Which of these best characterizes the impact of the Columbian Exchange?
A) catastrophic but short-lived
B) minimal in most areas
C) significant, but primarily for the Americas
D) both profound and catastrophic
D
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Which of the following is most closely related to French fur trading in the New World?
a. Recollects b. Samuel de Champlain c. encomiendas d. coureurs de bois e. "Sea Dogs"
Postplague socioeconomic relations between rich and poor in Europe
A) improved noticeably as Christians sought to make peace with one another to please an angry God. B) did not alter from their preplague character. C) deteriorated because a surplus of workers resulted in a dramatic downturn in wages. D) improved radically as the economy entered into a period of sustained prosperity. E) got much worse as the positions of landlords deteriorated, and they sought to limit the gains of the peasants.
Nathaniel Bacon was
a. the governor of Virginia who successfully opened up the tidewater area for settlement. b. the only congregational minister to openly protest against the slave trade. c. a rebellious Virginia planter who murdered peaceful Indians and burned Jamestown. d. a protégé of William Berkeley. e. a minister of the Great Awakening.
Piri Reis was responsible for
A. losing the battle of Chaldiran. B. writing a famous Rubaiyat. C. preparing the Book of Seafaring. D. building the first astronomical observatory in Istanbul. E. overthrowing and jailing his father Shah Jahan.