Chapter 14 Quiz

Who was Marco Polo?

• The Ottoman sultan under whom Ottoman forces captured Constantinople in 1453

• The leader of the Mali kingdom who famously pilgrimaged to Mecca in 1324-1325

• The Venetian trader whose tales of his travels fascinated Europeans

• The Chinese admiral who expanded Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean

The Americas were so named because Amerigo Vespucci

• was the first European to set foot in them

• befriended and patronized Christopher Columbus

• was the first to recognize the magnitude of Columbus's discovery

• loaned the Spanish Monarchs the money to fund Columbus's voyages

The examples of Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Ferdinand Magellan all exemplify which trait of European overseas exploration in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.

• The Portuguese settlements in the Indian Ocean were weak

• Royal patronage was important in funding such voyages

• Circumnavigation of the globe was easy and safe

• Land prevented one from sailing around the world

Which explorer led seven expeditions for the Ming emperor between 1405 and 1433, reaching as far west as Egypt

• Mansa Musa

• Zheng He

• Marco Polo

• Mohammed II

In the Indian Ocean trade of the fifteenth century, which product came primarily from India?

• Silks

• Pepper

• Nutmeg

• Textiles

Which explorer led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

• Hernan Cortes

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Francisco Pizarro

• Samuel de Champlain

Which factor was a major motivation for European exploration?

• Desire for material profit

• Fear of invasion from the Americas

• Fear of invasion from China

• Desire to escape from the Black Death

After losing access to slaves from the Black Sea area, the Genoese obtained which group as slaves

• Black Africans

• French refugees

• English prisoners

• Portuguese peasants

According to his agreement with the Spanish crown, which rewards would Columbus receive if he found a water route to Asia?

• He would be given a noble title and one-half of the revenues from his journey

• He would be named viceroy over any territories he discovered and receive one-tenth of the material rewards of the journey

• He would be given the right to claim one-tenth of all lands he discovered as his personal property and be free from all taxation

• He would be named governor of all lands he discovered and receive the right to claim one-tenth of these lands as his personal property

What statement best describes the accomplishment of the Treaty of Tordesillas

• It divided the Americas, giving Spain everything south of the Caribbean and England everything north of the Caribbean

• It divided the Pacific Ocean, giving Spain everything east of India and Portugal everything west of India

• It divided the Atlantic Ocean, giving Spain control of everything west of an imaginary line and Portugal everything east of that line

• It divided the Americas, giving Portugal all of the sugar-producing regions and Spain all of the silver producing regions.