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What is the purpose of an astrolabe?

• Allows the wind to hit both sides, unlike its competitor the box sail

• To point the user in the direction they are traveling, according to true north

• To tell the latitude

• An account of the stars and constellations

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The Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe by going west.

• Dias

• De Gama

• Magellan

• Columbus

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Which Europeans claimed to have settled Canada?

• Dutch

• French

• English

• Spanish

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The specific technological innovation depicted here that improved deep water navigation was the

• compass

• upper deck oars

• astrolabe

• lateen sails

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Which of the following was a cause of increased European travel? (More than 1)

• Government sponsorship

• Desire to end monarchies in the New World

• Spread of maritime technology and ideas from older societies

• Interest in spreading trade and religion

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What new ship was created by the Portugese only?

• Carrack

• Carribean Ship

• Fluyt

• Caravel

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What monarch sponsored Portugese expedition?

• King Ferdinand

• Queen Isabella

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

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How did The Crusades contribute to the Age of Exploration?

• They created a desire to spread Christianity among the American natives.

• They created a desire in Europe for new products and new trade routes to the East.

• The democratic spirit which accompanied the conquests of the Crusaders swept across Europe.

• The establishment of sea routes used by the Crusaders which rounded South America made exploration easier.

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The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492

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

• led the way for Portugal to build a vast trading empire in Asia.

• ed England to claim the the vast territory surrounding Hudson Bay.

• showed Spain the way around South America and into the Pacific Ocean.

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

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

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Which of the following best describes the economic theory of mercantilism during the Age of Exploration?

• A system where people are treated as property and bought or sold

• An economic theory emphasizing exports and accumulation of precious metals to increase national wealth and power

• A forced labor system requiring Indigenous people to work for set periods

• A business entity allowing shared investment and profits

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Which of the following were key features of the M'ita system in colonial Latin America?

• Indigenous people worked for a set period each year

• Labor focused on mining and agriculture

• Workers received minimal pay and faced harsh conditions

• Children inherited their parents' status

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Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is correct?

• Servants agreed to work for a fixed term and could gain freedom after completion.

• Servants were considered property for life.

• Children of servants inherited their parents' status.

• Servants received no training or accommodation.

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The Portuguese supported the growth of the ___ Kingdom, a powerful West African state that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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When Japan closed their ports and refused to interact with other countries, this is known as

• Segregation

• Isolationism

• Militarism

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Which of the following actions was NOT part of Japan's isolationist policy (Sakoku) during 1633-1853?

• Ban on Christian worship

• Strict limitations on foreign influence

• Allowing open trade with all European countries

• Banning foreign books and travel

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Which of the following were impacts of the Spanish Encomienda System in the Americas?

• Exploitation of Native populations

• Severe social inequalities

• Significant cultural changes

• Increased political power for Indigenous leaders

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Mercantilism is an economic theory that emphasizes the importance of collecting precious ___ for national wealth.

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Based on the diagram, what is the main goal of the economic relationship between the mother country and its colonies under mercantilism?

• To increase the colonies' independence

• To maximize the mother country's wealth through favorable balance of trade

• To promote equal trade between colonies and the mother country

• To encourage colonies to export manufactured goods

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What is the main idea illustrated by the cartoon about mercantilism?

• Colonies exist to benefit the mother country economically.

• Colonies are allowed to trade freely with any nation.

• Mother countries pay colonies fairly for their goods.

• Foreign markets are the primary trading partners for colonies.

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The Middle Passage refers to the forced transport of enslaved Africans across the ___.

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Which of the following were key features of the Triangular Trade system?

• It connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

• It involved the exchange of manufactured goods, enslaved people, and raw materials.

• It was a direct trade route between Europe and Asia.

• It played a role in the Atlantic slave trade.

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Which of the following is a key feature of joint stock companies?

• Shared capital investment

• Unlimited personal liability

• Government ownership

• Single investor control

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Which of the following best describes the main economic activities involved in the Atlantic trade network shown in the map?

• Exchange of manufactured goods, raw materials, and enslaved people

• Spread of religious beliefs and cultural practices

• Development of new agricultural techniques

• Establishment of democratic governments

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Which groups are at the bottom of the social pyramid in colonial Latin America?

• Peninsulares and Creoles

• Mestizos and Native American Indians

• Native American Indians and Enslaved Persons

• Creoles and Mestizos

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Ana Nzinga was the ruler of ___, a region in present-day Angola.

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What was the main consequence of the Pugachev Rebellion for Russian peasants?

