Which statement best describes the relationship between technology and European exploration?(1 point)
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Europeans refused to use technologies originating from Asia and Southwest Asia because they believed they were inferior to European designs.
Europeans refused to use technologies originating from Asia and Southwest Asia because they believed they were inferior to European designs.
Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
European nations benefited from a combination of existing technologies and their own innovations to aid exploration.
European nations benefited from a combination of existing technologies and their own innovations to aid exploration.
European technological advances were slow and often prone to failure during long voyages.
Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
Which statement best explains the Roman Catholic Church’s primary reaction to the ideas developed by Galileo and other scientists of the scientific revolution?(1 point)
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The Catholic Church saw the scientific revolution as insignificant and not a threat to their teachings.
The Catholic Church saw the scientific revolution as insignificant and not a threat to their teachings.
The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.
The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.
The Catholic Church saw the scientific method as a threat to their political power in Europe.
The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
Which of the following is an effect of Portugal developing the caravel?(1 point)
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Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
The trade of enslaved Africans decreased.
The trade of enslaved Africans decreased.
Portugal took control of the Silk Road.
Portugal took control of the Silk Road.
The Roman Catholic Church eradicated Islam from the Iberian peninsula
Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
Which of these statements best summarizes the status of common farmers during different eras of history?(1 point)
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Common farmers were mostly enslaved laborers who worked on property owned by wealthy landowners.
Common farmers were mostly enslaved laborers who worked on property owned by wealthy landowners.
Common farmers increased their personal ownership of land as new advances in agriculture took place.
Common farmers increased their personal ownership of land as new advances in agriculture took place.
Common farmers generally became wealthy as they developed and controlled new methods of agriculture.
Common farmers generally became wealthy as they developed and controlled new methods of agriculture.
Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.
Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.
How did the Counter-Reformation in Europe most impact the settlement of European colonies in the Americas?(1 point)
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The Catholic Church created special settlements in the Americas for non-Catholics who were being persecuted by various European monarchs.
The Catholic Church created special settlements in the Americas for non-Catholics who were being persecuted by various European monarchs.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
Catholic monarchs in France and Spain financed special voyages to the Americas to give non-Catholic Protestants and Jews opportunities to freely practice their religions without persecution.
Catholic monarchs in France and Spain financed special voyages to the Americas to give non-Catholic Protestants and Jews opportunities to freely practice their religions without persecution.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants in England led to the Great Puritan Migration to New England during the 1600s.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
Why is Ibn Battuta’s book, A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of the Cities and the Marvels of Traveling, so important to historians?(1 point)
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It describes places in Africa.
It describes places in Africa.
It explains battle tactics.
It explains battle tactics.
It reveals secrets of his faith.
It reveals secrets of his faith.
It gives insight into the world of Islam.
It gives insight into the world of Islam.
How did the Treaty of Granada affect the Mudéjars living in Spain?(1 point)
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They were allowed to worship freely as Muslims.
They were allowed to worship freely as Muslims.
They were required to fight in the Spanish army.
They were required to fight in the Spanish army.
They were expelled from Spain altogether.
They were expelled from Spain altogether.
They were forced to wear specific symbols on their clothing.
They were allowed to worship freely as Muslims.
Global Contact Unit Test
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How did the search for maritime trade routes to Asia affect the growth of European empires?(1 point)
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The cost of getting spices from Asia made some countries decide that global expansion was not worthwhile.
The cost of getting spices from Asia made some countries decide that global expansion was not worthwhile.
The countries with the most land space in Europe were the most successful at building empires.
The countries with the most land space in Europe were the most successful at building empires.
Several European nations began building overseas empires so they could access valuable trade goods such as spices.
Several European nations began building overseas empires so they could access valuable trade goods such as spices.
It had little impact on the growth of European empires because trade was not very profitable.
Several European nations began building overseas empires so they could access valuable trade goods such as spices.
In what types of businesses did European intellectual communities begin to develop in early modern European cities?(1 point)
Responses
coffeehouses
coffeehouses
government institutions
government institutions
trading outposts
trading outposts
churches
coffeehouses
How did the Reconquista lead to the age of exploration?(1 point)
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It motivated France to try to get ahead of Spain and Portugal in exploration.
It motivated France to try to get ahead of Spain and Portugal in exploration.
It made Spain strong enough to push outward from Europe after centuries of war.
It made Spain strong enough to push outward from Europe after centuries of war.
It started a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
It started a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
It made Italy strong enough to push beyond Europe.
It made Spain strong enough to push outward from Europe after centuries of war.
How did the Spanish treatment of Indigenous people improve over time?(1 point)
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The king reformed the encomienda system and the Dominicans changed how they spread Christianity in Central America.
