AP World- Unit 4

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As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained...

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new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden

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European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...

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the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases

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One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World was...

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the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

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Which of the following served as the initial motivation for Spanish exploration? desires to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism, hopes of establishing permanent colonies for settlement, the desire to beat out European rivals in the land grab for North America, the need of new sources of wealth to support the growth of the nation

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the need of new sources of wealth to support the growth of the nation

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All of the following contributed to European expansion into the New World EXCEPT: the development of new navigational technology, a rise of nationalism among European states, the desire to spread Christianity

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an end to European wars between competing royal families

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The primary positive benefit of the Columbian Exchange was...

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the exchange of food products between Europe and the Western Hemisphere

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The city of Constantinople is currently named _________

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Istanbul

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Which of the following developments can be most directly attributed to Portuguese and Spanish state sponsorship of maritime exploration in the late fifteenth century? Improvements in European geographic knowledge of Africa and the Indian Ocean, Improvements in Europeans’ ability to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, Religious divisions in Europe related to the Protestant Reformation, The development of theories of natural rights and representative government

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Improvements in European geographic knowledge of Africa and the Indian Ocean

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Which of the following processes most immediately led to the global expansion of European political power in the period circa 1500?
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The Columbian Exchange,
The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople,
Advances in shipbuilding and navigational methods,
Advances in medicine that improved Europeans’ ability to survive in tropical climates

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Advances in shipbuilding and navigational methods

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How were Europeans first able to travel to other parts of the world in 1450?

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Using knowledge and technology from prior societies