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what was the most valuable item traded between french colonists and native americans?
a.
sugar
b.
slaves
c.
spices
d.
furs
why did the slave trade grow dramatically in the americas in the mid-1500s?
a.
people began to profit from selling native americans abroad.
b.
sugar became an important export.
c.
gold mining required a great deal of labor.
d.
native americans refused to work in the fields or in the mines.
how did illegal smuggling affect the portuguese empire?
a.
the portuguese rulers profited from it.
b.
it caused a war between spain and portugal.
c.
it caused economic hardship in the empire.
d.
it led portugal to expand its colonies.
how was magellan's voyage different from that of columbus?
a.
magellan sailed west across the atlantic to reach the caribbean.
b.
magellan sailed south down the coast of south america.
c.
magellan sailed east around africa to reach the pacific ocean.
d.
magellan sailed north around europe to reach the pacific ocean.
which region led the world in agriculture and manufacturing during the 1500s and 1600s?
a.
asia
b.
europe
c.
north america
d.
south america
which of the following technologies required the measurement of the stars for navigation?
a.
compass
b.
lateen
c.
mercator projection
d.
astrolabe
what means did portuguese explorers use to establish trading posts in india, persia, and southeast asia?
a.
they signed agreements between the local rulers and the portuguese king.
b.
they worked with the native people to establish diverse colonies.
c.
they seized existing trading posts using force.
d.
they allied with muslim arabs against local rulers.
soon after contact with europeans, millions of people in the americas died. which factor was most responsible?
a.
diseases from europe such as influenza and smallpox
b.
extended droughts that caused food shortages
c.
horse-mounted european soldiers
d.
superior european armor and weapons
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what factor contributed to the defeat of the inca by the spanish?
a.
the refusal of the inca to pay a ransom for their emperor
b.
the lack of an incan army
c.
the refusal of the incan emperor to cooperate with the spanish
d.
the appointment of an incan emperor by pizarro
short answer
why are north america and south america considered to have the most diverse societies in the world today?
why did the puritans come to north america?
explain why the capitalist system developed in europe.
describe the hardships and indignities faced by africans from the time of being captured and transported to the americas to their life as enslaved laborers in the americas.