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panfilo · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The fifteenth century Western European nations active in overseas exploration shared a/an:

A) weak economy.
B) weak monarchial system.
C) Protestant outlook.
D) Atlantic coastline.

Question 2

In 1488, Vasco da Gama:

A) discovered South America.
B) rounded the southern tip of Africa.
C) reached China by water.
D) won the last battle of the Reconquista.

Question 3

St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied European city in North America dating from:

A) 1516.
B) 1565.
C) 1583.
D) 1588.

Question 4

These European events affected New World events. Which choice below gives the correct chronological order of these events?

(1) Start of the Renaissance
(2) Reign of Elizabeth I of England
(3) Martin Luther breaks with the Church
(4) Black Death
A) 2, 3, 1, 4
B) 4, 3, 2, 1
C) 4, 1, 3, 2
D) 1, 4, 2, 3

Question 5

Under the encomienda system, Spanish landlords used the labor of:

A) Indian slaves.
B) African slaves.
C) Spanish peasants.
D) paid Indian workers.