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Which was the first European state to establish formal diplomatic relations with China?


A) England
B) Russia
C) The Dutch

D) None of the above
E) B) and C)

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How did the Dutch expand their empire?

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In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their maritime exploration and returning ships came from which commodity?


A) Silver
B) African slaves
C) Pepper

D) A) and B)
E) All of the above

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Why did the African slave trade arise?

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Why did Europeans experience inflation at home as the Atlantic economy grew?

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The development of a Portuguese maritime empire encompassing Malacca and the Malay Peninsula was achieved, in part, through which policy?


A) Ruthless and murderous attacks on Arab settlers in the region
B) The negotiation of four commercial treaties with Arab traders
C) The use of African warriors to defeat the local residents

D) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

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Which European disease ravaged the Aztecs and Inca?


A) Syphilis
B) Hemorrhagic fever
C) Smallpox

D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

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Which European state took over the spice trade from Portugal?


A) The Dutch Republic
B) England
C) Spain

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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Who benefited most from European expansion? Who was most harmed?

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Which tool or technology was the most important to early exploration? Why was it more important than others?

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Who was the sea captain who first made a sea voyage directly from Europe to India?


A) Bartolomeu Dias
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Vasco da Gama

D) All of the above
E) None of the above

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According to mercantilist theory, the prosperity of a nation depended on a plentiful supply of which of the following?


A) Bullion
B) Colonies
C) Agricultural surplus

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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Which of the following was NOT part of the Columbian exchange?


A) Potatoes from Europe and olive trees from the Americas
B) Horses and cattle from Europe and corn from the Americas
C) Gunpowder from Europe and tobacco from the Americas

D) A) and C)
E) B) and C)

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Which European state had the first direct contact with China since Marco Polo?


A) Portugal
B) Spain
C) The Dutch Republic

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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Who gained the most from transatlantic economic relationships, ordinary people, governments, or wealthy city residents? Why?

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Why did Ieyasu found the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603?

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