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Unit 3: Exploration, Society, Economics, and Science
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A system in which the Spanish settlers forced natives to work in their mines and/or fields.
Encomienda
Hacienda
Castas
Mestizos
2
A system based on private businesses that produce goods to be bought and sold in a free market.
Socialism
Capitalism
Putting-out system
Mercantilism
3
What is the Portuguese word for "irregularly shaped pearl?"
Cubism
Mannerist
Baroque
Roccoco
4
Hernan Cortes conquered the natives centered at which modern day country?
Mexico
Guatamala
Peru
Ecuador
5
Which explorer claimed South American lands for Portugal?
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Pedro Cabral
Bartholomew Dias
6
Who created the first navigation school and developed navigation technology?
Bartholomew Dias
Ferdinand and Isabella
Prince Henry
Christopher Columbus
7
What was a common practice to address diseases?
Chiropractic
Blood-letting
Dialysis
Acupuncture
8
The Treaty of Tordesillas settled a dispute between which two countries?
The Netherlands and Britain
Spain and Italy
France and Britain
Spain and Portugal
9
A theory that promoted gov't regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of state power.
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
10
Between 1550 and 1648, _________ replaced the Italian cities as the center of European trade.
London
Paris
Amsterdam
Brussels
11
An era marked by new systems of trading, banking, and investing that emerged in the 16th c.
Commercial Revolution
Columbian Exchange
Mercantilism
Social Reformation
12
Which country began exploration in the early 15th century?
Portugal
England
Spain
The Netherlands
13
Who was the Genoese explorer who was commissioned by Spain to sail west?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Giovanni Caboto
14
Where did the Portuguese NOT establish commercial networks?
Modern day Brazil
Western South America
African coast
India
15
Which of the following maritime technologies allowed ships to maneuver in desired directions?
Compass
Stern-post rudder
Portolani
Astrolabe
16
Which of the following commodities was introduced to Europe during the Columbian Exchange?
Potatos
Cattle
Horses
Wheat
17
What Portuguese explorer sailed around the southern tip of Africa and up to Calcutta?
Pedro Cabral
Bartholomew Dias
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
18
What was the largest and most famous joint-stock company?
Dutch East India Co.
East African Trading Co.
English East India Co.
Franco-American Co.
19
An artistic style characterized by anxiety, strong emotion, and elongation of human figures.
Renaissance
Rococco
Mannerism
Baroque
20
The _______________ was the French middle class.
Burghers
Gentry
Aristocrats
Bourgeoisie
21
What movement is Baroque Art closely associated with?
Counter Reformation
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Commercial Revolution
22
Companies that were dependent on investors to buy and sell shares.
Joint-stock companies
Franchises
Corporations
Partnerships
23
The putting-out system replaced the ______, and the need for master craftsmen declined.
Apprentice system
Guild system
Feudalism
Manorialism
24
Who conquered Atahualpa's tribe in South America?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Ponce de Leon
25
Who is credited for the first circumnavigation of the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Ponce de Leon
Vasco da Gama
James Cook
