AP World History Unit 4

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The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492

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opened the way for Spain to colonize North and South America.

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Which European nation was the first to control trade in the Indian Ocean and in Asia?

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Portugal

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Which of these statement BEST explains Spain’s principal reason for colonizing the "New World"? Options: Spain was inspired by scientific curiosity. Spain's citizens desired to settle elsewhere. Spain wanted to maximize its economic profits. Spain desired to spread the power of the Catholic Church.

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Spain wanted to maximize its economic profits.

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Why did Europeans want to find a direct sea route to Asia in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries?

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to spread Christianity to the east

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Ferdinand Magellan's voyage to circumnavigate the Earth in the early 1500's would not have been possible without the use of a compass, which originated in

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China

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What was the role of improved technology in European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?

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The mariner's astrolabe determined latitude at sea.

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A caravel, carrack and fluyt are all

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ships

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Mit'a was a labor system most connected to

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Peruvian Mines

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Which of the following represents a Spanish system of land distribution and forced labor system in the New World?
Peninsulares, Mit'a System, Akbar, Encomienda system

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Encomienda system

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Zheng He was a well known

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