Module 10

What are the results of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• Canada became a French-speaking colony

• Brazil became a Portuguese -speaking colony

• The economic power of the Dutch East India COmpany increased

• The influence of the Catholic Church in the New World decreased.

What came first?

• The Netherlands establish a headquarters for the Dutch East India COmpany in Java.

• Spain claims the Philippines a s a colony

• Portugal captures Goa and estavlishes the port as its trading capital

• Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas.

• Columbus lands in the New World

Which achievement is associated with the Tokugawa Shogunate?

• The voyages of Zheng He

• the development of kabuki theater

• the construction of the Forbidden City

• the formation of Confucian philosophy

Why did both China and Japan become isolationist?

• They were weakened by continuous warfare between the two countries

• They were affected by years of famine that reduced the population by half

• They exhausted their economies by building defenses against Mongol invasions

• They feared the loss of their national identities to the influences of European culture.

Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Pedro Cabral

Which explorer discovered the Caribbean islands?

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Pedro Cabral

Which explorer discovered the Philippine islands?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Pedro Cabral

Which of the following was one of the weaknesses of the Aztec Empire that Hernando Cortes used to his advantage in defeating Montezuma II?

• weaponry

• material wealth

• defensive position

• number of soldiers

How did the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of South America differ?

• The Spanish enslaved the native populations while the Portuguese relied on free labor

• The Spanish conquered civilizations rich in gold while the Portuguese discovered few riches.

• The Portuguese established plantations to raise cash crops while the Spanish created small farms

• The Portuguese exported much of their wealth back to Europe while the Spanish invested in native economies.

Why did English colonists enslave few Native Americans in the southern colonies and in the Caribbean?

• The English were more interested in trade than creating large plantations

• English Protestant beliefs prohibited them from owning Native Americans

• The type of agricultural production in these areas required only a small labor force

• Native Americans often died from English contact because they had little immunity to disease.