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GHIST 102 Midterm Questions And Accurate Answers (A+)
Europeans embarked on expansionist voyages for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: a. The potential for economic gain through trade b. The desire to spread Christianity c. confidence arising from improved cartography, navigational methods, and ship designs d. invitations sent from India e. growing knowledge of wind patterns in the Atlantic Ocean - ANSWER d
According to Columbus, the natives he met a. used iron weapons b. were fully dressed in cotton c. seemed overly aggressive d. kept the women out of sight e. appeared to be timid - ANSWER e
How did the early European voyages impact the environment? a. Deforestation b. massive water pollution c. acid rain d. air pollution d. transporting animals and plants to and from Europe and the Americas - ANSWER a
Which of the following accurately pairs Spanish conquistadors with the New World empires they destroyed? a. Pizarro and the Aztecs; de Soto and the Incas
b. Magellan and the Incas; Albuquerque and the Iroquois c. Cortes and the Aztecs; Pizarro and the Incas d. de soto and the aztecs; cortes and the incas e. de soto and the incas; cortes and the aztecs - ANSWER c
The Aztec writing system was a. copied from the Maya b. a type of rebus writing c. purely pictographic d. not associated with sound e. not associated with grammar and spelling - ANSWER b
warfare for the inca meant taking what their neighbors had, which did NOT include a. llamas b. grains c. horses d. alpaca e. gold - ANSWER c
Portuguese domination of the spice trade was ended by a. attacks by Mughal ships b. the circumnavigating voyage of Balboa c. Encroachments by the British and Dutch East India companies d. rival Hindu merchants from the Ganges plain e. a new outbreak of the Black Death - ANSWER c
All of the following are associated with the Columbian exchange EXCEPT
As trade and commercial interaction increased between Europe, Africa, and South and East Asia, which European power was the first to strongly challenge the Portuguese in Indian Ocean commerce? a. English b. Dutch c. Spanish d. French e. Russians - ANSWER b
The Portuguese's motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia was to a. establish colonies in the East Indies b. wrestle control of Australia from England c. Christianize Japan and Korea d. challenge the emerging power of the Dutch e. Better compete with the Muslim intermediaries who controlled the land routes through western Asia and Africa - ANSWER e
After rounding the Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama referred to what source to guide him from the East African coast to the western coast of India? a. Arabic charts and navigational guides b. charts used by Zheng He c. Greek maps translated into Latin d. Charts designed by Henry the Navigator e. Descriptions of Marco Polo - ANSWER a
Although the Portuguese were considered rude and unfit to trade with, what gave them an edge establishing themselves in the Indian Ocean? a. Impressive gifts to various leaders
b. Ports they docked at that were subject to Christian rulers c. ship-mounted cannons d. Byzantine aid e. Promises to convert to Islam in return for trade - ANSWER c
Which of the following was NOT a cause for the decline of the Portuguese position in the Indian Ocean? a. Islamic nations in Africa united and drove out the Portuguese from the Indian Ocean and Africa b. the british allied with safavid iran and took the port of Hormuz c. a local uprising drove the portuguese from the fortifications of Fort Jesus d. Dutch merchants developed more efficient business and advanced shipping e. other european ships, carrying cannons, challenged the portuguese navies - ANSWER e
the early portuguese search for profits from west africa gold was soon replaced by a. developing sugar plantations in africa b. advancing the tea trade c. trade in exotic foods from africa d. the slave trade e. lumber exports from africas interior - ANSWER d
the status of mughal india as the most powerful state in south asia in the 16th and 17th centuries was dependent on all of the following EXCEPT a. internal trade b. suppressing religious diversity c. participation in Indian Ocean commerce d. political skill e. unifying and ethnically diverse people - ANSWER e
d. alliances with european powers e. its powerful navy - ANSWER d
China's population a. had a majority of females over males as so many of the latter died in China's many wars b. was stagnant between 1600 and 1800 c. grew rapidly during the 1600-1800 period, reaching over 300,000 by 1800 d. declined between 1600 and 1800 because of renewal of the bubonic plague - ANSWER c
among the complaints of religious europeans around 1500 was a. the belief that catholic christianity was being infiltrated by eastern orthodox and even islamic doctrines b. the belief that the clergy had in large measure become corrupt c. the charge that pope erasmus wanted to divide the church d. fear that manichaesim was corrupting the clergy - ANSWER b
