Question

4.05 WHistory

Answer 1

Your score on this exam is 45 out of 45 .

Answer Key

Question 1 (Worth 5 points)

What role did the Chinese explorations in the Indian oceans play in preserving Chinese culture?

The Chinese were looking for more land to colonize and exploit.

The Chinese were looking to incorporate more Mandarin-speaking lands.

*The Chinese were looking to acquire more tributary states.

The Chinese were looking for new spices to use in Chinese foods.

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 2 (Worth 5 points)

How were the explorations of John Cabot and Christopher Columbus similar?

*Both were commissioned explorers.

Both sailed under the flag of their home country.

Both worked to establish Italian trade dominance.

Both explored trade routes to the east.

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 3 (Worth 5 points)

Why were medieval ships unsuited for long-distance voyages?

*Medieval ships were designed mostly for moving goods, troops, or warfare.

Medieval ships used the less efficient triangular sail.

Medieval ships had to be built out of soft woods like pine.

Medieval ships used a longer keel, a taller mast, and a heavier wood.

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 4 (Worth 5 points)

Which of the following describes the explorations of John Cabot in the late fifteenth century?

He sailed under the flag of Italy.

He was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

He sailed east to discover new trade routes.

*He sailed under the flag of England.

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 5 (Worth 5 points)

Why might the Italian city-states have resisted the exploration around the world?

*The discovery of new trade routes to the east threatened the city-state's control over that trade.

The technological innovations that allowed new discoveries were adding to the wealth of Italy's enemies.

The search for new Protestant converts threatened the power of the papal states and Rome itself.

The Italian city-states were fearful that new trade routes would raise the influence of Islamic empires.

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 6 (Worth 5 points)

Which of the following explorers led a voyage that ultimately circumnavigated the globe?

John Cabot

Vasco da Gama

*Ferdinand Magellan

Bartolomeu Dias

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 7 (Worth 5 points)

How did the Reconquista act as a pull mechanism for Spain to explore and conquer new lands?

*The Reconquista created generations of men trained and ready to reconquer lands for Spain and the Church.

The Reconquista pulled the Christian kingdoms of Spain to follow Islamic armies all around the world.

The Reconquista created a narrative in Spain that encouraged Spaniards to want to be better Christians.

The Reconquista pulled the Church of Spain to find new markets to exploit the wealth won in Granada.

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 8 (Worth 5 points)

How did mercantilism operate as a push factor for some European states during the Age of Exploration?

*Mercantilism pushed some states to find more profitable trade routes to the east.

Mercantilism pushed some states to find new settlements for overpopulation.

Mercantilism pushed some states to find new sources of cheap labor.

Mercantilism pushed some states to engage in war with other states.

Points earned on this question: 5

Question 9 (Worth 5 points)

Which of the following was a pull factor that caused the Dutch to explore the Indies?

*the desire to profit from the trade of pepper and other spices found in the Indies

the desire to increase the size of the Dutch population in Europe

the need to find an alternate source of food following a great famine in Europe

the need to protect Dutch military outposts in West Africa

Points earned on this question: 5

Answer 2

What role did the Chinese explorations in the Indian oceans play in preserving Chinese culture? The Chinese were looking for new spices to use in Chinese foods.

Answer 3

The Chinese were looking to acquire more tributary states.