Sem 1 WHIST Study Quiz

What did Europeans look to for guidance after the Black Plague and Famine

• Political Leaders

• Religious Leaders

• They all left to explore new route to Asia.

• They were captured by the Ottoman Empire.

What was the first European country to sail around Africa and get to the Indian Ocean?

• Spain

• France

• Netherlands

• Portugal

Why did sea-based trade routes surpass land-based trade routes in popularity and usage?

• Safer

• Advancements in Shipbuilding

• Advancements in Navigational Aids

• Could carry more cargo

• All of the Above

What were indulgences?

• The Pope's Cheat Day

• The Catholic Church taking money in exchange for Salvation.

• The Protestants meetings to discuss new religious ideas.

• New Group of Catholics

The realm of European Christendom was unified and constituted by two institutions of the faith knowns as which of the following?

• Baptists and Bible Churches

• Roman Catholicism and Greek Orthodoxy

• Nestorian and Zoroastrian

• Churches of the Sharia

Which group had gods honoring rain, maize, war, and the sun.

• Buddhist

• Christians

• Mayans

• Muslims

Where did the original tribes of the Mongol horde come from?

• Japan

• Northern India

• North of China

• China's big cities

How did the Ming Empire feel about the overseas trade / exploration?

• Super supportive of all overseas ventures

• Wanted to trade but could not find anyone to trade with.

• Successful in Trade but suspicious of foreign dealings.

• Forbid any dealings with foreign nations.

Why were Europeans looking for a new route to Asia?

• Because the Ottoman Empire dominated the overland trade routes.

• Because they were not allowed to sail in the Mediterranean Sea.

• They wanted to launch a surprise attack on China

• They wanted to spread Judaism.

In Chapter 2 (600-1000 AD), we discussed how _________ was the cause of division in both Europe and Asia/Middle East.

• Politics

• Religion

• War

• Trade