Frederick Douglass Academy Global Studies

A) Spanish rule in Latin AmericaB) pre-Columbian practices of Native

AmericansC) attempts to halt the drug trade in South

AmericaD) reduction of trade barriers in the Western

Hemisphere

1. The encomienda system, the latifundia form ofland ownership, and the office of viceroy are allclosely associated with

A) The importance of Mediterranean traderoutes was established.

B) The modem concept of universal humanrights was promoted.

C) The European view of the physical worldwas transformed.

D) An understanding of the benefits of culturaldiversity was encouraged.

2. What was a result of the efforts of Prince Henryof Portugal, Christopher Columbus, andFerdinand Magellan?

A) promoted religious diversityB) encouraged democratic reformsC) emphasized equal rights for womenD) supported the expansion of overseas trade

3. One way in which the Ming dynasty in the early1400s and the Spanish monarchy in the late1400s are similar is that both governments

4. Base your answer to the following question on ". .. (It) brought the potato, the pineapple, the turkey,dahlias, sunflowers, magnolias, maize, chilliesand chocolate across the Atlantic. On the otherhand, tens of millions died in the pandemics ofthe 16th century, victims of smallpox, measlesand the other diseases brought by Europeans (anddon't forget that the African slave trade wasbegun by the Europeans, to replace the workforce they had decimated).". . . — Michael Wood,BBC History (adapted)

A) establishment of the line of DemarcationB) creation of the Hanseatic LeagueC) Columbian exchangeD) Glorious Revolution

Which historical development is being describedin this quotation?

5. Base your answer to the following question on thedrawing below and on your knowledge of socialstudies.

A) religious influence on architectureB) cooperation and planning in agricultureC) superior military technology used for

defenseD) role of government during a natural disaster

What does this drawing indicate about the Incacivilization?

A) peninsular locationB) mountainous regionC) extensive river systemD) fertile plain

6. Which geographic feature of Spain and Portugalmost enhanced their ability to engage inexploration?

A) The Spanish soldiers made effective use oftheir military technology against the Aztecs.

B) Aztec religious beliefs promotednonviolence.

C) Spain joined the Incas in their fight againstthe Aztecs.

D) The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztecwarriors.

7. What was one reason the Spanish conquistadorswere able to conquer the Aztec Empire?

A) Golden Age in SpainB) Hanseatic League in GermanyC) Glorious Revolution in EnglandD) Renaissance in Italy

8. Cervantes’ literary classic Don Quixote, the ruleof Isabella and Ferdinand, and the art of El Grecoare associated with the

A) CrusadesB) Age of ExplorationC) ReformationD) Age of Reason

9. The encomienda system in Latin America was adirect result of the

A) destruction of the Aztec and Inca empiresB) capture of Brazil by PortugalC) colonization of North America by PortugalD) exploration of the Philippines and East

Indies

10. The expeditions of Hernan Cortes and FranciscoPizarro resulted in the

A) expulsion of Jews and Muslims from SpainB) establishment of Portuguese trade routes

around AfricaC) fall of the Aztec EmpireD) conquest of the Kush Kingdom

11. A direct result of the conquest of Tenochtitlánby Hernán Cortés in 1521 was the

12. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge ofsocial studies.

A) Europe became increasingly isolated.B) European trade with Africa and South America increased.C) Southeast Asia became Europe’s greatest trading partner.D) European nations created colonial governments throughout central Asia.

What was a result of the explorers’ voyages illustrated on this map?

A) His interactions with the indigenouspeoples served as a model for fairtreatment of minorities.

B) His ships were the first to complete anaround-the-world voyage and prove theearth was round.

C) His calculations of the distance betweenEurope and Asia became the basis for ourmodern maps.

D) His voyages started a vast culturalexchange between the two hemispheres.

