Period 4 questions

A Primary reason why Europeans began maritime exploration in the 15th century was to?

Acquire slave populations for domestic work in Europe

Escape political and religious persecution

Gain direct access to Asian markets and circumvent Muslim empires that acted as “Middlemen”

Defeat and control the later Ming dynasty

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the differences between the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Americas?

Portuguese Brazil was more dependent on agriculture for its economic base than was Spanish America.

The Catholic Church had more influence over developments in Spanish America than in Brazil.

Portugal exercised direct governmental control over Brazil, whereas Spain put little structure in place to govern its colonies.

Spanish America, unlike Brazil, developed a multiracial society.

Spanish America had little in the way of local

Which of the following was a problem common to the Abbasids, Ottomans, and Mughals?

European seizure of the African and Southeast Asian trading networks.

Western technology

Lack of a shared land border with Europe.

A rigid succession policy that invited conflict.

The competing power structure of regional warrior aristocrats.

Which of the following was the most significant factor in the rise of national states in Western Europe?

The end of serfdom

The acquiring of colonies in the New World

The rise of the feudal nobility

The need for protection from barbarian invasions

The rise and support of the middle class

In the New World, the Columbian Exchange generally resulted in

He introduction of infectious diseases

The staggering loss of indigenous populations

The introduction of domesticated animals such as cattle and horses

The introduction of food crops such as wheat

All of the above

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