Ch. 11 World History

Who led the expedition referenced in the text?

On September 8, 1522, nearly three years after setting out, the survivors—one ship and 18 sailors—reached Spain. The survivors had been the first people to circumnavigate, or sail around, the world. Antonio Pigafetta, one of the few survivors of the expedition, observed: “I believe of a certainty that no one will ever again make such a voyage.”

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Osei Tutu

• Prince Henry

Which statement can be inferred from the maps, which show European claims in North America before and after the French and Indian War?

• The British captured the capital of New France after the war.

• France claims surpassed British claims in North America after the war.

• The Louisiana Territory was controlled by the British before the war began.

• Canada came under the control of France after the war ended.

The treaty shown here, which was signed by Spain and Portugal in 1494, was significant because ________.

• it made it clear to other European countries that they needed to expand their own colonies and exploration.

• it meant that European traders joined the slave trade in Africa.

• allowed Europeans to begin to trade with China.

• condemned the encomienda system in the Americas.

European traders seeking access to Chinese markets would be wisest to follow the example of _______.

• Lord Macartney

• the Tokugawas

• Matteo Ricci

• Magellan

Portuguese traders and the Boers were similar in that both . . .

• sought gold, silver, and precious gems.

• looked on Africans as their inferiors.

• generally failed in their efforts to trade with Ming China.

• established forts throughout West Africa.

Which statement is true in the context of early European exploration?

• The voyage of Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Portugal.

• The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed between Spain and Portugal.

• A Line of Demarcation divided Europe into two zones.

• Christopher Columbus was the one who gave the Americas that name.

Which statement is true in the context of European exploration in Asia?

• The Dutch East India Company had full sovereign powers unlike Portuguese traders.

• The Dutch failed to compete with the Portuguese and could not enforce a monopoly over Spice Islands.

• The Europeans saw no promise in Mughal India and never sought trading rights from the Mughal emperors.

• The Ming dynasty in China showed great interest in establishing trade relationships with the Portuguese.

The incident mentioned in the text happened during the rule of which dynasty in China?

Macartney insisted on an audience with the emperor. The Chinese told Macartney he would have to perform the traditional kowtow, touching his head to the ground to show respect to the emperor. Macartney refused. He also offended the Chinese by speaking of the natural superiority of the English. The negotiations faltered.

• Asante

• Ming

• Qing

• Oyo

Which statement most accurately describes the encounter between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs?

• The Aztec king Moctezuma was hostile towards Cortés and wanted to imprison him.

• The Spanish scorned the Aztecs’ religion and sought to convert them to Christianity.

• The conflict between the Aztecs and Cortés resulted in the death of Cortés.

• The Spanish and Cortés failed to reach the capital of the Aztec empire.

The government of the Asante kingdom under Osei Tutu was most like the government of Ming China in that . . .

• officials were chosen by merit and ran an efficient bureaucracy.

• leaders encouraged a revival of arts and literature.

• it managed a royal monopoly on the slave trade with European slave traders.

• leaders did not want to trade with Europeans for goods.