CWHH Midterm Part 1 - Statistics

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Between 1500 and 1800, Europeans were primarily interested in tropical colonies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the Caribbean because	Large profits could be made from products like sugar, coffee, and peppe	100%
All of the following were characteristics of western Europe in the 1400s and 1500s except	the continued strength of the Roman Catholic Church	100%
According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be	acquired as markets and sources of raw materials.	50%
During the Age of Absolutism (1600s and 1700s), European monarchies sought to	centralize political power in their nations.	50%
European exploration of the Americas resulted in all of the following EXCEPT the	development of unified resistance by the Native Americans to European settlement	50%
All of the following are true about the Enlightenment except:	Enlightenment thinkers owed much to the Catholic Church for their view of the value of education.	50%
Why was Japan most likely NOT exploring new lands at the time the other countries were?	Japan was not unified, so its priority was solving internal problems	50%
During the 1500s, what was China's official trade policy	Only the government was allowed to trade with foreign countries	50%
Sir, many of our people, keenly desirous of the wares and things of your Kingdom, which are brought here by your people, and in order to satisfy their voracious appetite, seize many of our people, freed and exempt men, and they kidnap even nobles and the sons of nobles, and our relatives, and take them to be sold to the Whites who are in our Kingdoms. The quotation above comes from a 1526 letter to a European monarch from a king located	On the Western Coast of Africa	50%
Spanish colonization of the New World was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT	reliance of large families as settlers.	50%
All of the following were causes of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT:	the active support of the papacy	50%
The labor system that compelled Indians to work in Spanish mines and fields in exchange for protection and Christian conversion was known as	The encomienda system	50%
In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of native people led to	the importation of slaves from Africa.	50%
One of the most significant impacts of sugar cane production on global economies was	the increased demand for slave labor	50%
Which of the following was the most important factor enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?	The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.	50%
Between 1450 and 1750, European voyages of exploration	Were designed to break Italian and Muslim trade monopolies	50%
During the 18th century, European wars became increasingly mercantilist. That means	merchants became soldiers and fought against each other	0%
The first European country to enter into direct trade	Portugal	0%
What most aided Hernan Cortes in his conquest of the Aztec Empire	Resentment towards the Aztecs by many Amerindian	0%

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