Western Civilization A Brief History 11th Edition Perry Test Bank
Western Civilization A Brief History 11th Edition Perry Test Bank
Western Civilization A Brief History 11th Edition Perry Test Bank
4. The Portuguese victory at ____ illustrated the permanent presence of the West in the Orient.
a. Diu
b. Ceylon
c. Calicut
d. Java
e. Goa
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 218
Forces Behind the Expansion
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5. By the end of the fifteenth century the ____ had developed a viable imperial economy based on black slaves, gold, and
sugar.
a. Dutch
b. French
c. Danes
d. Portuguese
e. English
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 219
The Portuguese Empire
6. The first new areas settled by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century were
a. the Balearic Islands.
b. Tunisia and adjacent North African towns.
c. the Orkneys.
d. the western coast of India.
e. Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Azores Islands.
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 220
The Portuguese Empire
9. Which of the following sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean to India?
a. Ferdinand Magellan
b. Vasco da Gama
c. Bartholomeu Dias
d. Christopher Columbus
e. Henry the Navigator
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 219
The Portuguese Empire
11. By the end of the seventeenth century, the growth of plantation agriculture in Brazil and the West Indies led to
increased shipment of
a. molasses from Europe.
b. gold from Africa.
c. slaves from West Africa.
d. tobacco from the Southern Continent.
e. cotton from Africa.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 221
Black Slavery and the Slave Trade
14. The main cause of the Price Revolution in sixteenth century Europe, according to the author, was
a. silver imported from new Spanish conquests in the Americas.
b. the slave trade.
c. discovery of new silver mines in Bohemia.
d. the import of Montezuma's gold into Spain.
e. the growing population of Europe.
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 223
The Price Revolution
15. How did Philip II fuse his religious zeal to his foreign policy?
a. Jews were burned at the stake.
b. Jon Hus was imprisoned.
c. He tried to put a Spaniard in the papacy.
d. He sent the Spanish Armada as a holy crusade to destroy Protestantism in England.
e. He married a Catholic French princess.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 207
Philip II
16. The system of peasant farming and land distribution in medieval villages was known as
a. enclosure.
b. the three-field system.
c. the open-field system.
d. convertible husbandry.
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17. English trade in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were centered the production of
a. pottery and watches.
b. raw wool and woolens.
c. iron and steel.
d. cotton and silk.
e. sugar and cotton.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 226
Innovations in Business
18. Which of the following countries chartered the United East India Company in 1602?
a. France
b. Spain
c. Belgium
d. England
e. The Dutch
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 226
Different Patterns of Commercial Development
19. Which of the following is the term used for the Jews that converted to Christianity under the threat of death?
a. Conversos
b. Traitors
c. Inquisitors
d. Backsliders
e. Hidalgos
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 206
Ferdinand and Isabella
20. The Spanish Empire in the sixteenth century was funded largely by
a. loot from the Netherlands.
b. gold and silver from the New World colonies.
c. the development of iron-working and coal mining in Spain.
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21. The Spanish King that faced a bankrupt economy in 1596 was
a. Charles V
b. Ferdinand and Isabella
c. Phillip I
d. Phillip II
e. Charles 1V
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 208
The End of the Spanish Hapsburgs
22. An insight into the degree of Charles V's power can be seen in the fact that he
a. ruled Spain, the Netherlands, and Austria.
b. never became Holy Roman Emperor.
c. strongly supported the Protestant cause.
d. witnessed the nadir of Hapsburg power.
e. was defeated by England.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 207
The Reign of Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor
23. The Netherlands was officially recognized as an independent state from Spain after which of the following treaties?
a. Treaty of Westphalia
b. Treaty of Verdun
c. Treaty of Ghent
d. Treaty of Paris
e. Treaty of Versailles
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 208
The End of the Spanish Hapsburgs
24. Under which of the following did French kings claim that they are selected by God to rule?
a. Divine sanctification
b. Divine election
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25. The chief minister for Louis XIII and architect of French absolutism was ______
a. Henry VIII.
