Question 1

All of the following were motives for exploration EXCEPT

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Desire to learn about technology from other countries

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Duty to spread Christianity

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Desire to get wealthy

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Desire to explore the world

Question 2

How did technology make exploration possible?

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It improved transportation and made navigation more accurate

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It led to new economic theories

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It helped explorers know what goods they'd find in Asia

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It made monarchs richer and more able to finance voyages

Question 3

How did the Portuguese create a maritime empire?

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All of the choices are correct

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Set up military/trading ports

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Used the power of their navy

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Used extreme violence against unwilling locals

Question 4

Why was Portugal unable to dominate trade in Southeast Asia?

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Both A and B

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B) Dutch took over Indonesia spice trade

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A) Not enough people/ wealth for a far flung empire

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C) British fought a war against them

Question 5

Why were China and India unable fully resist Western control?

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Internal decay and corruption

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Weak borders

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None of these reasons

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Failing economies

Question 6

How did Japan resist Western control?

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All of these are correct

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Having a strong leader (Ieyasu Tokugawa) who consolidated power

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Expelling/killing Catholic missionaries

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Limiting trade to one port, Nagasaki, and to certain times of year.

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