Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 16

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  1. Question

    Based on the 1502 world map, with which part of Africa were early sixteenth-century Europeans most familiar (see Document 16-1)?

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    		B.
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    		D.
    Correct: The answer is b. By 1502, the Portuguese had established extensive trading connections all along the western coast of Africa.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. By 1502, the Portuguese had established extensive trading connections all along the western coast of Africa.
    Based on the 1502 world map, with which part of Africa were early sixteenth-century Europeans most familiar (see Document 16-1)?

  2. Question

    According to Columbus, which of these did he bring back to Spain from the New World (see Document 16-2)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is d. Columbus did what he could to make the material rewards of his expedition seem as impressive as possible. He claimed to have brought back so many different kinds of spices that it would be “wearisome” to write about them all.
    Incorrect: The answer is d. Columbus did what he could to make the material rewards of his expedition seem as impressive as possible. He claimed to have brought back so many different kinds of spices that it would be “wearisome” to write about them all.
    According to Columbus, which of these did he bring back to Spain from the New World (see Document 16-2)?

  3. Question

    Which of these did Theodore de Bry place in the foreground of his engraving entitled Columbus at Hispaniola (see Document 16-3)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is d. By the time de Bry produced his engraving, the Americas had long been a source of gold and silver for the Spanish. Thus, despite the fact that Hispaniola yielded very little precious metal, de Bry chose to highlight the connection between the New World and treasure.
    Incorrect: The answer is d. By the time de Bry produced his engraving, the Americas had long been a source of gold and silver for the Spanish. Thus, despite the fact that Hispaniola yielded very little precious metal, de Bry chose to highlight the connection between the New World and treasure.
    Which of these did Theodore de Bry place in the foreground of his engraving entitled Columbus at Hispaniola (see Document 16-3)?

  4. Question

    How did Cortés and his men first discover that they were being spied on (see Document 16-4)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is c. The Spanish owed much of their success to Native Americans who acted as translators and helped them interpret the intent of the various Native American groups they encountered.
    Incorrect: The answer is c. The Spanish owed much of their success to Native Americans who acted as translators and helped them interpret the intent of the various Native American groups they encountered.
    How did Cortés and his men first discover that they were being spied on (see Document 16-4)?

  5. Question

    The image from The Florentine Codex included in this chapter highlights which of the following (see Document 16-5)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is a. Many factors contributed to Spanish success, including the armor depicted in this image from The Florentine Codex.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. Many factors contributed to Spanish success, including the armor depicted in this image from The Florentine Codex.
    The image from The Florentine Codex included in this chapter highlights which of the following (see Document 16-5)?