Question 1
Which of the following is true about the Age of European expansion?
A) Italians, Portuguese and Spanish mariners explored the Atlantic hoping to find a route to Asia.
B) Expeditions were spurred by new technologies.
C) Europeans sought greater access to gold and slaves from west Africa.
D) Catholics sought new converts.
E) All of these are correct.
Question 2
The ruler of Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumeria ca. 2340 B.C.E., was
A) Cyrus.
B) Naram-Sin.
C) Hammurabi.
D) Uruk.
E) Sargon.
Question 3
Which of the following is true about China's emergence as a naval power?
A) It took place under the leadership of Admiral Zheng He.
B) They placed great value in trade with foreign nations.
C) They established many colonies throughout southeast Asia.
D) Their voyages were often accompanied by campaigns of religious conversion.
E) They emerged as a naval power during the 1600s.
Question 4
The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that
A) the gods are benevolent and care greatly for their people.
B) a wish fulfilled is not always a good thing.
C) human life is difficult and immortality is only for the gods.
D) a periodic flood is necessary to cleanse the world.
E) immortality is guaranteed for the believing worshippers.
Question 5
By the 1620s, _________________ was the hub of European commerce.
A) Amsterdam
B) Granada
C) Paris
D) London
E) Lisbon