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Chapter 15

Chapter 15. European Exploration and Conquest, 1450–1650 . Question. The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were cultural. economical. biosocial. political. Answer. The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were cultural.

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Chapter 15

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  1. Chapter 15 European Exploration and Conquest,1450–1650

  2. Question • The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were • cultural. • economical. • biosocial. • political.

  3. Answer • The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were • cultural. • economical. • biosocial. (correct) • political. Hint: See page 508.

  4. Question • Technological stimuli to exploration included all of the following EXCEPT • cannons. • astrolabes. • caravels. • galleys.

  5. Answer • Technological stimuli to exploration included all of the following EXCEPT • cannons. • astrolabes. • caravels. • galleys. (correct) Hint: See page 494.

  6. Question • Persia was a major producer and exporter of • wool. • sugar. • silk. • tea.

  7. Answer • Persia was a major producer and exporter of • wool. • sugar. • silk. (correct) • tea. Hint: See page 489.

  8. Question • Which of the following literary genres was developed by Michel de Montaigne? • Essay • Fiction • Non-fiction • Memoir

  9. Answer • Which of the following literary genres was developed by Michel de Montaigne? • Essay (correct) • Fiction • Non-fiction • Memoir Hint: See page 514.

  10. Question • The first country to discover the potential ofsugar was • Italy • India • China • Africa

  11. Answer • The first country to discover the potential ofsugar was • Italy • India (correct) • China • Africa Hint: See page 505.

  12. Question • ________ is a school of thought founded on doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable. • Fideism • Cynicalism • Relativism • Skepticism

  13. Answer • ________ is a school of thought founded on doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable. • Fideism • Cynicalism • Relativism • Skepticism (correct) Hint: See page 514.

  14. Question • The center of the pre-Columbian world trade network was • the Holy Roman Empire. • France. • the Indian Ocean. • the Mediterranean.

  15. Answer • The center of the pre-Columbian world trade network was • the Holy Roman Empire. • France. • the Indian Ocean. (correct) • the Mediterranean. Hint: See page 484.

  16. Question • ________ was the great gift of the Amerindians to all the peoples of the world as food. • Corn • Wheat • Rice • Sugar

  17. Answer • ________ was the great gift of the Amerindians to all the peoples of the world as food. • Corn (correct) • Wheat • Rice • Sugar Hint: See page 509.

  18. Question • Which of the following Shakespearian plays deals with exorbitant ambition as its central theme? • The Tempest • Macbeth • Othello • Hamlet

  19. Answer • Which of the following Shakespearian plays deals with exorbitant ambition as its central theme? • The Tempest • Macbeth (correct) • Othello • Hamlet Hint: See pages 515–516.

  20. Question • Which of the following was NOT a Portuguese explorer? • Christopher Columbus • Vasco da Gama • Pedro Alvares Cabral • Bartholomew Diaz

  21. Answer • Which of the following was NOT a Portuguese explorer? • Christopher Columbus (correct) • Vasco da Gama • Pedro Alvares Cabral • Bartholomew Diaz Hint: See pages 497–498.

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