Exam 1 Cengage Questions (Chapter
22)
The fifteenth- and sixteenth-century voyages of exploration were stimulated mainly by: correct
answers The individual explorers' hopes of enrichment
Which of the following did Magellan's epic voyage prove? correct answers That the islands
called the "Spice Lands" could be reached from the East
Which of the following nations was most persistently committed to converting the natives of the
newly discovered regions to Christianity? correct answers Spain
What is the correct sequence of explorer-traders in the Far East? correct answers Portuguese,
Dutch, English
Mercantilism aimed first of all at correct answers securing a favorable balance of foreign
trade
The first to engage in the slave trade were the: correct answers Portuguese
Which proved to be the most important of the various new foods introduced into European diets
by the voyages of discovery? correct answers Potatoes
The sixteenth-century inflation affected which group most negatively? correct answers
Landholding nobles
The most devastating effects of pandemics on the native population brought about by European
discovery occurred in: correct answers Latin America
A major disruption of European trade occurred in the fifteenth century when correct answers
ottoman turks took over constantinople
In the context of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century trade, the term "factory" meant: correct
answers Fortified stations to hold goods until a ship arrived
Which explorer is incorrectly matched with his voyage? correct answers Afonso da
Albuquerque—Cuba, coast of Mexico
Who organized the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe? correct answers Ferdinand
Magellan
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The fifteenth- and sixteenth-century voyages of exploration were stimulated mainly by: correct
answers The individual explorers' hopes of enrichment
Which of the following did Magellan's epic voyage prove? correct answers That the islands
called the "Spice Lands" could be reached from the East
Which of the following nations was most persistently committed to converting the natives of the
newly discovered regions to Christianity? correct answers Spain
What is the correct sequence of explorer-traders in the Far East? correct answers Portuguese,
Dutch, English
Mercantilism aimed first of all at correct answers securing a favorable balance of foreign
trade
The first to engage in the slave trade were the: correct answers Portuguese
Which proved to be the most important of the various new foods introduced into European diets
by the voyages of discovery? correct answers Potatoes
The sixteenth-century inflation affected which group most negatively? correct answers
Landholding nobles
The most devastating effects of pandemics on the native population brought about by European
discovery occurred in: correct answers Latin America
A major disruption of European trade occurred in the fifteenth century when correct answers
ottoman turks took over constantinople
In the context of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century trade, the term "factory" meant: correct
answers Fortified stations to hold goods until a ship arrived
Which explorer is incorrectly matched with his voyage? correct answers Afonso da
Albuquerque—Cuba, coast of Mexico
Who organized the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe? correct answers Ferdinand
Magellan