13. Which statement explains the long-termsignificance of the travels of ChristopherColumbus? A) the refusal of the people to obey their

leadersB) a conflict with the Inca EmpireC) the technology of the Spanish

conquistadorsD) political corruption and an unstable

government

14. A major reason for the end of the Aztec Empirewas

A) control overpopulation in urban centersB) convert native peoples to ProtestantismC) obtain labor and taxes from the native

peoples in the Spanish coloniesD) introduce political ideas into the colonies

gradually

15. The purpose of the encomienda system in LatinAmerica was to

A) military technology of the Spanishconquerors

B) inability of the native peoples to adapt toSpanish culture

C) enforced slavery of the native peoples bythe Spanish

D) unified resistance of native peoples toSpanish demands

16. A major reason that the Spanish were able toconquer the peoples of the Americas was the

17. Base your answer to the following question on the illustration below and on your knowledgeof social studies.

A) The Aztec religion encouraged nonviolence.B) The nations of Europe allied with the Spanish against the Aztec rulers.C) The conquistadors were defending their homeland.D) Spanish technology was a major factor in the defeat of the Aztecs.

Which explanation for the Spanish conquest ofthe Aztec Empire is best supported by this illustration?

18. Base your answer on the cartoon below and onyour knowledge of social studies.

A) Columbus' initial voyage in 1492 was acause for celebration.

B) Many groups claim Columbus as theirrepresentative.

C) Not all groups have the same interpretationof Columbus' role in history.

D) Columbus was not the first European toexplore Latin America.

What is the cartoonist's point of view?

A) Europeans brought food, animals, andideas from one continent to another.

B) European diseases had an adverse effect onthe native populations of new territories.

C) Warfare increased as European nationscompeted for land and power.

D) Advances in learning and technology madelong ocean voyages possible.

19. Which of these events during the Age ofExploration was a cause of the other three?

A) establish religious freedomB) promote democracyC) increase the wealth of SpainD) introduce a laissez-faire economic system

20. A major goal of the conquistadors in LatinAmerica was to

A) rise of feudalismB) Agricultural RevolutionC) Age of ExplorationD) Age of Reason

21. Advances in navigation technology and thedesire of Europeans to obtain goods from Asiaare most closely associated with the

A) migration of the BantuB) exploration of the AmericasC) introduction of Buddhism to East AsiaD) voyages of Zheng He

22. The combined usage of the caravel, compass,and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bringabout the

A) a knowledge and command of advancedtechnologies

B) a rejection of democratic policies andpractices

C) the development of religious and culturalreforms

D) an extended period of peaceful trade andcommerce

23. A primary reason the Mongols and the Britishwere able to expand their empires throughconquest was because of

24. • The introduction of gunpowder helped bring anend to feudalism• The printing press played an important role incausing the Reformation

A) environmental changes can affect humansociety

B) contact with other societies can lead toconflict and war

C) economic change can be slow and almostunnoticed

D) technological advances can lead to majorchange

These statements best reflect the idea that

A) support of exploration by the Englishgovernment

B) trade connections established by IbnBattuta

C) effects of the Atlantic slave tradeD) development of new navigational

instruments and technology

25. The journeys of Vasco da Gama, BartholomeuDias, and Christopher Columbus becamepossible in the late 1400s because of the

A) launch the CrusadesB) defeat the MongolsC) expel the MoorsD) explore the Western Hemisphere

26. The astrolabe and improvements in cartographyhelped Europeans to

27. • Invention of the compass and astrolabe• European dependence on spices from Asia• Rise of nation-states in Europe

A) CrusadesB) RenaissanceC) ReformationD) Age of Exploration

These developments influenced the start of the

A) Gupta EmpireB) Mongol EmpireC) Age of ExplorationD) medieval guilds

28. During the 1500s, technological advances innavigation, naval engineering, and mapmakingcontributed directly to the start of the

A) a monopolyB) an embargoC) banking systemsD) agricultural cooperatives

29. In the 1500s, the Portuguese seized trading portsin Southeast Asia in an attempt to gain totalcontrol of the spice trade.

