HIST 2111 Final Exam Questions

_{The two region in the Americas which received most of the 12 million Africans shipped out of Africa was ___________and_________.}

• a. Europe and Virginia

• b. Virginia (Jamestown) and Brazil

• C. Brazil and West Indies

• D Caribbean and Europe

The European slavery that arose in the fifteenth century differed from other forms of slavery because

• A. the "new slavery" was a high-volume business

• B. slaves taken under the "new slavery" were treated harshly and were destined for exhausting, mindless labor rather than domestic service

• C. the "new slavery" was based explicitly on the blackness and cultural differences of the Africans

• D.  all of the above

_{the Arabs took Berber horses to Africa and exchanged these horses for slaves. In Africa, the result}

_{was [_______________________ ].}

• A. transportation issues were solved

• B. intertribal warfare developed in the grasslands of Africa

• C. the African kings refused to exchange slaves for horses so the Arabs left Africa

• _{D. the African kings only traded "undesirable" members of the family for horses}

From 1500-1600 - around 250,000 slaves entered the New World. From 1601-1621 - another 250,000 people from Africa arrived. Why did the number of humans exported rise faster between 1601-1621?

• A. the demand for African slaves rose

• B. the speed sailing excelled - ships made the distance between Europe to the Americas in record time

• C. the number of nations engaged in the sale of Africans increased

• D. none of the above explain the rise in exportation numbers

_{The two regions in the Americas which received FEWER of the 12 million Africans shipped out of Africa was ___________and_________.}

• A Europe and Virginia

• B Virginia (Jamestown) and Brazil

• C Brazil and West Indies

• D Caribbean and Europe

In 1492, the Spanish forced these two religious groups to either convert or leave.

• A. Jews and Muslims

• B. Christians and Jews

• C. Protestants and Muslims

• D. Catholics and Jews

________ became wealthy trading with the East.

• A. Caracassonne

• B. Jerusalem

• C. Rome

• D. Venice

The series of attempts by Christian armies to retake the Holy Lands from Muslims was known as ________.

• A. the Crusades

• B. the Reconquista

• C. the Black Death

• D. the Silk Road

Which culture developed a road system rivaling that of the Romans?

• A. Cherokee

• B. Inca

• C. Olmec

• D. Anasazi

Which culture developed the first writing system in the Western Hemisphere?

• A. Inca

• B. Maya

• C. Olmec

• D. Pueblo