b. Niccoló Machiavelli.
c. Cardinal Richelieu.
d. Charles V.
e. Francis II.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 210
The Consolidation of French Monarchial Power
26. English national identity was cemented during Elizabeth I's reign by
a. repeated wars with the Dutch.
b. the growing power of Parliament.
c. her imposition of Calvinism on the entire nation.
d. the threat of invasion from Spain.
e. industrial capitalism.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 213
The Tudor Achievement
27. In which of the following civil wars did gangs of noblemen with retainers roam the English countryside, with
lawlessness prevailing for a generation?
a. The War of the Reds
b. The War of the Coloreds
c. The War of the Guise
d. The War of Cromwell
e. The War of Roses
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 212
The Growth of Limited Monarchy and Constitutionalism in England
28. Which of the following policies of Charles I angered the English Parliament?
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32. Which treaty conferred on each German prince the right to determine the religion of his subjects?
a. Treaty of Augsburg
b. Treaty of Westphalia
c. Treaty of Ghent
d. Treaty of Versailles
e. Treaty of Verdun
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 217
The Holy Roman Empire: The Failure to Unify Germany
Key Terms
Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
34. Henry the Navigator
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
38. enclosure
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
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42. mercantilism
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
50. Reconquest
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
58. Philip II
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
60. James II
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
61. Hidalgos
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
62. Referring to Map 9.1, shade in the areas that were Catholic, Protestant, and Calvinist
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
63. On a blank map of Europe, designate those areas belonging to the Hapsburg family, those held by the Tudor monarchs
and those controlled by Spain in approximately the mid-seventeenth century.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
64. On a blank map of Europe, locate the following sites: the major Dutch urban centers of Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
Utrecht, and The Hague; the location where the Fronde occurred, Paris; the site where a Concordat was signed, Bologna;
the place from which the Spanish Armada set sail, Lisbon; and finally Antwerp, which was sacked by Spanish soldiers.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
65. On a blank map of Europe, locate at least three towns that had a population of 30,000 or more and two towns of at
least 200,000 or more.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
66. It has been said that European expansion provided a forward-looking, optimistic outlook for the Old World. Discuss
whether you agree or disagree with this statement.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
67. What are the main factors that explain the expansion of Europe during the 15-17th centuries?
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
69. Compare the motivations for exploration and expansion of Portugal and Spain.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
70. What was the price revolution and how did it alter Europe?
71. Define the term enclosure and explain the impact of the enclosure on landlords and peasants.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
72. Why did England and the Netherlands become the cockpits of capitalist development in the seventeenth century?
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
74. How do you account for the dramatic increase of Spanish power in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
75. The French monarchy of the seventeenth century has become virtually symbolic of royal absolutism. List some
elements of the growth of royal power during the seventeenth century.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
76. Describe some ways religious dissension proved to be a most unsettling factor in the development of modern states of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
77. Discuss how royal absolutism developed in France in the seventeenth century.
ANSWER: Answer not provided.
POINTS: 1
79. The country that failed to take full advantage of commercial development because of its aristocratic structure
a. France
b. England
c. Austria
d. Spain
e. Holland
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 226
Different Patterns of Commerical Development
80. The Fronde was a rebellion in Paris against the leadership of _______
a. Cardinal Richelieu
b. Cardinal Marazin
c. Louis XIII
d. Henry V
e. Charles V
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 210
The Consolidation of French Monarchial Power
81. All of the following are true of Louis XIV's reign except
a. the nobility enjoyed prestige but little power
b. the monarch gained more power
c. the policies of Cardinal Richelieu were rejected in favor of greater liberality
d. The Palace of Versailles became the center of royal life
e. the Edict of Nantes was revoked
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 210-211
The Consolidation of French Monarchial Power