The king reformed the encomienda system and the Dominicans changed how they spread Christianity in Central America.
The Spanish became more convinced that they could treat the Indigenous people any way they wanted.
The Spanish became more convinced that they could treat the Indigenous people any way they wanted.
The Spanish increased the number of missionaries in the Americas.
The Spanish increased the number of missionaries in the Americas.
Spanish settlers with encomiendas began to treat the Indigenous people better because they thought it was the right thing to do.
The king reformed the encomienda system and the Dominicans changed how they spread Christianity in Central America.
Which of the following best suggests why the Portuguese did not try to make as many colonies in Asia as the Spanish did in the Western Hemisphere?(1 point)
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The Portuguese saw the people in Asia as their equals.
The Portuguese saw the people in Asia as their equals.
The Roman Catholic Church told Europeans not to make colonies.
The Roman Catholic Church told Europeans not to make colonies.
Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.
Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.
The Portuguese did not believe in taking things by force.
Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.
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How is the spread of the potato related to an increase in population in the Old World?(1 point)
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The potato grows easily in cold, harsh climates. This means that it grew well in northern Europe, providing a dependable food source that led to an increase in population.
The potato grows easily in cold, harsh climates. This means that it grew well in northern Europe, providing a dependable food source that led to an increase in population.
The potato does not correlate with an increase in population in the Old World.
The potato does not correlate with an increase in population in the Old World.
The potato grows easily in warm, comfortable climates. This means that it grew well everywhere except northern Europe, leading to an increase in population.
The potato grows easily in warm, comfortable climates. This means that it grew well everywhere except northern Europe, leading to an increase in population.
The potato does not grow easily outside of the Andes. This means that it did not lead to an increase in population in the Old World.
The potato grows easily in cold, harsh climates. This means that it grew well in northern Europe, providing a dependable food source that led to an increase in population.
Which of the following best describes the Commercial Revolution?(1 point)
Responses
the exchange of goods, diseases, and ideas that resulted from contact between the New World and Old World
the exchange of goods, diseases, and ideas that resulted from contact between the New World and Old World
the establishment of new economic, political, and social systems as well as banking and a futures market
the establishment of new economic, political, and social systems as well as banking and a futures market
the “discovery” of the New World that prompted European nations to establish territories
the “discovery” of the New World that prompted European nations to establish territories
the influx of silver that resulted in economic turmoil for European nations
the establishment of new economic, political, and social systems as well as banking and a futures market
Greater amounts of food, crops, livestock, and other commodities traded on the Columbian Exchange caused a major increase in which population?(1 point)
Responses
Indigenous Americans
Indigenous Americans
Europeans
Europeans
Latin Americans
Latin Americans
South Americans
Europeans
What was implied by mercantilism, which grew with the transatlantic trade route?(1 point)
Responses
It was implied that the colonists were inferior to their mother country.
It was implied that the colonists were inferior to their mother country.
It was implied that an African diaspora would occur.
It was implied that an African diaspora would occur.
It was implied that nationalism was an important idea.
It was implied that nationalism was an important idea.
It was implied that Africans were inferior to Europeans.
It was implied that the colonists were inferior to their mother country.
Imagine you investigated the role colonial plantations had on the increase of the African slave trade. Which of the following statements would provide the best findings of your investigation?(1 point)
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The demand for less-intensive labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade.
The demand for less-intensive labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade.
The demand to cultivate plantation land decreased so the African slave trade increased to reduce labor costs.
The demand to cultivate plantation land decreased so the African slave trade increased to reduce labor costs.
The demand for skilled labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade.
The demand for skilled labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade.
The demand to harvest cash crops at a cheap labor price increased the African slave trade.
The demand to harvest cash crops at a cheap labor price increased the African slave trade.
Alfonso I reshaped Kongo by(1 point)
Responses
making Catholicism the state religion and allowing the Portuguese to buy more enslaved people.
making Catholicism the state religion and allowing the Portuguese to buy more enslaved people.
converting to Islam.
converting to Islam.
banning the slave trade in Kongo.
banning the slave trade in Kongo.
unifying the states of West Africa.
making Catholicism the state religion and allowing the Portuguese to buy more enslaved people.
Why might Olaudah Equiano have believed he had a chance to buy his freedom and move to England after he was purchased by Mr. King, a “charitable and humane” Quaker merchant?(1 point)
Responses
Olaudah Equiano was himself a Christian.
Olaudah Equiano was himself a Christian.
Quakers tended to be heavily involved in the abolitionist movement.
Quakers tended to be heavily involved in the abolitionist movement.
Mr. King promised his freedom, and Olaudah Equiano believed him.
