Unit 6 Review

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Which statement best describes a result of the encounter between Europeans and native populations of Latin America? Options: Native societies experienced rapid population growth. European nations lost power and prestige in the New World. Large numbers of natives migrated to Europe for a better life. Plantations in the New World used enslaved Africans to replace native populations.

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Plantations in the New World used enslaved Africans to replace native populations.

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Which conclusion about the slave trade in Africa is supported by this map?

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Several European countries participated in the slave trade.

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Mercantilism dominated economic thought in the _______ century.

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seventeenth

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According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on--

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a large supply of bullion, or gold and silver.

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Which two speakers would most likely support mercantilism? Options: A and B, A and C, B and D, C and D

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A and C

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Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be--

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very profitable, since da Gama returned with a valuable cargo of spices.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494,--

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established a line between territories controlled by Spain and those controlled by Portugal.

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Which global interaction is illustrated by the statements below? Options: Silk Road trade, Crusades, Columbian Exchange, Scramble for Africa

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Columbian Exchange

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Which event in African history is described in this passage? Options: exploration of the African interior, discovery of gold mines in Nigeria, Belgium’s takeover of the Congo, Atlantic slave trade

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Atlantic slave trade

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In the 1600’s, the interest of Europeans in Africa was based mainly on Europe’s need to--

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obtain workers for its colonies in the Americas