Hard Cards

Question 1

Pedro Cabral

Answer 1

claimed Brazil for Portugal

Question 2

Henry Hudson

Answer 2

English navigator who claimed land for the Dutch in North America,

Question 3

Suleiman

Answer 3

The lawgiver of the Ottoman Empire.

Question 4

Vasco da Gama

Answer 4

rounded Africa and reached India for Portugal

Question 5

Jacques Cartier

Answer 5

French explorer who claimed much of eastern Canada for France

Question 6

Philip of Anjou

Answer 6

The War of Spanish Succession was started when he became the king of Spain.

Question 7

What country used the excuse of Annamese persecution of Christians as a reason to invade Indochina(Vietnam)?

Answer 7

France

Question 8

John Cabot

Answer 8

navigator who claimed Newfoundland for England

Question 9

What were 3 things that motivated the Europeans to explore the sea as an alternative trade route?

Answer 9

1) a desire to spread Christian teachings
2) the dangers of overland trade
3) an eagerness to amass quick fortunes

Question 10

Pedro Cabral

Answer 10

claimed Brazil for Portugal

Question 11

Mongkut

Answer 11

Thai leader who encouraged his people to learn Western science and protected his country’s independence.

Question 12

Hohenzollerns

Answer 12

Prussian monarchs such as Fredrick I

Question 13

Bartholomeu Dias

Answer 13

proved that ships could reach East Asia by sailing around Africa

Question 14

Peter the Great has his most important success in…

Answer 14

…strengthening Russia’s role in foreign affairs

Question 15

Elizabeth I

Answer 15

culture flourished under this monarch

Question 16

datus

Answer 16

local Philippine rulers

Question 17

entrepreneur

Answer 17

individual who combined money, ideas, materials, and labor to produce goods and profit.

Question 18

Miguel Cervantes

Answer 18

Wrote Don Quixote

Question 19

The growth of artisans and merchants in Ming urban areas was due primarily to…

Answer 19

…improved farming techniques.

Question 20

Name 3 things done by Akbar.

Answer 20

1) encourage religious toleration
2) set up a new religion
3) bring peace and prosperity

Question 21

ulema

Answer 21

Religious authorities who advised the Ottoman sultan.

Question 22

Colombian Exchange

Answer 22

the transfer of products between the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa

Question 23

Name 3 of the countries involved in the 30 Years’War.

Answer 23

1) France
2) Sweden
3) Denmark

Question 24

mercantilism

Answer 24

theory that a state’s power depends on its wealth

Question 25

Name 3 goals of Peter I in his reign.

Answer 25

1) limit the power of the church 2) build a powerful navy 3) make Russia a European power

Question 26

3 reasons for the decline of the Qing dynasty are...

Answer 26

1) higher taxes 2) the Taiping Rebellion 3) widespread corruptions

Question 27

Henry of Navarre(IV) of France

Answer 27

restored stability to France; issued the Edict of Nantes

Question 28

What did the sankin-kotai system ensure?

Answer 28

The loyalty of daimyos by requiring their service in Edo.

Question 29

Name 3 ways the Tokugawa shoguns maintained a strong, centralized government.

Answer 29

1) Dividing good land among friends and relatives 2) Sankin-kotai 3) metsuke tours of the country

Question 30

Zheng He

Answer 30

Muslim explorer sent by the Ming dynasty to contact Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

Question 31

Portugal maintained a colonial interest in which 3 areas?

Answer 31

1) Moluccas 2) Southeast Asia 3) Brazil