Question

Double-check my answers please!

Answer 1

1. Which did the absolute monarchies of Russia and France have in common during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
(Points : 2)
guaranteed religious freedoms

peasants bound in oppressive serfdom

---> expansionist warfare

forced western-style modernization


Question 2. 2. Which was not a motive for European exploration?
(Points : 2)
to promote Christianity in the primitive world

to create wealth through direct trade with Asia


----> to emulate Arab success in foreign domination

to expand national pride and individual status


Question 3. 3. Which describes the role of Christianity in North America?
(Points : 2)
-----> Forced conversions of native populations helped European governments maintain absolute authority in their colonies.

Christian missionaries found converts easily because Europeans ruled over conquered populations of sedentary cultivators.

Mass adoption of Christianity resulted in the elimination of indigenous religious practices and traditions.

European religious traditions became predominant as a result of burgeoning settlements of the French and English colonists.


Question 4. 4. Which describes the Portuguese voyages of exploration from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic?
(Points : 2)
The Portuguese forged a route to the Indian Ocean by sailing down the coast of Arabia in the Red Sea.

The Portuguese negotiated with Muslim pirates to sail through the straight of Gibraltar and down the coast of Africa.

----> The Portuguese claimed the Madeira and Azores islands as they traveled down western Africa and on to Asia.

The Portuguese endeavored to find their own all-water route to Asia by sailing west around the world.


Question 5. 5. Which European astronomer confirmed the heliocentric theory with his Three Laws of Planetary Motion?
(Points : 2)
Galileo Galilei

Isaac Newton

Nicholas Copernicus

-----> Johannes Kepler


Question 6. 6. Which describes a key feature of Portugal's trading-post empire in Africa?
(Points : 2)
The Portuguese extended control over new territory deep into the interior of sub-Saharan Africa.

The Portuguese attempted control over the entire region's spice trade including pepper and cloves.

-----> The Portuguese formed economic alliances with local chieftains over control of the gold and slave trade.

The Portuguese enjoyed a virtual monopoly over the Saharan salt trade on the North African coast.


Question 7. 7. Which was not a consequence of the Renaissance in Europe?
(Points : 2)
-----> intellectual inquiry in science and geography

transformation of European art, architecture, and literature

moral thought based on classical models

idealization of the city-state model of government


Question 8. 8. Which was not a key feature of the Iberian empires in the Americas?
(Points : 2)
uniformity with expensive structures to maintain

complex bureaucracies with heavy taxation

hundreds of thousands of European immigrants

-----> expressly forbidden intermarriage with natives


Question 9. 9. Which was not a cause of the Seven Years' War?
(Points : 2)
competition for trade in Asia and the Americas

efforts by individual countries to establish markets

the race to expand European colonies into empires

---> the lack of religious toleration in European-held colonies


Question 10. 10. Which does not describe European settler colonies in North America?
(Points : 2)
---> Settlers brought their entire families from Europe to the new colonies.

Settlers were attracted by the large and pliant native labor force.

Settler colonies were primarily financed by private investors.

Settlers relied on provisions shipped from European ports.


Question 11. 11. Which was the role of agriculture in the Spanish Empire?
(Points : 2)
to support native populations in their primary work of mining silver and gold

---> to control native populations by forcing them to work the encomienda system

to civilize native populations by providing steady farm work and an education

to prevent native populations from rebellion by providing reliable crops for food


Question 12. 12. Which was a cause of the Catholic Reformation?
(Points : 2)
admission of errors on the part of the papacy

clarified similarities between Judaism and Catholicism

melding of Orthodox and Catholic doctrines

---> intensified attacks against Catholic policies


Question 13. 13. Which was not a contribution of the new monarchies of Spain, France, and England? (Points : 2)
centralized their regimes
increased royal revenues
---> created smaller bureaucracy
curbed nobles' power

Question 14. 14. Which was an effect of the Columbian Exchange? (Points : 2)
Several species of European animals were eliminated because of New World viruses.
---> Advanced military and naval technologies were introduced into the Americas.
European population decreased because of emigration to the New World.
European diseases skyrocketed as a result of the introduction of tobacco.

Question 15. 15. Which best explains the impact of the fur trade in North America?
(Points : 2)
Tribal peoples adopted western culture and barter systems.

Native peoples banded together to end the fur trade.

Dutch and French trappers adopted native ways of life.

---> European trappers pushed farther inland for more fur.


Question 16. 16. Which describes the reign of Charles V?
(Points : 2)
He unified the Holy Roman Empire.

