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1

The closing off of the overland trade routes between Europe and Asia provided one impetus for the undertaking of maritime explorations. _____
A)True
B)False
2

Ptolemy’s map underestimated the extent of the world’s surface covered in land. _____
A)True
B)False
3

A new kind of sail rigging opened up the possibilities for traveling in the westerly winds of the Pacific. _____
A)True
B)False
4

Columbus was generously rewarded with fame and wealth for his discoveries. _____
A)True
B)False
5

Northern Europeans refused the terms of the Treaty of Tordesillas and set out in search of the northwest passage. _____
A)True
B)False
6

The hunting societies of the New World developed into settled and populous societies. _____
A)True
B)False
7

Neither the Incas nor the Aztecs used the wheel. _____
A)True
B)False
8

In addition to gold and silver, some explorers sought wealth in the form of human cargo. _____
A)True
B)False
9

Cortés gained a crucial advantage when he was given Malinche as a gift. _____
A)True
B)False
10

The greatest advantage of the Europeans over the Amerindians was the ability to write. _____
A)True
B)False
11

Las Casas suggested slavery as a means of alleviating the burden of forced labor for Amerindians. _____
A)True
B)False
12

The slave trade was highly profitable for Europeans but did not benefit any Africans. _____
A)True
B)False
13

Missionaries demanded strict obedience of Catholic practices. _____
A)True
B)False
14

Demand for luxury goods in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was fueled by a decline in population. _____
A)True
B)False
15

Mercantilist governments tried to use colonies as new markets for their manufactured goods. _____
A)True
B)False
16

The influx of precious metals from mines like Potosi created financial stability and prosperity in Spain. _____
A)True
B)False
17

As some jobs became more profitable with the rise of commercial capitalism, women were excluded from the work force. _____
A)True
B)False
18

Pirate life sometimes attracted people escaping from situations of limited opportunity, like slavery. _____
A)True
B)False
19

Stimulant crops like tobacco and coffee were not initially popular in Europe. _____
A)True
B)False
20

The Mercator maps encouraged the idea that the New World occupied the center of the world. _____
A)True
B)False
21

Malinche was an Aztec princess who died fighting off the Spanish conquistadors at the entrance to the great Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan. _____
A)True
B)False
22

The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) united Spain and Portugal. _____
A)True
B)False





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