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-Spice Islands

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The Spice Islands, also known as the Mal...

Question 2

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-mercantilism

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Question 3

Catholic Christianity failed to take root in China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries because

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A)   of opposition from Jesuit missionaries.
B)   of opposition from Protestant missionaries.
C)   of opposition by the pope to the practice of ancestor worship.
D)   the antipathy of the Chinese to all spiritual doctrines.
E)   of the success of Hindu missionaries, who were closer to Chinese Buddhism in tradition.

Question 4

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-Marco Polo

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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian me...

Question 5

The African slave trade

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A)   had little impact on the level of violence and warfare in Africa.
B)   reduced warfare and violence in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers.
C)   increased warfare and violence in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves.
D)   died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands.
E)   was carried out peacefully, as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits.

Question 6

Before the nineteenth century, which of the following was least affected by European power and influence?

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A)   China and Japan
B)   Africa
C)   North America
D)   South America
E)   India

Question 7

What correlation is there between overseas expansion and economic, social, and political development in Europe?

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The correlation between overseas expansi...

Question 8

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-Treaty of Tordesillas

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme...

Question 9

The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was

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A)   Christopher Columbus.
B)   Amerigo Vespucci.
C)   Marco Polo.
D)   Leonardo Bruni.
E)   John Mandeville.

Question 10

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-John Cabot

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John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, was an...

Question 11

Tokugawa Ieyasu established the longest-lasting of the Japanese shogunates, which retained power from the early sixteenth century until 1868.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An extensive multiracial society appeared first in

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A)   British North America.
B)   Latin America.
C)   Northern Europe.
D)   Southern Europe.
E)   China.

Question 13

What was "exchanged" in the Columbian exchange, and who gained the most?

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The Columbian Exchange refers to the wid...

Question 14

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-Mughal Empire

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The Mughal Empire was a powerful and inf...

Question 15

Which empire was described as "an old, crazy, first-rate man of war" but because of incompetent leadership was destined to be "dashed to pieces on the shore"?

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A)   the British Empire
B)   the Spanish Empire
C)   the Chinese Empire
D)   the Russian Empire
E)   the Ottoman Empire

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-conquistadors

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The conquistadors were Spanish soldiers,...

Question 17

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-Samuel de Champlain

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Samuel de Champlain (c. 1567 – 1635) was...

Question 18

The religious crusading motive for exploration was strongest in

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A)   Spain and Portugal.
B)   Florence and Venice.
C)   the Byzantine Empire.
D)   England and Scotland.
E)   France and the Low Countries.

Question 19

The Aztec empire, which Cortéz conquered in 1519, was located

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A)   in the Peruvian Andes.
B)   on Cuba.
C)   in central Mexico.
D)   in southern Florida.
E)   on the Yucatan Peninsula.

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-Malacca

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Malacca, also known as Melaka, is a hist...

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Talk about: -John Cabot

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What was "exchanged" in the Columbian exchange, and who gained the most?

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Tokugawa Ieyasu established the longest-lasting of the Japanese shogunates, which retained power from the early sixteenth century until 1868.

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The African slave trade

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Catholic Christianity failed to take root in China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries because

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What correlation is there between overseas expansion and economic, social, and political development in Europe?

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