What advantages did Hernando Cortez use to defeat Montezuma and the Aztecs?

weaponry, Lack of immunity to disease, Hostile neigbors

Why did the establishment of some English colonies require the creation of joint stock companies?

Colonies were risky and people were unwilling to invest all of their money

Why did the language Urdu develop from Persian, Arabic, and Hindu?

The Mughal military needed a language understood by soldiers from all over

What led to the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

There were many peoples within its borders that wanted to rule themselves

How did Western cultures affect Southeast Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries?

European colonization was limited to port cities and had no impact inland

What were some achievements of the Tokugawa Shogunate?

the development of kabuki theater

Which term explains the long-term consequences of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Brazil became a Portuguese speaking colony

How did the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of South America differ?

The Spanish took over rich civilizations while the Portuguese found few

Why did Both China and Japan become isolationist?

They feared the loss of their national identities to European culture

Why did English Colonists enslave few Native Americans in the Southern colonies and the Caribean?

Native Americans died from English contact because they had little immunity

How did Akbar develop his tolerance for other religions?

by allowing his Indian wives to worship Hinduism, by eliminating the tax on Non-Muslims, by allowing all faiths to practice their religions

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1
What did Sieur de La Salle explore?
Modern Day Quebed
Modern Day Montreal
Louisiana region
Harbor of Modern-day New York City
2
What advantages did Hernando Cortez use to defeat Montezuma and the Aztecs?
Material Wealth
weaponry
Lack of immunity to disease
Hostile neigbors
3
What did Jaques Cartier explore?
Louisiana region
Modern Day Quebec
Harbor of Modern-day New York City
Modern Day Montreal
4
Why did the establishment of some English colonies require the creation of joint stock companies?
colonies were seldom profitable and banks were needed to support them
colonies were attacked by Natives and soldiers were needed to defend them
Some colonies were found as royal colonis and the monarchy found colonists
Colonies were risky and people were unwilling to invest all of their money
5
What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa the First to Discover?
Philippine Islands
Pacific Ocean
Modern-Day Brazil
Caribbean Islands
6
Why did the language Urdu develop from Persian, Arabic, and Hindu?
Indian students were to learn Persian and Arabic if they wanted to convert
Indian merchants dominated Mughal trade and needed to talk w/ the Nobility
The Mughal nobility declared Hindi, Persian, and Arabic to be the languages
The Mughal military needed a language understood by soldiers from all over
7
What led to the fall of the Ottoman Empire?
Their army was made of soldiers who felt little loyalty to the empire
The Sultans produced few male heirs to create a clear line of succession.
There were many peoples within its borders that wanted to rule themselves
The sultans belonged to a different religion than most of their subjects
8
What was Ferdinand Magellan the first to discover?
Caribbean islands
Philippine Islands
Pacific Ocean
Modern-Day Brazil
9
What was Pedro Alvarez Cabral the first to discover?
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Islands
Modern-day Brazil
Philippine Islands
10
How did Western cultures affect Southeast Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries?
Many Asians adopted their traditions and began dressing like Europeans
European building styles became popular and were copied throughout
European colonization was limited to port cities and had no impact inland
Many Asians liked Christianity and converted to Catholicism
11
What did Samuel de Champlain explore?
Louisiana region
Modern Day Montreal
Modern Day Quebec
Harbor of Modern-day New York City
12
Which economic activity relied on the majority of Brazil’s enslaved Africans?
Mining
Shipbuilding
Fur Trapping
Plantation farming
13
What were some achievements of the Tokugawa Shogunate?
The formation of Confucian philosophy
the development of kabuki theater
The construction of the Forbidden city
The voyages of Zheng He
14
Which term explains the long-term consequences of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The influence of the Catholic Church in the New World Decreased
The Economic power of the Dutch East India Company increased
Canada became a French speaking colony
Brazil became a Portuguese speaking colony
15
How did the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of South America differ?
Portugal sent most of their wealth to Europe while Spain invested it local.
The Spanish took over rich civilizations while the Portuguese found few
The Spanish enslaved the natives while the Portuguese relied on free labor
Portugal built plantations to raise crops while Spain built small farms
16
Why did Both China and Japan become isolationist?
They feared the loss of their national identities to European culture
They exhausted their economies by building defenses against Mongol invasion
They were affected by years of famine that reduced the population by half
They were weakened by continuous warfare between the two countries
17
Why did English Colonists enslave few Native Americans in the Southern colonies and the Caribean?
English protestant beliefs prevented them from owning Native Americans
Native Americans died from English contact because they had little immunity
The English were more interested in trade than creating large plantations
The type of farming produced in these areas needed only a small labor force
18
How did Akbar develop his tolerance for other religions?
by allowing his Indian wives to worship Hinduism
by celebrating Christian holidays
by eliminating the tax on Non-Muslims
by allowing all faiths to practice their religions
19
What groups experienced a significant increase in economic power with the rise of capitalist economies?
Merchants
miners
Farmers
Bishops
20
What was Christopher Columbus the first to discover?
Caribbean Islands
Modern-Day Brazil
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Islands

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