• Peasants gained more rights and freedoms

• Serfdom was abolished

• Oppression of peasants increased

• Catherine the Great was overthrown

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Which part of the map represents where the majority of slaves were transported too?

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The Ottoman army included 30,000 elite soldiers called ________ who were slaves that were trained to be loyal to the government.

• Janissaries

• Jizyas

• Slavs

• None of the Above

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The Muslim sovereign leader of the Ottoman Empire was called the

• Sultan
• Shah
• Emperor
• King

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The Ming Dynasty followed the collapse of the Mongol ___________ dynasty.

• Yuan

• Song

• Tang

• Han

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Which of the following best describes the concept of mercantilism during the Age of Exploration?

• An economic theory emphasizing exports and precious metals to increase national wealth and power.

• A system where people are treated as personal property and sold like goods.

• A forced labor system in colonial Latin America requiring Indigenous people to work for set periods.

• A business entity allowing shared investment and profits, funding exploration and colonization.

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How did the Tokugawa shoguns treat Europeans in Japan in the seventeenth century?

• They welcomed Europeans for their technological expertise and scientific knowledge.

• They protected Christian missionaries and sponsored Christian churches.

• They expelled all Europeans except the Dutch, who were allowed to trade at a single site.

• They established regular diplomatic relations with European states.

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The fact that Europeans often had to pay for Asian spices and textiles in cash led to which of the following?

• An intense desire for precious metals

• A European trade surplus

• A lack of desire to trade with Asia

• The closing of the Indian Ocean trade network

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The first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in

• fur

• spices

• silk

• silver

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Map 14.4 in the textbook shows that the most common destination(s) in the Americas for West African slaves was(were)

• British North America and the United States.

• the Caribbean and Brazil.

• Mexico

• Peru

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Which describes the role that Europeans played in the economy of the early modern era?

• They worked the markets of the East to their advantage.

• They were essentially middlemen funneling American silver to Asia.

• They established and enforced a new international system of trade.

• They dominated the global trade in textiles, tea, and porcelain.

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According to the map, which of the following is true?

• Overland routes were a critical part of the trade.

• China was a major source of silver.

• The silver trade flowed in a predominantly eastern pattern.

• Silver was traded on a truly global scale.

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Desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in

• treaties between Europeans

• the slave trade

• urbanization

• desertification

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Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property

• Chattel slavery

• Indentured servitude

• Mita system

• complete slavery

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Monopolies enriched European companies or nations by...

• giving that nation or company exclusive trading rights over an area or over a crop, so they received all of the profits for trading it

• growing regional markets into international ones

• limiting the amount of a product that countries could extract and sell

• I honestly can't think of any better answer choices...

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What was the Encomienda System?

• System of labor that enslaved Natives in exchange of food and shelter

• System of labor that used serfs to tend the field

• System of labor in which natives where granted land and money in exchange of gold.

• System of labor that gave jobs to thousands of Africans coming to the Americas.

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The accumulation of capital allowed for...

• the economy of Western Europe to grow as entrepreneurs entered long-distance markets

• the lower class citizens in Western Europe become more wealthy

• the Americas to profit as more gold was extracted from mines

• ships and other technology to grow

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What was the benefit of creating Joint Stock Companies?

• They provided limited liability

• They provided anonymity

• The unlimited liability and high rewards

• all of the above

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What was the name of the communities created by runaway slaves during this time period?

• Maroon societies

• Secret societies

• Underground Railroad

• Haiti

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How did Ana Nzinga, ruler of Ndongo, effectively resist Portuguese domination?

• after allying with Port. and that alliance breaking, she & her people fled & over took Matamba, allied with the Dutch & gave runaway slaves freedom to build up her power

• they bought so many weapons from the Spanish they were able to defeat the Portuguese in combat

• Nzinga effectively allied with the Portuguese and aided them in their slave raids of neighboring societies

• she created a new colony in a safer area in eastern Africa, where the Portuguese did not have ports

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The Pueblo Revolt (1680) could be considered successful because...

• the Pueblo and Apache fought off Spanish colonizers trying to force religious conversions, and kept their influence away until 1692.

• the Spanish and Pueblo worked together to kick the French out of their native lands

• the Pueblo and Apache fought off the British forever and established a maroon society

• the revolt was the biggest native American-colonizer conflict of the 17th century

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Metacom's War fits which of the following statements? There are two answers.

• it was the final major effort of the indigenous people to drive the British out of New England

• it resulted in British dominance of New England, even though several Native American tribes continued to live there

• it was the first significant battle between Europeans and Native Americans in the colonies

• it resulted in the Wamapanoag people living in New England for the rest of the colonial era