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Chapter 2: Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650

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Chapter 2: Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650

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2-1 §2.1 source ↗

Which country initiated the era of Atlantic exploration?
  1. a.
    France
  2. b.
    Spain
  3. c.
    England
  4. d.
    Portugal

Answer

D. Portugal

2-3 §2.1 source ↗

Where did Christopher Columbus first land?
  1. a.
    Hispaniola
  2. b.
    the Bahamas
  3. c.
    Jamestown
  4. d.
    Mexico

Answer

B. the Bahamas

2-5 §2.2 source ↗

Where did the Protestant Reformation begin?
  1. a.
    Northern Europe
  2. b.
    Spain
  3. c.
    England
  4. d.
    the American colonies

Answer

A. Northern Europe

2-7 §2.2 source ↗

What reforms to the Catholic Church did Martin Luther and John Calvin call for?

Answer

Luther was most concerned about indulgences, which allowed the wealthy to purchase their way to forgiveness, and protested the Church’s taxation of ordinary Germans. Both wanted the liturgy to be given in churchgoers’ own language, making scripture more accessible.

2-9 §2.3 source ↗

What was the main goal of the French in colonizing the Americas?
  1. a.
    establishing a colony with French subjects
  2. b.
    trading, especially for furs
  3. c.
    gaining control of shipping lanes
  4. d.
    spreading Catholicism among native peoples

Answer

B. trading, especially for furs

2-11 §2.4 source ↗

How could Spaniards obtain encomiendas?
  1. a.
    by serving the Spanish crown
  2. b.
    by buying them from other Spaniards
  3. c.
    by buying them from native chiefs
  4. d.
    by inheriting them

Answer

A. by serving the Spanish crown

2-13 §2.4 source ↗

Why did diseases like smallpox affect Native Americans so badly?
  1. a.
    Native Americans were less robust than Europeans.
  2. b.
    Europeans deliberately infected Native Americans.
  3. c.
    Native Americans had no immunity to European diseases.
  4. d.
    Conditions in the Americas were so harsh that Native Americans and Europeans alike were devastated by disease.

Answer

C. Native Americans had no immunity to European diseases.

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