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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). -Swahili Coast

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The difference between the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire was that


A) the motives of the Spanish were purely religious.
B) the Spanish Empire was a territorial empire, while the Portuguese Empire was a trading empire.
C) the motives of the Portuguese Empire were purely economic.
D) the Spanish Empire was a trading empire, while the Portuguese Empire was a territorial empire.
E) the Spanish Empire was only an "intellectual" empire.

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Cortés had which advantages in conquering the Aztecs?


A) An alliance with the Tlaxacans
B) Firearms and horses
C) The Aztecs had only recently established their empire at the expense of other tribes.
D) Smallpox
E) All of these

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). -Moctezuma II

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The first Portuguese explorer to purchase the rights of exploration of Africa was


A) Fernão Gomes
B) Bartolomeu Dias
C) Bartolomo de las Casas
D) Ferdinand Magellan
E) Christopher Columbus

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The most profitable and strongest colonization by Europe was in


A) Africa.
B) China.
C) India.
D) the Americas.
E) Newfoundland.

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The Portuguese established a base in China in 1557 at


A) Beijing.
B) Yuan.
C) Macao.
D) Cambaluc.
E) Dien Bien Phu.

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Describe the Portuguese explorations in the Indian Ocean. How would you characterize the receptivity of the indigenous peoples and empires?

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Vasco da Gama did not make a great impre...

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An early motivation for Portuguese maritime exploration was to


A) gain access to the sub-Saharan gold trade.
B) find buried treasure near Madagasacar.
C) discover the "New World."
D) find the Christian kingdom of Prester John.
E) quell political dissent.

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Describe the interactions of Portuguese and West African peoples, from initial contact by explorers to the permanent settlements established by Portuguese traders. In what ways were interactions between East Africans and the Portuguese similar to or different from interactions between the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean states?

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Early Portuguese visitors sometimes fail...

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The advantage of the caravel was that it was


A) fast.
B) maneuverable.
C) a good fighting ship.
D) armed with small cannons.
E) all of these.

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Why didn't the Italian states take a lead in exploring the Atlantic?


A) Italy lacked warm water access and seafaring technology.
B) The ships of the Mediterranean were ill suited to the Atlantic.
C) The trading states of Venice and Genoa preferred a system of alliances with the Muslims.
D) Both A and B
E) Both B and C

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Europeans were not the first to explore the world and come in contact with far-off peoples and lands. What were the maritime patterns of Chinese and Muslim global exploration before 1450?

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). -conquistadors

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The conquistadors were Spanish soldiers,...

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). -caravel

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). -Hernán Cortés

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Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) was a Spanish ...

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Which of the following statements is not true of Chinese-African contacts circa 1415-1433?


A) At least three trading cities in East Africa sent delegations to China in 1415.
B) Zheng's voyages were extended to Africa.
C) Zheng's voyages stimulated the Swahili silk market.
D) The Chinese imported more pepper as a result of this contact.
E) Many cultural misunderstandings led to the Sino-African War.

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). -Treaty of Tordesillas

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme...

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An area of dispute between Portugal and Spain despite the Treaty of Tordesillas was who had claim to the spice trade from:


A) Macao
B) Indonesia
C) Goa
D) Singapore
E) the Moluccas

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Using Map 15.2, trace the outlines of the Spanish Empire in the Americas by 1600. In your answer, distinguish between the different groups of Amerindians with which the Spanish came in contact.

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