Lesson Y205.4
Y205.4 Impact of overseas empire on Europe Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Which Spanish institution was established in Seville in 1503 to manage trade with the Americas?
- Council of Indies
- Cortes of Castile
- Casa de Contratación
- Royal Chancery
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Which 1494 treaty divided non-Christian lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal?
- Peace of Augsburg
- Treaty of Barcelona
- Treaty of Tordesillas
- Treaty of Alcáçovas
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Which administrative body was established in 1524 to oversee all Spanish imperial affairs?
- Council of Castile
- Council of Finance
- Council of Indies
- Council of State
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What economic phenomenon across sixteenth-century Europe was heavily accelerated by American silver influx?
- Great Depression
- Tulip Mania
- Commercial Revolution
- Price Revolution
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Which Spanish city held the exclusive monopoly on trade with the New World until 1717?
- Valencia
- Seville
- Cadiz
- Barcelona
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What was the name of the official monopoly licence granted by Spain to sell enslaved Africans?
- Encomienda
- Asiento
- Repartimiento
- Quinto
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What crown tax was levied on all bullion brought back from the Americas to Spain?
- Alcabala
- Quinto Real
- Servicio
- Cruzada
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Which valuable spice trade was Portugal's primary economic focus in Asia during the sixteenth century?
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla
- Saffron
- Pepper
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How did American silver affect Charles I's international political loans and foreign policy borrowing?
- Ended royal debt
- Reduced military spending
- Caused total autarky
- Increased borrowing power
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Which Spanish colonial labour system replaced the encomienda to directly recruit indigenous workers for crown projects?
- Repartimiento
- Mita
- Asiento
- Audiencia
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Which conquistador led the Spanish expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire between 1519 and 1521?
- Vasco da Gama
- Francisco Pizarro
- Hernán Cortés
- Diego de Almagro
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Which conquistador captured the Inca Emperor Atahualpa and conquered Peru in 1532?
- Hernán Cortés
- Pedro de Alvarado
- Francisco Pizarro
- Hernando de Soto
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How did American silver influx affect domestic Spanish manufacturing industries in the long term?
- Boosted textile exports
- Undermined domestic industry
- Created industrial dominance
- Modernised heavy factories
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Which major European rival power did Charles I fight repeatedly using revenue from empire?
- Russia
- France
- Sweden
- England
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Which papal title was granted to Isabella and Ferdinand by Pope Alexander VI in 1496?
- The Catholic Kings
- Supreme Monarchs
- Most Christian Majesties
- Defenders of the Faith
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Which revolt broke out in Castile in 1520 against Charles I's reliance on Flemish advisers?
- Catalonian Revolt
- Germania Revolt
- Morisco Revolt
- Comunero Revolt
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Which cardinal reformed the Spanish Church and sponsored the publication of the Polyglot Bible?
- Cardinal Wolsey
- Cardinal Richelieu
- Cardinal Cisneros
- Cardinal Granvelle
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What were the major administrative territorial divisions ruled by personal representatives of the Spanish monarch overseas?
- Corregimientos
- Cabildos
- Audiencias
- Viceroyalties
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How did Portuguese and Spanish overseas expansion alter the geopolitical balance of power in sixteenth-century Europe?
- Shifted power Balticwards
- Shifted power Eastward
- Ended European rivalry
- Shifted power Westward
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What economic system prioritized accumulating bullion and controlling colonial trade to enrich the mother country?
- Feudalism
- Laissez-faire
- Mercantilism
- Socialism
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