Question 1

What factors account for Britain's success in dominating India during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How were the British able both to edge out European rivals and to control the Mughals?

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There were several factors that contribu...

Question 2

define the following term:
-Samuel de Champlain

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Samuel de Champlain (c. 1567 – 1635) was...

Question 3

define the following term:
-Boers and Capetown

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Boers were Dutch settlers who arrived in...

Question 4

The Mesoamerica civilization which existed at the time of European exploration was the

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A)  Maya.
B)  Inca.
C)  Toltec.
D)  Aztec.
E)  Zapotec.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

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A)  syphilis.
B)  hemorrhagic fever.
C)  smallpox.
D)  influenza.
E)  gout.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

The word Inca means "chief priest."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Chinese dynasty which replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and which came from Manchuria was the

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A)  Tang.
B)  Song.
C)  Yuan.
D)  Han.
E)  Qing.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 8

The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The major western rival to the British in India in the seventeenth century was

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A)  Portugal.
B)  France.
C)  Spain.
D)  the Netherlands.
E)  Russia.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

A Mercator projection

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A)  was used to estimate profits from the slave trade.
B)  is the shape cast on a map by the light of the moon traveling through stained glass.
C)  shows the true shape of landmasses in a limited area on a map.
D)  shows the true shape of bodies of water in a limited area on a map.
E)  refers to the formula used by missionaries to calculate conversion rates of natives.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

define the following term:
-Dutch East India Company

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The Dutch East India Company, also known...

Question 12

define the following term:
-Nagasaki and the Dutch

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Nagasaki and the Dutch have a long histo...

Question 13

define the following term:
-the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

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The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilizat...

Question 14

The religious crusading motive for exploration was strongest in

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A)  Spain and Portugal.
B)  Florence and Venice.
C)  the Byzantine Empire.
D)  England and Scotland.
E)  France and the Low Countries.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

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A)  to defeat indigenous empires and pave the way for European domination.
B)  to mine vast quantities of gold to be shipped to Portugal.
C)  to work on sugar plantations.
D)  to cultivate tobacco.
E)  to grow rice.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

define the following term:
-Treaty of Tordesillas

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme...

Question 17

define the following term:
-Malacca

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Malacca, also known as Melaka, is a hist...

Question 18

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

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The success of the Dutch Republic in est...

Question 19

The greatness of Ming China was due to the accomplishments of the two monarchs, Kangxi and Qianlong, who ruled from the mid-seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

define the following term:
-price revolution

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The price revolution was a period of inf...

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define the following term: -price revolution

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define the following term: -Samuel de Champlain

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define the following term: -Dutch East India Company

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The word Inca means "chief priest."

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define the following term: -the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán

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The greatness of Ming China was due to the accomplishments of the two monarchs, Kangxi and Qianlong, who ruled from the mid-seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century.

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define the following term: -Treaty of Tordesillas

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The first major Portuguese settlement in India was at Calicut.

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The Chinese dynasty which replaced the Ming in the seventeenth century and which came from Manchuria was the

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African slaves were shipped to Brazil and the Caribbean

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The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was

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Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

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The major western rival to the British in India in the seventeenth century was

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The Mesoamerica civilization which existed at the time of European exploration was the

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define the following term: -Malacca

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What factors account for Britain's success in dominating India during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How were the British able both to edge out European rivals and to control the Mughals?

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define the following term: -Boers and Capetown

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