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True or False: There was evidence that there was a slave trade between Muslims and Sub-Saharan Africans

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True or False: There was evidence that there was a slave trade between Muslims and Sub-Saharan Africans

True

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True or False: English colonies were more likely to be supported with private investment than a Spanish Colony

True

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True or False: The Portuguese ‘trading post empire’ allowed the Portuguese to control trade without managing land or people

True

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True or False: The Columbian Exchange didn’t give new commodities to people who were isolated

False

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5

Peace of Westphalia established a __

system of sovereign and equal European States

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6

Last emperor of the Inca Empire?

Atahualpa

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True or False: European exploration was driven by the study of foreign people and their land

False

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True or False: From 1500 to 1750 gender ratios were so out of balance in some African populations that polygamy were accepted in these areas

True

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What does Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism have in common?

Missionary efforts

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10

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

Keep northern invaders out of China

Ensure Ming protected from Mongol Empire

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11

1770’s was a time period marked by

Enlightenment ideas

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Once the Tokugawa Shogunate was established, samurai and daimyo were encouraged to take jobs in what area of Japanese society?

Bureacrats or scholars

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What religion was popularized in the Ming and Qing dynasties?

Confucianism

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14

Ptolemaic universe believed what about the Earth in the Universe?

Motionless Earth surrounded by 9 hollow spheres

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Who is considered the first and most important early capitalist thinker Adam Smith, Alexander Hamilton or Thomas Jefferson?

Adam Smith

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True or False: English colonies were more likely to be supported with private investment than a Spanish colony

True

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True or False: Did the Battle of Chaldiran between the Ottoman and Safavid empires lead to total Safavid defeat and Ottoman occupation of Safavid territory?

False

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Describe the Atlantic triangular trade system

Africa provided slaves

Americas provided agricultural products

Europe provided manufactured goods

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Foot binding of the Song dynasty through the Ming and Qing dynasties was seen as what?

A sign of status, usually upper class, since these women did not need to move around as easily

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True or False: An important shift that took place during the industrial area was a move away from animal power to steam power

True

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True or False: The study of diplomatic evidence between African and Portuguese leaders would help historians to understand relations the two groups

True

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Under what circumstances did German unification and nationalism come into being?

Wars against neighboring countries help the process

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23

Give a reason for the decline of Islamic empires

Weak rulers

problems with heirs to the throne

Cultural conservatism

Tensions between religious groups

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What group comprised the largest migrants from 1500 to 1800

Slaves

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How did Adam Smith view government led protectionism (tariffs, government oversight)?

Economic laws rejected it

he was like grr bad

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Qing means what in translation?

Pure

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Where did Locke believe sovereignty was vested?

People

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