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Which reason below explains why Vasco da Gama was the first European able to reach India? A. He went through the Americas to get to India B. He went around the southern tip of South America to reach India C. He went around the southern tip of Africa to reach India D. He traveled across Asia to get to India
What is C. He went around the southern tip of Africa to reach India
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What makes the explorations of Christopher Columbus unique? a) He was the first European explorer to find Africa b) He was the first European explorer to attempt to sail west to find Asia c) He was the only explorer to sail west toward the Americas d) He had the longest exploration of any European explorer
What is c) He was the only explorer to sail west toward the Americas
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What may have happened to ships if the astrolabe had never been invented? a) Ships could not be used to hunt large game animals b) Ships would never had been built c) Ships would not be able to determine latitude d) Ships would not be able to determine longitude
What is c) Ships would not be able to determine latitude
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All of the following played an important role in the triangular trade except A)enslaved Africans B)molasses C)guns D)Asian spices
What is D)Asian spices
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The compass helped Europeans navigate at sea. Its magnetized needle points to the magnetic A)North B)South C)East D)West
What is A)North
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All of the following were true of the Atlantic slave trade except A)it decreased warfare among Africans B)it gave racisim in the Americas C)it robbed African societies of their population D)it contributed to the success of European colonies in the Americas
What is A)it decreased warfare among Africans
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At first, Europeans tried to solve the labor shortage by using A)indentured servants B)enslaved Africans C)enslaved Native Americans D)free Africans
What is A)indentured servants
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The exploration ships that used a compass had the best chance of what? a) not getting lost b) going faster c) measuring distances d) finding lost treasure
What is a) not getting lost
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China and Japan did not like Europeans bringing their culture and religion to Asia. What policy did China and Japan follow as a result of their reaction to European colonialism? A)expansionism B)mercantlism C)isolationism D)globalism
What is C)isolationism
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Not everyone who traveled to the Americas did so by their own free will. The biggest forced migration of people in history took place out of A)Europe B)Asia C)the Americas D)Africa
What is D)Africa
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Why would European countries want to trade with Asia? a) It would allow them to build roads b) It would allow them to take over their governments c) It would allow them to buy silks, spices, and other goods d) It would allow them to discover how to use fur and oil
What is c) It would allow them to buy silks, spices, and other goods
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A new economic theory known as mercantilism encouraged Europeans to build colonies. The goal of mercantilism was to A)acquire gold and silver through conquest B)reduce government involvement in business C)acquire gold and silver through trade D)increase foreign imports
What is C)acquire gold and silver through trade
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Capitalism works, in part, on the principle of supply and demand. Which is usually true of supply and demand? A)as supply goes up, prices go up B)as demand goies up, prices go down C)as supply goes down, prices go down D)as demand goes up, prices go up
What is D)as demand goes up, prices go up
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If a country believes that they can build up a great supply of gold and silver to enhance their economy, their government would probably believe in the concepts of _________. a) mercantilism b) capitalism c) middle class d) exploration
What is a) mercantilism
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What is the biggest difference between capitalism and mercantilism? A)It discouraged investment by entrepreneurs B)It wanted to keep government out of business C)It placed little emphasis on the principle of supply and demand D)It favored government regulation of business
What is B)It wanted to keep government out of business
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Two nations that established colonies in North America were A)France and England B)Russia and Denmark C)Spain Portugal D)Sweden and Prussia
What is A)France and England
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9) What movement of European colonial power in Africa had country-wide acceptance and resistance? a) slave trade b) ship trade c) gold trade d) settler trade
What is a) slave trade
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The Middle Passage was the part of the triangular trade in which traders A)captured people in central Africa B) took goods from the Americas to Europe C)Sail from Europe to Africa D) transported African slaves to the Americas
What is D) transported African slaves to the Americas
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11) What was an effect of the rise of the middle class? a) large property owner lost all of their power b) a new class of society was established c) the salve trade ceased to exist d) fewer people became educated
What is b) a new class of society was established
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8) Which effect of European colonies being established in America was probably the most beneficial to the European nations? a) the spread of disease b) the spread of American culture c) the exchange of goods d) the discovery of Cuba
What is c) the exchange of goods
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All of the following continents were directly involved in the Colombian Exchange except for A)Africa B)North America C)Asia D)Europe
What is C)Asia
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Enslaved Africans protested bondage in all of the following ways except by A)running away B)rebelling C)taking control of slave ships D)giving up their African heritage
What is D)giving up their African heritage
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20) If a country has a federal document that defines the relationship between the government and the people and the protection of the rights of the people, then we say that country has established a ____________. a. regime b. constitution c. bureaucracy d. tax system
What is b. constitution
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Most enslaved Africans were taken to A) Italy B) India C) Europe D) The Americas
What is D) the Americas
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Which of the following best describes how the slave trade affected African society? A)It made African countries stronger than European countries B)It brought wealth to all of the people of Africa C)It led to a disease trade between Africa and Europe D)It weakened the power of African nations
What is D)It weakened the power of African nations