Section: Amerinds and Europeans in North America Objective: LO 19.4: Describe the impact on Amerind peoples of the European settlements in North America. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 52) King Philip ’s War __________. A) effectively ended Amerind resistance in New England B) forced the evacuation of Plymouth Colony C) led to the slaughter of thousands of colonists D) occurred after the English began to claim more and more Amerind s as slaves Answer: A Section: Amerinds and Europeans in North America Objective: LO 19.4: Describe the impact on Amerind peoples of the European settlements in North America. Question Type: Remember the Fac ts Difficulty Level: Easy 375 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, In c., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 53) What plants, essential for European diet and religion, were brought from Europe to America as part of the “Columbian Exchange ”? A) wheat and grapes B) tobacco and corn C) potatoes and manioc D) potatoes and chocolate Answer: A Section: The Columbian Exchange Objective: LO 19.5: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the Columbian Exchange. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 54) Which disease probably passed from the Americas to Europe as a res ult of the Columbian Exchange? A) smallpox B) measles C) chicken pox D) syphilis Answer: D Section: The Columbian Exchange Objective: LO 19.5: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the Columbian Exchange. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficul ty Level: Easy 55) The Columbian Exchange caused widespread and devastating outbreaks of disease __________. A) mainly in the Americas B) mainly in Europe C) mainly in Africa D) equally around the world Answer: A Section : The Columbian Exchange Objective : LO 19.5: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the Columbian Exchange. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 19.2 True/False Questions 1) The Iberians had a warrior culture analogous to that of the Mongols. Answer: TRUE Section: The Iberian Impulse Objective: LO 19.1: Comment on the similarities and differences between the Iberians and the Mongols. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy