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Which of the following historical developments most strongly contributed to the mapmaker’s depiction of West Africa and the southern half of the world in Map 2?

• The decline of Mediterranean powers such as Genoa and Venice and the rise of Atlantic powers such as England, France, and the Netherlands

• China’s naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean basin

• The limited geographical knowledge of western European mapmakers as a result of the region’s commercial isolation

• Portugal’s development of maritime technology and navigational skills

A historian would most likely use Map 1 to research which of the following developments in the period 1450–1750?

• The efforts of wealthy Renaissance patrons to encourage the fine arts and scientific research

• The ways that European cartography drew on earlier knowledge from the Islamic world and merchant activity in the Mediterranean

• The influence of Crusades against the Ottoman Empire on the commercial expansion of Italian city-states

• The consolidation of the Russian Empire, its expansion into Siberia, and it's challenge to imperial China

Which of the following factors would contribute most to future revisions of Map 2?

• Western Europeans’ discovery of geographical scholarship from the Mongol Khanates

• The experiences of European merchants transporting Asian goods in the Indian Ocean

• Spanish sponsorship of trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific maritime exploration

• Qing China’s resumption of maritime expeditions to expand its tribute system

Which post-classical form of governance is represented by the excerpt?

• Caliphate

• Feudalism

• City-State

• Imperial state

The type of government and social system represented by the excerpt and image was prevalent in postclassical ___________.

• South America

• Northwest Africa

• India

• Japan

The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that Western Europe experienced a?

• Change over time between the classical and postclassical periods with regard to economic systems.

• Continuity over time between the classical and postclassical periods with regard to economic systems.

• Change over time between the classical and postclassical periods with regard to the centralization of political structures

• Continuity over time between the classical and postclassical periods with regard to the centralization of political structures

From which city did Robert of Flanders begin his crusade?

• London

• Bruges

• Jerusalem

• Tripoli

What was the final destination of both Crusaders?

• Antioch

• Edessa

• Jerusalem

• Tripoli

Which cities did both Crusaders pass through?

• Genoa and Tripoli

• Marseille and Constantinople

• Jerusalem and Constantinople

• Genoa and Rome

Which of the following most directly challenges Locke's claims?

• Many colonists engaged in forms of resistance to taxation

• Kings rarely give up their power

• The development of the Trans-Atlantic slave network

• None of the above