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Agronomy (Explorations and Spices)

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Question 1

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What was the period from the early 15th century into the early 17th century, during which European ships traveled the world in search of new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning capitalism in Europe
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  • The Age of Discovery or Age of Exploration
  • The Age of Uncovery or Age of Exploration
  • The Age of Discovery or Age of Expedition

Question 2

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Early adventurers in were in search of trading goods such as:
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  • gold, silver and spice
  • food and clothes

Question 3

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How many countries are there in the world?
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  • 194
  • 195
  • 196
  • 193

Question 4

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Mask the odor of rotting food. - Neutralize unpleasant odors. - Act as antibacterial and antifungal agents. - Provide nutritional components. - Yield a physiological “high”. - Make otherwise dull food more interesting.
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  • These were the reasons why humans began using spices
  • These were the reasons why humans began using flowers

Question 5

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Cilantro contains the same compounds as:
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  • bettles
  • stink bugs
  • skunks

Question 6

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The spice epazote resembles 
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  • skunk smell
  • stink bugs

Question 7

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The ______________ represented the state of the art in later medieval shipbuilding. But large, full-rigged ships could not always be sailed with the precision necessary for inshore surveying in unknown waters.
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  • carrack
  • caravel

Question 8

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A __________ is a small, highly maneuverable, three- masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for long voyages of explorations beginning of the 15th century.
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  • caravel
  • carrack

Question 9

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A __________ was a 3 or 4-masted sailing ship developed in the Mediterranean in the 15th c 
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  • carrack
  • caravel

Question 10

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Estimated locations and speed using a variety of different methods including wind, waves, bird sightings, and current.)
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  • dead reckoning
  • leadline
  • Knots
  • astrolabe

Question 11

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The oldest navigating "instrument" was the ___________. It was a length of light rope with a lead weight attached to one end and its length marked off in "_________" (units of six feet).
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  • leadline, fathoms
  • log line, fathoms

Question 12

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the "_____________" was invented to provide a more accurate measurement. It consisted of a triangular "chip" of wood attached to a light line by its three corners so that, when tossed overboard it "dug in" and pulled the line from its hand-held reel. ___________ were tied in the line at intervals that equated to sea miles-per-hour. A half-minute sand glass was used as a timer.
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  • log line/chip log, knots
  • leadline, fathoms
  • leadline, knots
  • log line/chip log, fathoms

Question 13

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The ____________is said to be the first scientific instrument used for navigation. It was a disk with degrees of arc around its circumference and sight vanes on a rotating pointer. The disk was most commonly made of brass and was vertically hung from a ring. The navigator would hold the device by that ring and raise it above his head.
Answer
  • astrolabe
  • log line
  • leadline
  • dead reckoning

Question 14

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The __________ is another instrument which seamen adapted for navigation. Its name comes from the quarter-circle that it uses as a scale. The readings of the quadrant were taken by two people - one to take the instrument and look at the celestial body of reference, and the other to read the altitude from the arc.
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  • quadrant
  • sextant

Question 15

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What was used to measure the sun's altitude, especially at the meridian passage (line of longitude) ?. With the knowledge of the sun's declination, the mariner could then obtain his latitude.
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  • cross-staff
  • quadrant
  • sextant
  • astrolabe

Question 16

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What is the half of an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface terminated by the North Pole and the South Pole, connecting points of equal longitude?
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  • meridian
  • chronometer

Question 17

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The ______________ had remarkable accuracy that soon was shown to be largely impervious to the hectic motions of a ship at sea.
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  • chronometer
  • portolans

Question 18

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_______________ contained maps of coastlines, locations of harbors, river mouths, and manmade features visible from the sea. They were a compilation of centuries of seafarer observations.
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  • portolans
  • chronometers
  • meridian

Question 19

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________________ was used as a memory aid by navigators . With this simple device they were able to record how far and in what direction they had traveled during each four-hour watch. It consisted of a simple wooden board, equipped with pegs which were inserted into a series of holes. The upper portion of the board was marked out in the thirty-two points of the compass.
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  • Traverse Boards
  • Chronometers
  • Portolans

Question 20

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Which map provided one of the first practical descriptions of Europe, Africa and Asia?
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  • Fra Mauro map
  • Michaelangalo map
  • Dominca map
  • Marco Polo map

Question 21

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__________________ sailed to India to bring back spices.
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  • Vasco da Gama
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Marco Polo

Question 22

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The Indies or East Indies is a term often used to refer to the ______________
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  • Malay Archipelago
  • Caribbean

Question 23

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The west indies refer to the _______________
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  • Caribbean
  • Malay Archipelago

Question 24

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Which one of these places refer to the Spice Islands?
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  • Moluccas Islands
  • Fiji Islands
  • India
  • Indonesia

Question 25

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Chili pepper
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  • Capsicum
  • Colsicum
  • Moralisicum

Question 26

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Chili peppers are eaten as a spice by more than___________of the earth’s inhabitants each day
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  • 25%
  • 20%
  • 10%

Question 27

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Venice was the commercial center of the world and popular spices that were traded were:
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  • pepper, ginger, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and sugar
  • nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, anise

Question 28

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Only three types of spices became popular in the old world that came from the new world:
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  • allspice, red pepper (chili), and vanilla
  • pepper, salt, and sugar
  • cinnamon, nutmeg, and anise

Question 29

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Which country currently produces the most spices?
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  • india
  • china
  • turkey
  • indonesia

Question 30

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Which country currently produces the most pepper?
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  • indonesia
  • india
  • malaysia
  • vietnam

Question 31

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Which country produces the most cinnamon?
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  • sri lanka
  • madagascar
  • indonesia
  • india

Question 32

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Cinnamon
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  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum
  • Cinnamomum zey
  • Cinnamomum manicum
  • Cinnamomum meylanicum

Question 33

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Which country produces the most cloves?
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  • indonesia
  • madagascar
  • sri lanka
  • india

Question 34

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Dried cloves
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  • Eugenia caryophyllus
  • Eugenia zeylanicum

Question 35

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Nutmeg seeds
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  • Myristica fragrans
  • Eugenia caryophyllus
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Question 36

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Dried fruit of ______________ known as the queen of spices
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  • cardamom
  • cinammon
  • nutmeg

Question 37

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Which country produces the most ginger?
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  • india
  • china
  • malaysia
  • indonesia

Question 38

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Allspice
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  • Pimenta dioica
  • Myristica fragrans
  • Eugenia caryophyllus

Question 39

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Allspice is not a mixture of spices, but a single spice that contains the flavors of nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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___________ is the most expensive spice.
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  • Saffron
  • Vanilla
  • Cardamom

Question 41

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Saffron is essentially the stigma (female part) of the ____________flower
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  • lilly
  • crocus
  • vanilla
  • orchid
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