Chapter 16 Flashcards

260088504	After 1450 the West	controlled a growing volume of international trade.	0
260088505	The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of	Portugal.	1
260088506	The Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator	directed a series of expeditions along the African coast and also outward to the Azores.	2
260088507	Vasco da Gama	rounded the Cape of Good Hope and eventually sailed to India.	3
260088508	The first Portuguese fleet to reach India sailed there in	1498.	4
260088509	The Portuguese trading port and fortress established in India was	Goa.	5
260088510	Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later 16th century?	The Dutch and British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic rivals.	6
260088511	The chief positive European contribution to the Americas as part of the "Colombian Exchange" was	large domesticated animals.	7
260088512	Which of the following statements most accurately describes the impact of European conquest on the population of Native Americans?	Native American population was devastated by the introduction of previously unknown European diseases.	8
260088513	Whom did the Spanish defeat at the battle of Lepanto?	the Ottoman Empire	9
260088514	Which of the following statements accounts for the Spanish failure to hold a position of dominance in world trade?	Spain's internal economy and banking system were not sufficient to accommodate the bullion from the new world, and the Iberian nation lacked significant manufacturing capability.	10
260088515	Where were the nations of the core region of the global trade network located?	western Europe	11
260088516	Which of the following areas did not have a predominantly coercive labor system?	northwestern Europe	12
260088517	Which statement concerning the relationship between Asian civilizations and the world commercial network of the 16th and 17th centuries is NOT accurate?	China was able, thanks to the existence of its coastal navy, to prevent the establishment of European ports.	13
260088518	Which statement most accurately describes Japanese participation in the global trade network?	The Japanese did display some openness to Christian missions and they were also fascinated by Western advances in gunnery and shipping.	14
260088519	Who established the first Spanish colony on the American mainland?	Vasco de Balboa	15
260088782	Why was the Portuguese colony of Angola exceptional?	The Portuguese pressed inland in Angola instead of simply establishing coastal fortresses.	16
260088783	What impact did the Seven Years' War have on French colonial possessions?	The French lost their colonies in India to the British.	17