2025 HONORS World History Review : Unit 6 - An Expanding World

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Which of the following events most likely created the data trend shown on the graph? Options: The forced migration of Africans to the Americas, The diffusion of diseases from Eurasia to the Americas, The enslavement of Incas and Aztecs to work in silver mines, The intermarriage of Incas and Aztecs with enslaved Africans

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The diffusion of diseases from Eurasia to the Americas

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How did European exploration of the Americas change trade patterns?

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The Europeans developed a global commercial network.

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A direct result of European exploration was —

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a competition for colonies among European leaders

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One cultural similarity shared by the Aztec and Incan civilization was that both —

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developed advanced mathematical skills

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Why was the location labeled as “A” on the map significant to European traders in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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The area was a source for valuable spices that were in high demand in Europe.

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Religious practices of the Aztecs were influenced by —

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earlier Toltec and Zapotec civilizations

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One of the primary motivations for European exploration in the fifteenth and sixteen centuries was to — engage directly in international trade for profit, conquer other people to serve as forced laborers, locate remote islands for the relocation of criminals, find new sources of food for Europe’s growing population

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engage directly in international trade for profit

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Which of the following encouraged European explorers to attempt ocean crossings? Improved food preservation techniques, Chinese maps of North American coastlines, New navigational technologies and ship construction, Fears that Chinese treasure fleets would dominate the spice trade

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New navigational technologies and ship construction

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As a result of the Columbian Exchange, western Europeans were introduced to —

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new food crops that improved the European diet

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As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the landscape of the Americas was significantly changed by the introduction of —

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new livestock