
Transoceanic Connections Quiz
Authored by Kyle Sitka
History
9th - 12th Grade
Used 85+ times

AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
Content View
Student View
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following technological innovations did portuguese sailors use to improve deep water navigation by sailing against the wind?
Lateen Sails
Compass
Upper Deck Oars
Astrolabe
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Where were lateen sails first used?
Constantinople
The city of Kilwa
The Black Sea
The Indian Ocean
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which European monarch made the greatest use of new maritime technology and sponsored exploration?
Henry VIII
Henry the Navigator
Mehmed the Great
Pope Urban II
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
"When the Portuguese go from Macao, the most southern port city in China, to Japan, they carry much white silk, gold, perfume, and porcelain and they bring from Japan nothing but silver. They have a great ship that goes to Japan every year, and brings back more than 600,000 coins' worth of Japanese silver. The Portuguese use this Japanese silver to their great advantage in China. The Portuguese bring from China gold, perfume, silk, copper, porcelain, and many other luxury goods."
- Ralph Fitch, a British merchant, in an account of his travels to the East Indies, 1597
Which conclusion about the Portuguese is best supported by the passage above?
They manufactured luxury goods that they could sell in China
They made great profits transporting goods between Asian countries
They primarily wanted to accumulate silver
They prefered to trade with China rather than Japan
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
"When the Portuguese go from Macao, the most southern port city in China, to Japan, they carry much white silk, gold, perfume, and porcelain and they bring from Japan nothing but silver. They have a great ship that goes to Japan every year, and brings back more than 600,000 coins' worth of Japanese silver. The Portuguese use this Japanese silver to their great advantage in China. The Portuguese bring from China gold, perfume, silk, copper, porcelain, and many other luxury goods."
- Ralph Fitch, a British merchant, in an account of his travels to the East Indies, 1597
Which statement best describes the point of view of the source, Ralph Fitch?
He was ridiculing the Portuguese for working so hard for so little profit.
He was embarrassed that the Portuguese were taking advantage of the Chinese and the Japanese.
He was hoping to make profits just as the Portuguese were doing.
He was criticizing the Portuguese for being so focused on acquiring wealth.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
"When the Portuguese go from Macao, the most southern port city in China, to Japan, they carry much white silk, gold, perfume, and porcelain and they bring from Japan nothing but silver. They have a great ship that goes to Japan every year, and brings back more than 600,000 coins' worth of Japanese silver. The Portuguese use this Japanese silver to their great advantage in China. The Portuguese bring from China gold, perfume, silk, copper, porcelain, and many other luxury goods."
- Ralph Fitch, a British merchant, in an account of his travels to the East Indies, 1597
Which statement best explains why Portugal established a trading post empire?
It had a large navy and was able to conquer nearby lands.
It was a landlocked country and could not expand except by sea.
It had only enough people and power to maintain trading posts rather than a large empire.
It was ahead of other European states in developing navigational innovations.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
"And so at the rumor of the rich deposits of mercury ... in the years 1570 and 1571, they started the construction of the town of Huanacavelica de Oropesa in a pleasant valley at the foot of the range. It contains 400 Spanish residents, as well as many temporary shops of dealers in merchandise and groceries, heads of trading houses, and transients, for the town has a lively commerce ... Up on the range there are 3,000 or 4,000 Indians working in the mine ... The ore was very rich black flint ... and when they have filled their little sacks, the poor fellows, loaded down with ore, climb up those ladders or rigging, some like masts and others like cables, and so trying and distressing that a man empty-handed can hardly get up them."
- Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa, Compendium and Description of the West Indies, 1622
The excerpt implies that Espinosa felt ______.
Sympathy for those working in the mine.
Loyal to the Spanish government.
Concerned for the souls of the indigenous population.
Interested primarily in making profits from the mine.
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever
or continue with

Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?