---> He inherited a far-flung empire from Austria to Peru.

He granted his beloved Flanders independence.

He fought the Thirty Years' War to preserve Catholicism.


Question 17. 17. Why did the Ming withdraw their support for exploration enterprise?
(Points : 2)
Exploration resulted in an increase in foreign imports, which threatened Chinese business success.

Invasion by the Huns of the north threw China into chaos and led to the postponement of sea exploration.

---> The voyages were an expensive enterprise and had failed to significantly improve the Chinese economy.

Because piracy and monsoon weather destroyed the majority of China's fleet, the emperor ended exploration.


Question 18. 18. Which was a key feature of the Agricultural Revolution?
(Points : 2)
enclosure of village common lands

increased productivity with use of sickles

---> reestablishment of the practice of fallowing

implementation of the three field system


Question 19. 19. Which best describes the conquest of Mexico?
(Points : 2)
Taking advantage of civil war, Spanish armies infiltrated warring factions within the Aztec Empire and seized control.

Competing Spanish conquistadores carved up the weakened Aztec Empire and divided the spoils between them.

Through lengthy negotiation and threat of conquest, Hernandez Cortez was able to win significant territory from the Aztec emperor

---> Spanish armies, with superior military technology and horses, looted, raided, and conquered the Aztec Empire.


Question 20. 20. Which helped spur the Reformation?
(Points : 2)
Catholic closure of monasteries

Papal States' war with France

---> corrupted power of the papacy

Calvin's denial of indulgences


Question 21. 21. Which was not an impact of sugar in Portuguese Brazil? (Points : 2)
Aristocrats became savvy businessmen.
Plantations were the primary economic activity.
---> Administration was centralized to provide labor.
African slaves were imported on a large scale.

Question 22. 22. Which was not a result of the religious wars in Europe?
(Points : 2)
---> Religious toleration was instituted in the Holy Roman Empire.

Protestantism was firmly established in northern Germany.

Catholicism prevailed after long years of civil war in France.

Free Protestant worship was ensured in Holland after independence.


Question 23. 23. Which was a consequence of European conquests in Indonesia?
(Points : 2)
New technologies in the form of horses and guns were introduced.

European diseases killed hundreds of thousands of people.

---> Economic exploitation occurred through control of the spice trade.

Native populations were forced into agricultural slave labor.


Question 24. 24. Which technological development made exploration possible in the early modern period?
(Points : 2)
wind wheels

---> astrolabe

galley ships

double mast


Question 25. 25. Which explains how the Spanish Inquisition consolidated state power?
(Points : 2)
The Inquisition ignored the rules of evidence in order to threaten politically powerful bureaucrats.

The Inquisition protected Spanish colonies from heretical teachings and independent thought.

---> The Inquisition framed innocent converso merchants and routinely subjected them to torture.

The Inquisition threatened excommunication to peasants if they refused homage to pope and king.


Question 26. 26. Which did Holland and England have in common in the seventeenth century?
(Points : 2)
unwritten constitutions that limited government power

Anglican Protestantism

universal male suffrage

---> a city-state government ruled by group of powerful nobles


Question 27. 27. Which was not a key feature of European exploration in Australia?
(Points : 2)
---> Australia was named "New Holland" because of active Dutch reconnaissance.

Efforts were made to establish permanent settlements after 1770.

Europeans found aboriginal peoples to be nomadic and savage foragers.

Europeans discovered an abundance of exotic fruits and spices to be traded.


Question 28. 28. Which helped establish global trade?
(Points : 2)
demand for foodstuffs

communication technology

mercantilist policies

---> capitalist economics


Question 29. 29. Which describes a marriage pattern in Europe during the seventeenth century?
(Points : 2)
---> Men and women married later in their twenties.

Young people could choose their own spouse.

Dowries were not necessary for arranged marriages.

Young married couples lived in extended families.


Question 30. 30. Which was an economic impact in Europe of the voyages of exploration?
(Points : 2)
An influx of gold and silver led to the deflation of national currencies.

Mercantilist policies ensured a favorable balance of trade.

Poverty decreased as a result of the influx of gold and silver.

---> The importance of national central banks was established.

Answer 2

You are asking too many questions at once, try asking only one question per post. Thanks for understanding.

Answer 3

okay, so the first question is

Which did the absolute monarchies of Russia and France have in common during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? (Points : 2)
guaranteed religious freedoms
peasants bound in oppressive serfdom ---> expansionist warfare
forced western-style modernization