Mr. King promised his freedom, and Olaudah Equiano believed him.
Olaudah Equiano had excellent communication skills in the English language.
Quakers tended to be heavily involved in the abolitionist movement.
Which source would you use to learn more about the consequences of European attempts to convert Indigenous populations to Christianity?(1 point)
Responses
a conquistador’s journal with entries detailing their peaceful interactions with Indigenous peoples
a conquistador’s journal with entries detailing their peaceful interactions with Indigenous peoples
an Indigenous group leader’s letter conveying concerns about loss of their heritage
an Indigenous group leader’s letter conveying concerns about loss of their heritage
an Indigenous mythological text describing their history and beliefs
an Indigenous mythological text describing their history and beliefs
a missionary’s letter detailing instructions for how to best convert Indigenous populations
an Indigenous group leader’s letter conveying concerns about loss of their heritage
Why did the Dutch begin to sell firearms to West Africa?(1 point)
Responses
They wanted to keep up with the other European traders.
They wanted to keep up with the other European traders.
They knew it would lead to an increase in enslaved peoples.
They knew it would lead to an increase in enslaved peoples.
The Portuguese could not supply enough firearms.
The Portuguese could not supply enough firearms.
The pope lifted his ban on firearms sales to non-Christians.
They wanted to keep up with the other European traders.
The Puritans were a sect of Protestant Christians in Europe who believed that the Protestant church had fallen too far from its origin and was becoming too liberal in its belief system. They migrated to North America during the age of discovery because they did not align with either the Catholic or Protestant state churches. What were the causes and effects of the Puritans’ migration to North America? Analyze and explain in 1–2 sentences the cause and effect.
The cause of the Puritans' migration to North America was their dissatisfaction with the religious policies of the established churches in Europe. The effect was the establishment of Puritan colonies in North America, such as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where they sought to create a society based on their strict religious beliefs and practices.
The cause of the Puritans' migration to North America was their dissatisfaction with the religious policies of the established churches in Europe. The effect was the establishment of Puritan colonies in North America, such as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where they sought to create a society based on their strict religious beliefs and practices.
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The Puritans migrated to North America due to their dissatisfaction with the religious policies of the established churches in Europe. As a result, they established colonies in North America, such as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, in order to create a society that adhered to their strict religious beliefs and practices.
In 3–5 sentences, answer the following question: Why did European trade lead to greater global interdependence?
European trade led to greater global interdependence for several reasons. First, European merchants established trade networks that spanned continents, connecting distant regions economically. This interconnectedness promoted the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultural practices between different parts of the world. Second, the demand for goods from distant lands led to the exploration and colonization of new territories, further expanding global trade networks. Lastly, the reliance on global trade for resources and economic growth created mutual dependencies among different nations and regions, fostering interdependence on a global scale.
In 3–5 sentences, describe the ways in which Muslim merchants created a bridge between Europe and the Far East in the Middle Ages
Muslim merchants played a crucial role in creating a bridge between Europe and the Far East in the Middle Ages. They established extensive trade networks that connected regions through land and sea routes. These merchants utilized existing trade routes, such as the Silk Road, to facilitate the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies between Europe and the Far East. They also acted as intermediaries, managing the transportation and distribution of goods, which contributed to the growth of commerce and cultural exchange across different regions. Through their business activities, Muslim merchants fostered economic and cultural connections that bridged the gap between Europe and the Far East during this time.
Muslim merchants played a crucial role in creating a bridge between Europe and the Far East in the Middle Ages. They established extensive trade networks that connected regions through land and sea routes. These merchants utilized existing trade routes, such as the Silk Road, to facilitate the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies between Europe and the Far East. They also acted as intermediaries, managing the transportation and distribution of goods, which contributed to the growth of commerce and cultural exchange across different regions. Through their business activities, Muslim merchants fostered economic and cultural connections that bridged the gap between Europe and the Far East during this time.
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Muslim merchants in the Middle Ages played a crucial role by establishing trade networks that connected Europe and the Far East. Utilizing established routes like the Silk Road, they facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies. Acting as intermediaries, they managed the transportation and distribution of goods, fostering commerce and cultural exchange. Through their efforts, Muslim merchants created a bridge that connected Europe and the Far East, promoting economic and cultural connections between the two regions.
In 1–2 sentences, analyze the effects of human migration on the Americas during the Columbian Exchange.
The migration of Europeans to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange led to the widespread colonization, displacement, and decimation of Indigenous populations, as well as profound changes in the economy, culture, and ecology of the Americas.
The migration of Europeans to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange led to the widespread colonization, displacement, and decimation of Indigenous populations, as well as profound changes in the economy, culture, and ecology of the Americas.
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