Based on this statement, one goal of thePortuguese was to establish

A) establishment of European coloniesB) start of the Puritan RevolutionC) invention of the magnetic compassD) failure of the Congress of Vienna

30. The Age of Exploration led directly to the

Base your answers to questions 31 and 32 on themap below and on your knowledge of socialstudies.

A) Dutch B) PortugueseC) English D) French

31. The letter C indicates an area of Latin Americathat was colonized mostly by the

A) A B) B C) C D) D

32. Which letter identifies the region in the AndesMountains where many Inca settlements werelocated?

A) had self-sufficient economiesB) lacked political unityC) rejected the practice of imperialismD) belonged to opposing alliances

33. One reason Italy and Germany were not majorcolonial powers in the 16th and 17th centurieswas that they

A) The transfer of new products and ideasencouraged economic growth.

B) New diseases were brought to Europe andresulted in massive deaths caused by aplague.

C) Native Americans immigrated to Europeand competed with Europeans for jobs.

D) Cross-cultural contacts between SouthAmerica and Asia declined.

34. Which statement describes an impact that theColumbian Exchange had on the lives ofEuropeans?

35. Base your answer to the following question onBase your answer on the map below.

A) Portugal became the dominant colonialpower in South America by 1600.

B) Geography made the interior of SouthAmerica easy to explore.

C) Neither the Spanish nor the Portuguesedeveloped major urban centers in LatinAmerica.

D) In 1600, most of the land in South Americawas not settled by Europeans.

Which conclusion regarding early Europeansettlements is best supported by the informationon the map?

36. • France gained control over Algeria.• Great Britain gained control over NorthAmerica.• Portugal gained control over Angola.

A) imperialism B) revolutionC) alliances D) totalitarianism

What do these statements describe?

37. Base your answer to the following question onthe passage below and on your knowledge ofsocial studies.

A) the Aztec invasion of Mayan citiesB) the Ottoman invasion of HungaryC) immigration from Europe to the New

WorldD) the transatlantic slave trade

"I was immediately handled and tossed up to seeif I were sound, by some of the crew, and I wasnow persuaded that I had gotten into a world ofbad spirits, and that they were going to kill me.Their complexions, too, differing so much fromours, their long hair, and the language theyspoke . . . united to confirm me in this belief. . . .The closeness of the place and the heat of theclimate, added to the number in the ship, whichwas so crowded that each had scarcely room toturn himself, almost suffocated us."

Which event is described in this passage?

A) market its surplus agricultural productsB) obtain workers for its colonies in the

AmericasC) establish collective security arrangementsD) settle its surplus population on new lands

38. In the 1600s, the interest of Europeans in Africawas based mainly on Europe's need to

A) Islamic culture spread across Africa andAsia.

B) European influence spread to the WesternHemisphere.

C) Independence movements developed inAsia and Africa.

D) Military dictatorships were establishedthroughout Europe.

39. Which was an immediate result of the EuropeanAge of Exploration?

A) a long period of peace and prosperity forthe nations of western Europe

B) extensive migration of people from theWestern Hemisphere to Europe and Asia

C) the fall of European national monarchiesand the end of the power of the CatholicChurch

D) the end of regional isolation and thebeginning of a period of European globaldomination

40. A major result of the European Age ofExploration was

A) Europeans drew colonial borders based onAfrican tribal boundaries.

B) The African Continent was divided equallyamong the colonial powers.

C) European control did much to improve theeconomies of most tribal groups.

D) African cultural and ethnic traditions wereoften ignored by colonial governments.

41. Which statement about the Europeanpartitioning of Africa in the 1800s is mostaccurate?

A) spice tradeB) large numbers of Christian convertsC) rich deposits of gold and silverD) development of manufacturing sites

42. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutchinterest in the islands of Southeast Asia wasmainly based on the