Liberty University HIEU 201 / HIEU201 Chapter 15 Quiz (LATEST 2020) European expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was promoted by a. a
... [Show More] decline in population, which required the importation of large numbers of slaves from Africa and the Americas. b. merchants who wished to increase their profits by eliminating the Muslim and Venetian middlemen. c. the secularization of society, which placed new emphasis on economic activity. d. the greater cooperation that existed among nations that combined their efforts in exploration. Hide Feedback Correct Columbus's discovery made Spain a wealthy and powerful nation, because a. the Spanish made use of the wealth of the New World to develop trade and industry at home. b. those who followed him, like Cortés, found great quantities of precious metals. c. the Portuguese were displaced in the valuable trade with the East Indies. d. he found a source of the precious spices that were in such great demand in Europe. Hide Feedback Incorrect Hidalgos were a. diplomats who negotiated with native peoples on behalf of the Spanish. b. lesser gentry who believed that holy war was a just means of acquiring wealth and power. c. anyone who had been given land grants in the New World. d. Spaniards who, with royal grants of authority, held power over natives in Spanish colonies. Hide Feedback Correct Convertible husbandry a. was delayed in England because of the laws of primogeniture. b. was limited to Western Europe, especially France and Spain. c. increased productivity, which was essential to later industrialization. d. did not occur in the Netherlands because of the limited amount of land available for agriculture. Hide Feedback Correct Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century innovations in business methods included all of the following EXCEPT a. the development of maritime insurance. b. the development of international stock exchanges. c. improved accounting methods. d. improved banking methods. Hide Feedback Correct Commercial development in Spain was inhibited by a. the low status attached to land ownership. b. its tiny population relative to other countries. c. the Spanish value system that considered commerce and industry unworthy pursuits. d. limited consumer demand for manufactured goods. Hide Feedback Correct The development of capitalism was encouraged by a. primogeniture, which widely distributed existing wealth. b. Spanish treasure, which, when exported to other countries, provided capital for investment. c. the growing influence of guilds on artisanal production. d. governments staying out of economic affairs in the spirit of free and private enterprise. Hide Feedback Incorrect The traditional relationship between elite and folk cultures changed in the sixteenth century when a. the upper classes became frightened by the increasing numbers and radicalism of the poor. b. the ruling classes abandoned their aristocratic ways and began to enjoy the pleasures of the common people. c. the two became virtually indistinguishable because there was less economic difference between rich and poor. d. the poor increasingly adopted the styles of the rich. Hide Feedback Correct The principal reason why France was not as well placed as England to benefit from commercial expansion was a. the more powerful army of England. b. the aristocratic structure of French society. c. religious division within French society. d. the much larger population of England. Hide Feedback Correct Thomas Mun was among the first Europeans to discern the virtues of a. consumerism. b. paper money. c. double-entry bookkeeping. d. investment banking. Hide Feedback Correct The high demand for armaments was sustained in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by a. dynastic wars. b. religious wars. c. overseas expansion. d. all of the above Hide Feedback Correct Prince Henry the Navigator was associated with the expansion efforts of a. Portugal. b. Spain. c. France. d. England. Hide Feedback Correct Francisco Pizarro was a. the Spanish conqueror of modern day Peru. b. a Dominican friar who protested the brutal treatment of the Indians. c. a church leader who argued for the forced conversion of all non-Christians. d. a Portuguese philosopher who speculated on the question of the humanity of the Indians. Hide Feedback Correct The European traffic in African slaves a. was dominated by the English from 1500 on. b. never exceeded 10,000 people per year. c. was never as large as that carried on by Muslim states. d. was dominated by the Portuguese from 1450 to 1600. Hide Feedback Correct The price revolution of the sixteenth century resulted primarily from a. a decline in population, resulting in a shortage of labor and a concomitant increase in wages. b. the debasement of money by debt-ridden governments. c. a rise in population, causing shortages and a concomitant increase in the value of goods. d. the influx of precious metals from the New World, which drove down the price of goods. Hide Feedback Correct Enclosure was the process by which a. traditional uses of commons were eliminated through enclosure of land previously held in common. b. agricultural and manufacturing operations were kept separate. c. peasants resisted the efforts of landlords to impose new rents and fees. d. the amount of land available for commercial use was limited by law. Hide Feedback Incorrect The domestic system contributed to the growth of capitalism because it a. helped break down the old guild system that had prevailed in urban production. b. was performed in urban factories rather than in the countryside. c. relied on power machinery rather than work by hand. d. ended distinctions between employers and employees. Hide Feedback Correct The price revolution may have resulted partially from the influx of ________ from New Spain. a. silver b. spices c. gold d. sugar Hide Feedback Correct Over the centuries leading up to the early modern period a. elites had no connection to popular culture. b. elites and common people evolved two competing cultures. c. elites and common people had shared the same culture. d. the common people had evolved a distinctive culture. Hide Feedback Incorrect The church's view of witchcraft was that a. witches must be put to death for the good of society, but they might achieve salvation if they recanted before execution. b. witchcraft was a heresy or a spiritual crime only and was no business of the secular authorities. c. there was no such thing, since there was no supernatural power except that of God. d. women were less involved in witchcraft than men because they inherited the spiritual grace of the Virgin Mary. Hide Feedback Correct [Show Less]