Why didn't Portugal engage in direct trading with West African states until the 1400's?

Lack of necessary navigational and maritime technology

How was Mehmed II able to take over Constantinople?

He carried ships across land to attack on two sides

Bartholomeu Dias captained the first European ship to sail where?

around the southern tip of Africa

Why did the Hegira occur?

Muhammad had to flee to Medina from Mecca

How does the Buddhist religion teach that salvation is earned?

by learning to give up selfish desire

Which of the following best expresses the significance of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India?

Portugal could profit directly from the spice trade

What is a significant reason why the Mughal Empire began to decline?

There was an end to religious toleration within the empire

What was one goal of mercantilism?

Creation of a favorable balance of trade

How did Henry VIII react to the Pope not agreeing to his request for a divorce?

Henry made himself head of the Church of England

What was Zheng He known for?

captaining Chinese overseas explorations

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1
What movement changed the European diet due to the introduction of foods from the Americas?
The Black Death
The Paleo Movement
The Triangle Trade
The Columbian Exchange
2
Why didn't Portugal engage in direct trading with West African states until the 1400's?
Lack of necessary navigational and maritime technology
Fear of death from tropical diseases
Lack of European interest in West Africa
The pope issued a limit on trade in non-Christian areas
3
The Mughal emperors were what?
Christians
Muslims
Sikhs
Hindus
4
What is the main reason Native populations begin to decline after contact with Europeans?
Famine
Disease
Genocide
Warfare
5
Who were the first European slave traders?
The Spanish
The French
The English
The Portuguese
6
Which explorer's voyages resulted in the colonization of the "New World?"
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortes
Amerigo Vespucci
7
How was Mehmed II able to take over Constantinople?
He threw plague victims over the city walls
He carried ships across land to attack on two sides
He sneaked into the city using a Trojan horse
He used Greek Fire to destroy Byzantine ships
8
Bartholomeu Dias captained the first European ship to sail where?
across the Indian Ocean to India
around the southern tip of Africa
along the West Coast of Africa
west across the Atlantic Ocean
9
Why did the Hegira occur?
The caliphs lost control on the Arabian Peninsula
Muhammad had to flee to Medina from Mecca
Muslims were participating in their pilgrimage to Mecca
The Five Pillars were not being followed in Medina
10
How does the Buddhist religion teach that salvation is earned?
by following the Ten Commandments
by being baptized and confirmed
by learning to give up selfish desire
by worshipping Allah as the one true god
11
Which of the following best expresses the significance of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India?
Da Gama was able to continue his voyage around the world
Portugal could profit directly from the spice trade
It opened the way for Portugal to conquer India
Da Gama convinced Columbus to sail west across the Atlantic
12
What is a significant reason why the Mughal Empire began to decline?
The Sikhs were not competent to run government programs
There were too many people to feed
Taxes were lowered and public works projects were ended
There was an end to religious toleration within the empire
13
Which belief is shared by Hindus and Buddhists?
Everyone should have the same social status.
People should pray five times a day.
Material wealth is a sign of the blessing of the gods.
The soul can be reincarnated.
14
What factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism?
Superiority of medieval thought
Value of the individual
Devotion to religion
Obedience to government officials
15
A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who what?
uses only natural light
relies on realism
writes in a local language
uses a verse form of writing
16
Where did the Islamic faith originate?
In the Arabian Peninsula
Along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
In the Iberian Peninsula
In the Italian Peninsula
17
Greek and Roman revival and the development of humanism were part of which historic time?
European Renaissance
Protestant Reformation
Age of Ultron
Age of Revolution
18
What was one goal of mercantilism?
Creation of a favorable balance of trade
Establishment of subsistence agriculture
Elimination of private property
Removal of trade barriers
19
How did Henry VIII react to the Pope not agreeing to his request for a divorce?
Henry made himself head of the Church of England
Henry decided to stay with his wife Catherine
Henry abdicated his throne
Henry declared war against the Church
20
What empire is depicted in the lined areas on the map?
Russian
Ottoman
Austro-Hungarian
Holy Roman
21
What factor expanded the spread of Reformation ideals across Europe?
Improved advertising
The support of the Church
Unity in Europe
The printing press
22
The disagreement over the sale of indulgences is associated with period in European history?
Crusades
Roman Empire
Protestant Reformation
Enlightenment
23
What was Zheng He known for?
being China's first Chinese emperor
captaining Chinese overseas explorations
conducting purges by killing thousands of Chinese
being China's first non-Chinese emperor
24
Martin Luther's 95 theses were an attack on the Church's what?
insistence that goods works help secure salvation
attitudes toward the poor
methods of raising money
reluctance to have services in local languages
25
In the slave trade, Europeans usually picked up slaves in Africa in exchange for what?
Silver from the Americas
Firearms
Tobacco and Rice
Sugar or Molasses

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