Exploration & Economic Systems

Question 1

Who conquered the Incas?

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Question 2

Who did the Portuguese replace with African slaves?

Accepted Answer

European slaves

Question 3

Who was the first to officially circumnavigate the globe?

Accepted Answer

Elcano

Question 4

Spain consolidated its holdings in which country?

Accepted Answer

Philippines

Question 5

Who was the architect of French mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Question 6

Which country lead the way in standardizing money?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 7

FLASHBACK: Machiavelli wrote

Accepted Answer

The Prince

Question 8

What “revolution” takes place between 1400 - 1750?

Accepted Answer

Commercial Revolution

Question 9

What is the core principal of Mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

Export more than you import

Question 10

What does “bullionism” basically dictate?

Accepted Answer

A favorable balance of trade

Question 11

Who renamed the “South Sea” to the “Pacific Ocean”?

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 12

Where did Columbus make his first landfall on October 12, 1492?

Accepted Answer

San Salvador

Question 13

According the the Treaty of Tordesillas, what part of the world did Portugal receive?

Accepted Answer

East

Question 14

How many voyages did Columbus make?

Accepted Answer

4, 3, 5

Question 15

Who wrote the “New Laws” (1542) and was a key player in getting the Requiremento written?

Accepted Answer

Bartolome de Las Casas

Question 16

In what year did Adam Smith write his economic theory?

Accepted Answer

1776

Question 17

According to the 9th characteristic of mercantilism, what should be avoided?

Accepted Answer

Luxury Items

Question 18

FLASHBACK: During what event did the Catholic Church officially define it's church doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Council of Trent

Question 19

How many ships did Ferdinand Magellan take with him as he launched his “world cruise”?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT one of the six (6) motives for European Exploration?

Accepted Answer

Buying directly from Asia for luxuries

Question 21

FLASHBACK: Who proved Copernicus' Heliocentric theory using math?

Accepted Answer

Kepler

Question 22

The Line of Demarcation was a result of what treaty?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Tordesillas

Question 23

What was the one disease that the inhabitants of the New World sent back to the Old World?

Accepted Answer

Syphilis

Question 24

Who was the New World named after?

Accepted Answer

Vespucci

Question 25

What group benefited the most from Mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

Monarchs

Question 26

Vasco Nunez de Balboa accomplished what feat in 1513 & named the ocean he saw the "South Sea"

Accepted Answer

Crossed Isthmus of Panama

Question 27

FLASHBACK: Who established the Anglican Church?

Accepted Answer

King Henry VIII

Question 28

What is the “Cycle of Conquest and Colonization” to establish the official royal colony?

Accepted Answer

Explorers, Conquistadores, Missionaries, Permanent Settlers

Question 29

Which was NOT one of the 4 new maritime inventions that helped make the Explor. Period possible

Accepted Answer

Gunpowder

Question 30

Who started the School of Navigation?

Accepted Answer

Prince Henry

Question 31

Slaves were shipped to the New World primarily for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

To work on the sugar plantations

Question 32

For a trade surplus, according to the mercantilism, what should high tariffs be placed on?

Accepted Answer

imported manufactured goods

Question 33

Which of the 3 economic theorist that we studied supported mandatory labor on national roads?

Accepted Answer

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Question 34

The eco. health of a nation could be measured by amount of precious metal which it possessed

Accepted Answer

Bullionism

Question 35

Producing goods and services that others want @ competitive prices is the core principal of the

Accepted Answer

Law of Supply and Demand

Question 36

According the the Treaty of Tordesillas, what part of the world did Spain receive?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 37

Which two countries didn’t arrive in the Indies until the late 1500s?

Accepted Answer

Netherlands & English

Question 38

Where were the two viceroys located in the New World?

Accepted Answer

New Spain & Peru

Question 39

FLASHBACK: Which of the following is not one of the things stressed by humanities?

Accepted Answer

art

Question 40

Who commanded what was known as the “Treasure Fleet?”

Accepted Answer

Admiral Zheng He

Question 41

What was “hard money” considered the source of for a country?

Accepted Answer

The source of prosperity, prestige, & strength for a nation

Question 42

What two things does a colony provide to its mother country?

Accepted Answer

Sources of raw material & captive markets

Question 43

According to historical records what was commonly seen following slave ships?

Accepted Answer

sharks

Question 44

Which country financed Columbus venture to find a direct route to the Indies?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 45

According to Quesnay, what was the productive sector of an economy?

Accepted Answer

agriculture

Question 46

Who was the ruler of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

Montezuma II

Question 47

FLASHBACK: In what country were Calvinists known as Hugenots?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 48

Which country lacked the numbers and wealth to dominate trade in the Indian Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 49

Colbert favored what type of wages and what type of labor?

Accepted Answer

Lower Wages & Child Labor

Question 50

Which Portuguese explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1487?

Accepted Answer

Bartolomeo Dias

Question 51

What was the common positions of slaves packed into the lower decks of a slave ship known as?

Accepted Answer

coffin position

Question 52

Adam Smith believed that the basic unit for social analysis should be what?

Accepted Answer

The nation

Question 53

How did Adam Smith view trade?

Accepted Answer

As a "positive sum" game

Question 54

How many generations did it take for Catholicism to become the dominating religion in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 55

What was the name of the book published by Adam Smith that presented his economic theory?

Accepted Answer

The Evils of Mercantilism

Question 56

What does “Encomienda” mean?

Accepted Answer

"forced labor"

Question 57

Under Quesnay’s interpretation of mercantilism, who should be taxed?

Accepted Answer

Proprietary class

Question 58

Under a mercantilistic system, what does the “mother country” supply to her colonies?

Accepted Answer

Manufactured goods

Question 59

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

Fernando Cortez

Question 60

Who was the leader of the Incas?

Accepted Answer

Atahualpa

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