WEEK TWELVE QUIZ
Due 5-7-2009
Please be sure to check off only one response.
Students Name
A a signal of Europeans new ability to make themselves masters of the seas
B a new Crusade was necessary in order to unify Europe spiritually
C an end to the first Spanish overseas voyage
D none of the above 2.) Why did the Viking settlements of Greenland and Vinland decline after 1300
A political chaos and peasant rebellion at home
B the bubonic plague
C the decline of the monarchy and the centralization of feudal government
D the weather changed 3.) The new anti-Muslim Crusades of 1396 and 1444 were launched by the Europeans because
A of a renaissance of European Christianity
B an expanding Ottoman Empire disrupted trade routes
C there was limited royal power in the Holy Lands
D of the desire to compete with the Chinese 4.) Which of the following was not one aspect of the Portuguese attack on Ceuta in 1415?
A a plundering expedition
B a religious crusade
C a military tournament
D a diplomatic overture 5.) Columbus finally persuaded the Spanish to finance his voyage to the East Indies by
A offering a money-back guarantee
B proving his theory by using an Arabic map
C sheer persistence
D threatening to sail for France 6.) Why did Columbus call the native peoples 'Indians'?
A he thought he was in the East Indies
B 'indian' means foreigner
C 'indian' means savage
D he thought he had landed in India 7.) The Treaty of Tordesillas [1494]
A actually strengthened the papacy
B involved the division between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christianity
C was a means to settling the overseas claims of Spain and Portugal
D none of the above 8.) When the Portuguese first encountered African kingdoms, they
A found nothing of interest there
B easily dominated them
C found Africans had no interest in trade
D found Africans were eager for trade 9.) The Portuguese were able to assert control over the Indian Ocean because
A of superiority of Christianity over native beliefs
B the constant warfare in the region allowed the disruption of traditional trade
C of a temporary alliance with the Ethiopians
D of the superiority of their ships and weapons 10.) Which of the following factors did not contribute to the success of the Spanish in creating a vast land empire so quickly in the Americas?
A strong warriors, popes and kings
B the Spanish immigrated in large numbers to the American colonies
C superior military technology
D native Americans vulnerability to European diseases
A Henry VIII
B Moctezuma II
C they were a Republic
D none of the above 12.) The Aztecs at first thought that the Spanish were
A immortal
B mortal
C from a nearby island
D none of the above
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