1. Chapter 15 European Exploration and Conquest, 1450–1650

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 2 Question The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were a)cultural. b)economical. c)biosocial. d)political.

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 3 Answer The most significant changes brought about by the Columbian voyages were a)cultural. b)economical. c)biosocial. (correct) d)political. Hint: See page 508.

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 4 Question Technological stimuli to exploration included all of the following EXCEPT a)cannons. b)astrolabes. c)caravels. d)galleys.

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 5 Answer Technological stimuli to exploration included all of the following EXCEPT a)cannons. b)astrolabes. c)caravels. d)galleys. (correct) Hint: See page 494.

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 6 Question Persia was a major producer and exporter of a)wool. b)sugar. c)silk. d)tea.

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 7 Answer Persia was a major producer and exporter of a)wool. b)sugar. c)silk. (correct) d)tea. Hint: See page 489.

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 8 Question Which of the following literary genres was developed by Michel de Montaigne? a)Essay b)Fiction c)Non-fiction d)Memoir

9. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 9 Answer Which of the following literary genres was developed by Michel de Montaigne? a)Essay (correct) b)Fiction c)Non-fiction d)Memoir Hint: See page 514.

10. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 10 Question The first country to discover the potential of sugar was a)Italy b)India c)China d)Africa

11. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 11 Answer The first country to discover the potential of sugar was a)Italy b)India (correct) c)China d)Africa Hint: See page 505.

12. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 12 Question ________ is a school of thought founded on doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable. a)Fideism b)Cynicalism c)Relativism d)Skepticism

13. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 13 Answer ________ is a school of thought founded on doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable. a)Fideism b)Cynicalism c)Relativism d)Skepticism (correct) Hint: See page 514.

14. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 14 Question The center of the pre-Columbian world trade network was a)the Holy Roman Empire. b)France. c)the Indian Ocean. d)the Mediterranean.

15. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 15 Answer The center of the pre-Columbian world trade network was a)the Holy Roman Empire. b)France. c)the Indian Ocean. (correct) d)the Mediterranean. Hint: See page 484.

16. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 16 Question ________ was the great gift of the Amerindians to all the peoples of the world as food. a)Corn b)Wheat c)Rice d)Sugar

17. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 17 Answer ________ was the great gift of the Amerindians to all the peoples of the world as food. a)Corn (correct) b)Wheat c)Rice d)Sugar Hint: See page 509.

18. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 18 Question Which of the following Shakespearian plays deals with exorbitant ambition as its central theme? a)The Tempest b)Macbeth c)Othello d)Hamlet

19. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 19 Answer Which of the following Shakespearian plays deals with exorbitant ambition as its central theme? a)The Tempest b)Macbeth (correct) c)Othello d)Hamlet Hint: See pages 515–516.

20. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 20 Question Which of the following was NOT a Portuguese explorer? a)Christopher Columbus b)Vasco da Gama c)Pedro Alvares Cabral d)Bartholomew Diaz

21. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 15 | 21 Answer Which of the following was NOT a Portuguese explorer? a)Christopher Columbus (correct) b)Vasco da Gama c)Pedro Alvares Cabral d)Bartholomew Diaz Hint: See pages 497–498.