GES 102 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers7
Maya - ANSWERS -Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in
Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Major contributions were in
mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar.
Incas - ANSWERS -Ancient civilization (1200-1500 AD) that was located in the Andes in Peru
Terraced farming, written language was using knots and ropes
Cocoa - ANSWERS -Cocaine is the proccessed form of the plant
New world Crops - ANSWERS -Corn, cacao, tobacco, tomato, potato, sweet potato, pineapple,
avocado, peppers, peanut, cassava (yucca), vanilla, pumpkins, squash, guava, beans, chicle
New world crops are - ANSWERS -Anything that is brought over from other countries
What type of production is coffee beans? - ANSWERS -Primary
Who wrote the novella Benito Cereno? - ANSWERS -Herman Melville
Why did the Irish grow so many potatoes in the 19th century? - ANSWERS -Potatoes grew well
in the soil and climate conditions of Ireland and Irish peasants had little land and potatoes were
fairly nutritious
What phrase best characterizes Mercantilist trading? - ANSWERS -the use of state power to
facilitate corporate business enterprises overseas for the purposes of increasing national wealth
, Smallpox in the Americas =___________; Malaria in the New World =____________ - ANSWERS
-epidemic; endemic
Which of the following is a New World food? - ANSWERS -Corn
The great scramble for African colonies occurred - ANSWERS -in the three decades preceding
World War I
Which of the following best characterizes the "triangle trade" in the first phase of colonialism? -
ANSWERS -slaves from Africa to the Americas; agricultural goods from the Americas to Europe;
manufactured goods from Europe to Africa
Which phrase best summarizes the overall legacy of colonialism for the colonized - ANSWERS -
re-oriented the economies and infrastructure of Africa and South Asia from internally
connected to export oriented
Why did Europeans countries turn to Africa slaves as a source of labor? - ANSWERS -African
slaves were better able to withstand diseases like malaria and there was less labor available due
to the Great Dying
The paternalistic method of colonial control was used primarily by which of the following
countries - ANSWERS -Belgium
The "adaptable" method of colonial control, in which colonial rulers co-opted local elites and
generally remained flexible through an indirect method of control was primarily associated with
- ANSWERS -the British
What are runaway slave communities in Brazil called? - ANSWERS -Quilombos
Answers7
Maya - ANSWERS -Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in
Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Major contributions were in
mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar.
Incas - ANSWERS -Ancient civilization (1200-1500 AD) that was located in the Andes in Peru
Terraced farming, written language was using knots and ropes
Cocoa - ANSWERS -Cocaine is the proccessed form of the plant
New world Crops - ANSWERS -Corn, cacao, tobacco, tomato, potato, sweet potato, pineapple,
avocado, peppers, peanut, cassava (yucca), vanilla, pumpkins, squash, guava, beans, chicle
New world crops are - ANSWERS -Anything that is brought over from other countries
What type of production is coffee beans? - ANSWERS -Primary
Who wrote the novella Benito Cereno? - ANSWERS -Herman Melville
Why did the Irish grow so many potatoes in the 19th century? - ANSWERS -Potatoes grew well
in the soil and climate conditions of Ireland and Irish peasants had little land and potatoes were
fairly nutritious
What phrase best characterizes Mercantilist trading? - ANSWERS -the use of state power to
facilitate corporate business enterprises overseas for the purposes of increasing national wealth
, Smallpox in the Americas =___________; Malaria in the New World =____________ - ANSWERS
-epidemic; endemic
Which of the following is a New World food? - ANSWERS -Corn
The great scramble for African colonies occurred - ANSWERS -in the three decades preceding
World War I
Which of the following best characterizes the "triangle trade" in the first phase of colonialism? -
ANSWERS -slaves from Africa to the Americas; agricultural goods from the Americas to Europe;
manufactured goods from Europe to Africa
Which phrase best summarizes the overall legacy of colonialism for the colonized - ANSWERS -
re-oriented the economies and infrastructure of Africa and South Asia from internally
connected to export oriented
Why did Europeans countries turn to Africa slaves as a source of labor? - ANSWERS -African
slaves were better able to withstand diseases like malaria and there was less labor available due
to the Great Dying
The paternalistic method of colonial control was used primarily by which of the following
countries - ANSWERS -Belgium
The "adaptable" method of colonial control, in which colonial rulers co-opted local elites and
generally remained flexible through an indirect method of control was primarily associated with
- ANSWERS -the British
What are runaway slave communities in Brazil called? - ANSWERS -Quilombos
