Question 1

What indicates that the Ming Dynasty intended to establish their presence among foreigners and traders as impressive and awe-inspiring?

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Question 2

Using Map 16.3, can you identify at least nine geostrategic maritime locations (choke points, straits)that impacted this period of history and continue to be significant today?

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Question 3

How does the cruzado symbolize the multiple motives of Portuguese explorers?

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Question 4

Which Aztec emperor first encountered Cortés?

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Moctezuma II was the Aztec emperor who first encountered the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1519.

Question 5

Describe the interactions of Portuguese and West African peoples, from initial contact by explorers to the permanent settlements established by Portuguese traders. In what ways were interactions between East Africans and the Portuguese similar to or different from interactions between the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean states?

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Question 6

Describe the Amerindian colonization of the Caribbean.

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Question 7

What four major trends led Spain and Portugal to sponsor voyages of exploration?

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Question 8

Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca Empire with

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Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire with a small force of about 180 men, demonstrating how a small, well-armed group could leverage technology, tactics, and alliances to overcome a vastly larger indigenous population.

Question 9

Describe the Portuguese explorations in the Indian Ocean. How would you characterize the receptivity of the indigenous peoples?

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Question 10

What disease caused more casualties among the defenders of Tenochtitlan than Spanish soldiers?

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Question 11

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 Europeans were not the first to explore the world and come in contact with far-off peoples and lands. What were the maritime patterns of Chinese and Muslim global exploration before 1450?

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 Europeans...

Question 12

Trace the maritime progress of Malayo-Polynesians and Africans before 1450.

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Question 13

What was the impact of the Spanish in the Americas, as compared with the Portuguese in Africa and the East? What enabled the Spanish to conquer such an enormous territory with so few men?

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Quiz 16: The Maritime Revolution