unit 4 quiz 2

Question 1

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer 1

Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.

Question 2

Fronde

Answer 2

A series of violent uprisings during the early reign of Louis XIV triggered by growing royal control and increased taxation

Question 3

Mestizo

Answer 3

The term used by Spanish authorities to describe someone of mixed native American and European descent.

Question 4

Fluyt

Answer 4

A shallow-draft ship of large capacity, which enabled Dutch transport of enormous quantities of cereals, timber, and iron:

Question 5

The Great Dying

Answer 5

Term used to describe the devastating demographic impact of European-borne epidemic diseases on the Americas.

Question 6

Hacienda

Answer 6

Spanish estates in the Americas that were often plantations.

Question 7

Henry the Navigator

Answer 7

Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.

Question 8

Indentured Servitude

Answer 8

A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas destination. Before 1800 most were Europeans; after 1800 most indentured laborers were Asians.

Question 9

joint-stock company

Answer 9

A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company’s profits and debts.

Question 10

Merchantilism

Answer 10

Policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imported in order to gain wealth and power.