Sol World History Age of Exploration and Imperialism 2

Question 1

What disease devastated the indigenous populations of the Americas after European contact?

Accepted Answer

Smallpox

Answer

Malaria

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Cholera

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Yellow fever

Question 2

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico between 1519 and 1521?

Accepted Answer

Hernán Cortés

Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Answer

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Answer

Juan Ponce de León

Question 3

What was the significance of Vasco da Gama's voyage of 1497–1499?

Accepted Answer

He established the first direct sea route from Europe to India

Answer

He discovered the Americas

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He circumnavigated the globe

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He mapped the African coast for the first time

Question 4

What economic policy guided European imperialism, emphasizing that colonies existed to benefit the mother country?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Answer

Free trade

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Capitalism

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Communism

Question 5

The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 was an uprising against British rule in which country?

Accepted Answer

India

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China

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Egypt

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South Africa

Question 6

Which European nation controlled the most territory in Africa following the Scramble for Africa?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Answer

Germany

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Belgium

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France