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History
Semester I.
Revision Chapter 14
The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia (1415–1796)
Choose the best answer:
1. What people had enslaved Africans before the Europeans did?
- Arabs
- Jews
- Romans
- Mongols
2. Catholic missionaries from what order were especially welcomed in China?
- Benedictines
- Dominicans
- Carmelites
- Jesuits
3. What European first rounded the southern tip of Africa?
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Bartholomeu Dias
- Vasco da Gama
- Christopher Columbus
4. What people made up the Oyo Empire in present-day Nigeria?
- The Yoruba
- The Masai
- The Kigali
- The Bedouins
5. What monopolies did the Asante have under Osei Tutu?
- Salt and gold
- Diamonds and salt
- Gold and silver
- Slaves and gold
6. Great powers was given to the Dutch when they captured Portugal's Malaysian port of
- Manila.
- Malacca.
- Macao.
- Calcutta.
7. The Filipino people were largely converted to
- Christianity.
- Islam.
- Buddhism.
- Hinduism.
8. Osei Tutu united the people of his kingdom by
- Claiming that he was descended from Mansa Musa.
- Enslaving the people who disagreed with him.
- Using firearms from the Europeans to subdue them.
- Claiming that his right to rule came from heaven.
9. What were the most valued items to Europeans in their early trade with Asia?
- Spices
- Silks
- Porcelain
- Gold and silver
10. Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain had weakened the nation by expelling many
- Portuguese.
- Jews.
- Gypsies.
- Christians.
11. What kingdom was known as the "Hermit Kingdom" because of its isolation?
- China
- Japan
- India
- Korea
12. What did Lord Macartney refuse to do for the Chinese emperor?
- Offer gifts.
- Kowtow
- Sing
- Address him as "my emperor"
13. The Boers treated the Africans as
- Equals.
- Superiors.
- Inferiors.
- Slaves.
14. The Dutch people who built a great trading empire were from
- Sweden.
- Germany.
- The Netherlands.
- The Holy Roman Empire.
15. The Portuguese trading post at Macao is near Canton, which today is
- Shanghai.
- Guangzhou.
- Beijing.
- Hong Kong.
16. Afonso de Albuquerque won trading posts through
- Force.
- Diplomacy.
- Missionary efforts.
- Generosity.
17. Why was the actual Line of Demarcation unclear?
- The pope changed his mind several times.
- Some explorers claimed the same land for Portugal and Spain.
- Geography at the time was imprecise.
- Spain and Portugal thought it was in different places.
18. What disease was the scorn of the early voyages of exploration?
- Scurvy
- Malaria
- Small Pox
- The Plague
19. Who sponsored Portugal's early sea explorations?
- King Ferdinand
- King Philip II
- Prince Henry
- Prince Charles
20. What disrupted Europe's trade with Asia before the 1400s?
- The rise of the Mughal and Mongol empires
- The rise of monarchs and the end of feudalism
- The Crusades and the Hundred Years War
- The Black Death and the breakup of the Mongol empire
Model Answer
The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia (1415–1796)
1. What people had enslaved Africans before the Europeans did?
CORRECT: Arabs
EXPLANATION: The Arab Empire often used African captives as slaves.
2. Catholic missionaries from what order were especially welcomed in China?
CORRECT: Jesuits
EXPLANATION: Jesuits had a broad knowledge of many subjects and the Chinese welcomed the chance to learn from them.
3. What European first rounded the southern tip of Africa?
CORRECT: Bartholomeu Dias
EXPLANATION: In 1488, Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope.
4. What people made up the Oyo Empire in present-day Nigeria?
CORRECT: the Yoruba
EXPLANATION: The Oyo empire arose from successive waves of settlement by the Yoruba people.
5. What monopolies did the Asante have under Osei Tutu?
CORRECT: slaves and gold
EXPLANATION: The Asante exchanged gold and slaves for firearms.
6. Great powers was given to the Dutch when they captured Portugal's Malaysian port of
CORRECT: Malacca.
EXPLANATION: In 1641, the Dutch captured Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with China.
7. The Filipino people were largely converted to
CORRECT: Christianity.
EXPLANATION: Spain colonized the Philippines and Spanish priests converted the Filipino people to Christianity.
8. Osei Tutu united the people of his kingdom by
CORRECT: claiming that his right to rule came from heaven.
EXPLANATION: Osei Tutu claimed that his right to rule came from heaven and that the people in the kingdom were linked by spiritual bonds.
9. What were the most valued items to Europeans in their early trade with Asia?
CORRECT: spices
EXPLANATION: Europeans wanted spices to preserve food, flavor meat, and make medicines and perfumes.
10. Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain had weakened the nation by expelling many
CORRECT: Jews.
EXPLANATION: They hoped Columbus's voyage could make up for the loss of wealth and prestige that had been the result of actions such as expelling the Jews.
11. What kingdom was known as the "Hermit Kingdom" because of its isolation?
CORRECT: Korea
EXPLANATION: Koreans under the Choson dynasty excluded all foreigners except the Chinese and a few Japanese and were known to the West as the "Hermit Kingdom."
12. What did Lord Macartney refuse to do for the Chinese emperor?
CORRECT: kowtow
EXPLANATION: Macartney refused to kowtow, or touch his head to the ground in a show of respect.
13. The Boers treated the Africans as
CORRECT: inferiors.
EXPLANATION: The Boers looked on Africans as inferiors and did not respect their claims to their own land.
14. The Dutch people who built a great trading empire were from
CORRECT: the Netherlands.
EXPLANATION: The Dutch were from the land we know today as the Netherlands, which had broken free from the Holy Roman Empire.
15. The Portuguese trading post at Macao is near Canton, which today is
CORRECT: Guangzhou.
EXPLANATION: Today, Canton is known as Guangzhou.
16. Afonso de Albuquerque won trading posts through
CORRECT: force.
EXPLANATION: Albuquerque burned coastal towns and crushed Arab fleets at sea.
17. Why was the actual Line of Demarcation unclear?
CORRECT: Geography at the time was imprecise.
EXPLANATION: The actual line was unclear because geography at the time was imprecise.
18. What disease was the scorn of the early voyages of exploration?
CORRECT: scurvy
EXPLANATION: Scurvy was a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet.
19. Who sponsored Portugal's early sea explorations?
CORRECT: Prince Henry
EXPLANATION: Prince Henry led the way in sponsoring exploration for Portugal.
20. What disrupted Europe's trade with Asia before the 1400s?
CORRECT: the Black Death and the breakup of the Mongol empire
EXPLANATION: The Black Death and the breakup of the Mongol empire disrupted the trade that had linked Europe and Asia.
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