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- Q1Why did Europeans begin exploring the world?Europeans were looking for North and South AmericaEuropeans were looking for rich farmland to grow spicesEuropeans wanted to test their navigational equipmentEuropeans wanted to find a water passage to India and China for goods30s
- Q2What enabled sailors to sail into and against the wind?larger shipsastrolabelateen sailssextant30s
- Q3Which of the following best describes how the slave trade affected African society?it made African countries stronger than European countriesit weakened the power of African nationsit brought wealth to all of the people of Africait led to a decrease in trade between Africa and Europe30s
- Q4Capitalism is an economic system in whichthe government controls the factors of productionindividuals own and invest their money in businesses with the goal of making a profitthe government gives control of the economy to a central authoritybusinesses request permission from the government to open their doors30s
- Q5people who start businesses areinterdependentphilosopherssocialistentrepreneurs30s
- Q6Why did Japan decide to close its doors to foreigners in 1639?the Japanese feared diseases carried by foreign tradersJapan saw Korea prosper as a result of not including any Europeans in their countryJapan decided to focus on farming instead of tradeJapan was concerned when Spain sent Christian missionaries to convert the people of East Asia30s
- Q7What was one requirement of mercantilism?colonies had to establish manufacturing centerscolonies had to sell their raw materials to many countriescolonies had to conserve their natural resourcescolonies had to sell their raw materials to the colonial power only30s
- Q8Which of the following documents inspired the US constitution?Magna CartaTruman DoctrineRights of KingsTreaty of Versailles30s
- Q9What was the Glorious Revolution in England?celebration of Louis XIV's rise to the thronean effort to increase the power of the monarchyvictory in the Seven Years' Waran effort to limit the power of the monarchy30s
- Q10A constitution serves each of the following purposes EXCEPTto define the law of a countryto explain the structure of governmentto give power to an absolute monarchto describe the goals and ideals of a people30s
- Q11Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?the peasants put the nation into debtwidespread faminethe nobles paid too much in taxesinvasion from Austria30s
- Q12Which of the following best describes a constitutional monarchy?an elected president and two other branches of government make lawsmonarchs rule only according to limits of basic lawsa dictator makes all decisions and controls every aspect of societymonarchs have absolute power and make their own laws30s
- Q13Which Enlightenment philosopher supported the idea of "separation of powers" in governments?Thomas HobbesBaron de MontesquieuJohn LockeJean-Jacques Rousseau30s
- Q14Simon Bolivar is considered the "George Washington" of Latin America because he:was the first to discover thembrought the Industrial Revolution to the areamade them European colonieshelped them gain their independence30s
- Q15The economic system in which the government owns industries and the factors of production for all citizens is calledentrepreneurshipsocialismcapitalismfree enterprise30s