Chapter 16 complete

Question 1

Until the 1800’s the Dutch were the only country able to engage in trade with

a. China
b. Japan
c. India
d. the Moluccas

Answer 1

b. Japan

Question 2

The islands dubbed the Spice Islands were also known as the

a. Moluccas
b. Philippines
c. East Indies
d. Caribbean

Answer 2

a. Moluccas

Question 3

After reaching its shores, Balboa called the Pacific Ocean the

a. Pacific Ocean
b. Indian Sea
c. South Sea
d. Sea of Cortez

Answer 3

c. South Sea

Question 4

Europeans were anxious to trade with the Chinese because of the country’s valuable

a. gold and silver
b. spices and tea
c. porcelain, jade, and silk
d. ivory and emeralds

Answer 4

c. porcelain, jade, and silk

Question 5

The Europenas’ explorations to the east were driven in part by

a. the Crusades
b. the Reformation
c. the Renaissance
d. the Recession

Answer 5

a. the Crusades

Question 6

Bartolomeu Dias round the southern tip of Africa, which he named the

a. Cape of Dias
b. Cape of Good Hope
c. Cape of Portugal
d. Cape of Storms

Answer 6

d. Cape of Storms

Question 7

Portugal reached the Moluccas islands, a major source of

a. gold
b. cloves
c. slaves
d. jade

Answer 7

b. cloves

Question 8

To pay for fine silks and other goods from China, Spain used

a. spices they had traded for in the East Indies
b. silver and gold from their country
c. manufactured goods from their country
d. silver mined from Mexico

Answer 8

d. silver mined from Mexico

Question 9

Bartolomeu Dias was able to round the southernmost tip of Africa in 1487 despite

a. losing most of his crew to disease
b. a terrible storm
c. being attacked by natives on the shore
d. being thrown off course by inaccurate maps

Answer 9

b. a terrible storm

Question 10

Europeans first learned about Japan in the 1540s after

a. a Portuguese vessel landed there accidentally
b. Japanese traders arrived in Europe
c. the Chinese told them of this land
d. the Dutch overtook a Japanese ship

Answer 10

a. a Portuguese vessel landed there accidentally

Question 11

Which of the following countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?

a. Italy and Spain
b. Italy and Greece
c. Spain and Portugal
d. Portugal and Italy

Answer 11

c. Spain and Portugal

Question 12

Portugal started sending more ships to the East to do trade after the successful trade voyage of

a. Prince Henry
b. Vasco da Gama
c. Pedro Alvarez Cabral
d. Bartolomeu Dias.

Answer 12

c. Pedro Alvarez Cabral

Question 13

Columbus reached the Americas in the year

a. 1492
b. 1513
c. 1700
d. 1451

Answer 13

a. 1492

Question 14

Though he was Italian, Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas under the support of

a. Spain
b. Great Britain
c. Holland
d. Portugal

Answer 14

a. Spain

Question 15

In order to circle the globe more easily, many Europeans sought a shortcut through North American which they referred to as

a. the Isthmus of Panama
b. the Cape of Good Hope
c. the Northwest Passage
d. the Straits of Magellan

Answer 15

c. the Northwest Passage