martin luther was especiallly repelled by which church action? a. organizing the crusades b. iconology c. the spelling of indulgences d. separation of christianity into catholicism and eastern orthodox e. choosing the pope from gathering cardinals - ANSWER d
why did the church charge Galileo with heresy? a. he affirmed the heliocentric theory b. he argued that the heavens were not a place of absolute and unchanging perfection
c. his ideas challenged the teachings of aristotle d. the telescope explained things that the church could not e. all of these - ANSWER e
which of the following was not a position taken by martin luther a. salvation is achieved through faith alone b. the purchase of indulgences would not lead to salvation c. clergies need not maintain celibacy d. salvation is achieved through both faith and the performance of prescribed rituals e. reading the bible is important - ANSWER d
the theologies of lutherans calvin differed with respect to which concept/position? a. predestination b. justification by faith c. papal authority d. scriptural authority e. indulgences - ANSWER a
"[t]he most successful of the Turkic-speaking peoples who had migrated westward from the steppes to conquer agricultural societies" describes which state in western Eurasia? a. Mughal India b. Byzantium c. Safavid Iran d. Ottoman Empire e. Ming China - ANSWER c
Which of the following was a part of the Ottoman empire in the sixteenth century?
Philip II's attempt to assert his power over England was unsuccessful when a. the spanish armada failed to invade england b. spain lost its possessions in africa to the british c. Spanish muslims allied with england to take madrid d. spain lost its american holdings in the caribbean to the british e. the spanish throne was challenged by the bourbon rulers of france - ANSWER d
all of the following were policies of peter the great (tsar of russia 1682-1725) EXCEPT a. the majority of governmental expediters were for military purposes b. state domination of the russian orthodox church c. isolating russia from the ways and customs of western europe d. an effort to modernize russia e. strengthening the power of the tsar - ANSWER c
as a result of the Glorious Revolution in 1688-89, England became a a. repulbic b. devine right monarchy c. federal commonwealth d. democracy e. constitutional monarchy - ANSWER e
how did a balance of power between parliament and the english throne affect england's future? a. a stable political system was created b. english commerce was expanded c. england steadily grew to a world power d. the british state grew more credit worthy
e. all of these - ANSWER b
the most valuable of the spanish exports from their American colonies was a. slaves b. cotton c. silver d. livestock e. sugar - ANSWER c
which of the following was not associated with debt peonage such as developed under the spanish empire? a. poorly educated families b. inherited debts c. loans repaid in labor d. fluid labor market e. minimal wages - ANSWER a
the spanish extracted economy based on silver did not produce long-term growth and stability for Spain for all the following reasons EXCEPT a. the effective challenged offered by the Portuguese to the Spanish in the Americas b. the spanish were too reliant on mineral wealth alone c. more advanced militaries were being developed by European powers d. spain failed to further develop sustainable and skill-based manufacturing e. the dutch and english created innovative commercial technologies and organizational forms - ANSWER a
which of the following is NOT associated with the American political and economic pattern that the Spanish established by 1750? a. Haciendas became the foundation of commercial economies
the fur trade had all the following effects on amerindians EXCEPT a. it depleted animal life b. movement in search of new trapping areas pushed indigenous peoples into each other's areas c. firearms allowed for more mobile warfare among various peoples d. it forced the various peoples to unite to drive the french out of their areas e. it instilled a desire for european goods - ANSWER d
which of the following is not true? a. tobacco was used by ameriandians for social and ritual purposes b. the soil and climate of virginia was suitable for tobacco growing c. the english practiced an exclusionary policy toward the amerindians d. tobacco was introduced into america from europe e. the english excluded amerindians as laborers - ANSWER d
the fate of most africans sent to the americas in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was tied to the a. tobacco and cotton plantations in north america b. lumbering investments in brazil c. gold mines of mexico d. sugar plantations of west indies e. silver mines in peru - ANSWER d
the triangular trade did all of the following EXCEPT a. sent africans to the americas b. sent manufactured goods from africa to europe and america c. sent sugar from the americas to europe d. financed and stimulated investments in the americas
e. exported manufactured goods from europe to the americas - ANSWER b
which nation in africa was christian long before the coming of the portuguese? a. ethiopia b. kongo c. rwanda d. buganda e. niger - ANSWER a
protestant christianity was introduced into south africa by the a. english b. prussians c. french bourbons d. coptic christians e. dutch - ANSWER a
