Question 1

Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be

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very profitable, since da Gama returned with a valuable cargo of spices.

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useless because of the difficulties and expenses of making the trip.

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far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis.

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too long to be repeated because it was shorter by land.

Question 2

The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494,

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established a line between territories controlled by Spain and Portugal.

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ended violence between Portuguese and Muslim spice traders.

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made Portuguese the official language of the Americas.

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started a war between Portugal and Spain.

Question 3

The conquistadors’ main advantage over the Aztec and Inca Empires was their

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types of weaponry.

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knowledge of the territory.

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superior intelligence.

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vast army size.

Question 4

According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on

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large supply of bullion.

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importing more goods rather than exporting.

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conquering new territories and settling them.

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finding and maintaining a supply of cheap labor.

Question 5

Why did the Dutch compete successfully in Asia?

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They pushed out the Portuguese and made massive profits.

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The development of a new ship with the growth of mercantilism in the Dutch Republic.

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Dutch Republic’s use of Portugal’s caravels for swift travel and large cargoes.

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The geographic location of the Dutch Republic, making it easier for the Dutch to get to Asia than for the Portuguese to do so.

Question 6

Why were enslaved Africans needed in the Caribbean Islands?

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The Native American population was small due to disease brought from Europe.

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Growing sugarcane was familiar to Africans.

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Spain respected Native Americans and did not want to enslave them.

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Importing and paying Europeans for labor kept the existing balance of trade.

Question 7

Why could only peninsulares hold important government positions in Latin America?

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Peninsulares were born in the parent countries that founded their colonies.

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Only peninsulares were educated enough to govern.

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Each colony in Latin America chose to elect peninsulares to the highest offices.

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Native American people chose the peninsulares as their leaders.

Question 8

Social class in Latin America in the 1500s was based on

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status.

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intelligence.

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labor.

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earnings.

Question 9

How did Portuguese and Spanish make money from their Latin American colonies?

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farming and mining

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selling enslaved people

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governing the colonies

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buying and selling land

Question 10

Why did the Catholic Church have so much influence in Latin America?

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The missions were well organized and profitable.

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The Catholic Church gave Native Americans food and clothing.

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Spanish and Portuguese rulers wanted Native Americans to become Catholic.

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Native Americans became docile members of the Spanish and Portuguese empires

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