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This economic policy exported goods from the colony to the "mother country" to bring them wealth.
What was mercantilism.
Who led a Spanish attack on the Aztecs?
Who was Hernan Cortes.
Who colonized Brazil?
Who colonized Siberia?
Who was Russia.
This led to ranching in the Americas.
What was the bringing of domesticated animals to America. (Horses, cattle, etc.)
What was one reason that European countries settled the New World and not other continents?
There location across the Atlantic Ocean made it easier for them explore than other nations not located on the Atlantic Ocean.
This colony had a high literacy rate because they wanted individuals to be able to read the Bible for themselves.
What were the British colonies.
This country respected their conquered people and did not allow for assimilation.
What was the Qing Dynasty in China.
Which colony continued to import slaves through the Atlantic slave trade well into the 1800s?
What was the colony of Latin America.
Who helped the Spanish fight the Aztecs and why?
Who were the enemies of the Aztecs. The enemies had faced continual threats from the Aztecs and their continued threat of sacrifice to their gods. If they helped the Spanish, they could overthrow the Aztec power.
The Ottoman Empire took over this city giving Islam more power and influence in the region.
What was Constantinople.
This ruler allowed for Hinduism to be practiced freely under the Mughal empire.
Who is Akbar.
Agriculture (Plantations) and mining built this country's economy in the New World.
What was the Spanish Empire.
How was the British colonies different from the colonies of Spain and Portugal? (Culture, government, and economic)
The British colonists did not intermarry like the Spanish and Portuguese colonists. The British were more dependent on small farms. They wanted freedom of religion, general assemblies and they voted for their leaders.
What did Aurangzeb do to deter to the practice of Hinduism in India under Mughal rule?
He destroyed temples and imposed high taxes.
This policy required that Christian boys serve in the Ottoman Empire and many converted to Islam.
What was the policy known as devshirme.
What were two reasons that Russia expanded into an empire.
What was security from attacks and to gain the fur trade in Siberia.
How did European empire building differ from the other empires of this time?
European Empires were built in the Americas and not an expansion of their country physically like Russia and China.
Goods, animals, ideas, people, and disease were spread along this route?
What 2 countries boundaries have changed little since the time of their empire?
What was Russia and China. (Today, Russia does not have the lands in the West.)
This dynasty re-instituted the values of Confucianism and the examination system for the government.
What was the Ming dynasty.
How did Russia treat the people of Siberia?
This leader moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg and tried to Westernize Russia.
Who was Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.
How did Native Americans react to the Spanish missions and practice Christianity?
This was a tax in Russia usually paid with furs.
What was the yasak.