slavery was always part of the human history, but how had it changed by the seventieth and eighteenth centuries? a. there was increased cruelty b. only males had been used in early slave societies c. slaves had always been able to achieve freedom d. early slavery did not involve africans e. it shifted from "societies with slaves" to "slave societies" - ANSWER e
which of the following statements is NOT true? a. Pennsylvania was a slave society b. a society with slaves is one in which slavery is not at the very heart of the social order and economic life
e. all of these - ANSWER e
the seven years' war involved england and france at war in all the following places EXCEPT a. canada b. india c. africa d. the ohio river valley e. europe - ANSWER c
taxes imposed on the british colonies in north america after the french and indian war were intended to a. reimburse britian for the losses in sugar profits caused by american pirates b. provide funds for britian to carry on the seven years war in europe c. repay britian for the money spent on protecting the colonies from france d. use in exchange for colonials not serving the british military e. invest in american ventures in the new west - ANSWER a
a major fishing area for fishermen from new england, as well as europe, was the grand banks found off the coast of a. newfoundland b. cape cod c. boston d. maine e. greenland - ANSWER a
which of the following was not a cause for the growth of abolitionism in england? a. england was a catholic country
b. the status of slavery ruled illegal in a british court decision c. being proud of their bill of rights, british felt slavery was inconsistent with their tradition of liberty d. abolitionists showed a link between British consumption of sugar and slavery e. there was a substantial abolitionist group in parliament - ANSWER a
the presence of the british east india company was a territorial power in india represented a tremendous new phase in history because it changed which great land-based empire? a. ming b. safavid c. ottoman d. mughal e. buzantine - ANSWER d
the qing rulers used all of the following methods to consolidate their power except a. encouraging intermarriage between Manchu and Chinese b. establishing Confusianism as the official state ideology c. bringing chines scholar-officials into the imperial bureaucracy d. maintaining the examination system e. governing ministries with chinese and manchu officials - ANSWER a
the accomplishments of the qing emperor kangxi include a. the suppression of the remaining ming supporters b. population growth c. increase in agricultural production d. portrayal of the emperor as a sage ruler e. all of these - ANSWER a
e. taxes on large estates - ANSWER a
which of the following is not a characteristic of japan after the sixteenth century? a. japan practiced a degree of isolation b. japan was not a tributary of any nation c. japan was a dynamic empire-building nation d. japan was not subject to any foreign power e. japan developed its own distinctive political, economic, and cultural systems - ANSWER a
japan's policies of seclusion and isolationism were a. challenged by a chinese attempt to take control after islands north of japan b. altered by the influence of Jesuit missionaries c. intensified after the death of Yoshimune d. altered by Japan's own imperial ambitions e. replaced by the rising power of the daimyo - ANSWER b
the foundation of scientific revolution and, later, the enlightenment was a. knowledge from the bible b. rational inquiry c. the power of the pope d. the power of the monarchy e. the view that humanity had fallen from grace - ANSWER b
newton's scientific explanations accomplished all of the following except a. consolidated and new cosmology in essentially material terms b. rejected the ideas of Copernicus, Kelper, and Galileo
c. Postulated the universal law of gravitation d. demonstrated how the elliptical orbits of the planets around the sun could be mathematically explained - ANSWER d
Linneau's systema natural did not a. lay out a classification of plants b. result in religious conclusions c. the fur trade using the native kangaroo d. the introduction of merino sheep by way of spain and kew gardens e. slave trade involving the koori population of aboriginal austrilians - ANSWER b
joseph bank's drive to improve agriculture was a. resisted by george III, who saw it as a waste of government money b. not successful in selective breeding c. intended to bring insights gained from natural science to agricultural d. a failure in bringing more land under cultivation e. not successful in increasing the productivity of existing farmlands - ANSWER c
in england, the agricultural revolution caused a. an increase in the number of small farmers b. many poorer rural families to loose their land c. laws that prevented rich landowners from forcing poor farmers off their lands d. an increase in the rights of the small farm communities e. increased loans to small farmers to reclaim marginal land - ANSWER c
the global application of science to agriculture was the goal of the a. enclosure acts
