Question 1

What role did the Ottomans plan on the "Silk Road"?

Accepted Answer

middlemen

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created spices

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spread adventure

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spread Christianity

Question 2

Which nations were the first European nations to search for new water routes to the Indies?

Accepted Answer

Portugal and Spain

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England and the Netherlands

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Spain and France

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France and England

Question 3

Why were some of the raw materials not available in the mother country?

Accepted Answer

They did not have the natural resources

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had to trade with the Chinese

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had to trade them with the Ottomans

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They had the natural resources, but not enough money

Question 4

Why were finished goods not made in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

didn't have all the resources to create the final product

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had to wait for materials from the Chinese

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had to trade with the Ottomans

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had the resources, but not the money to create the final product

Question 5

Why was it important that the mother country not allow their colonies to trade with other countries?

Accepted Answer

control the amount of exports and imports

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control over other nations

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control over just the imports

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control of the silk road

Question 6

What best explains how tariffs work?

Accepted Answer

imported goods can be kept out of a colony based on the taxes placed on them by  mother country

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imported good can enter a colony faster when taxes are lowered by the mother country

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exported goods can be kept out of a colony based on the taxes placed on them by the mother country

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exported goods can exit a colony quicker when taxes are lowered by a mother country

Question 7

What did "mother" countries believe?

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export more than import

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have a lot of entrepreneurs

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import more than export

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have a lot of joint stock

Question 8

What is a favorable balance of trade?

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When  the number of exports are greater thereby increasing the wealth in a mother country

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None of these answers

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When the colony exports more than imports

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When the number of imports is lower thereby increasing the wealth of the colony

Question 9

What did colonies provide?

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raw materials

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final products

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goods

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finished products

Question 10

Who formed the backbone of the growing middle class in cities and towns throughout Europe?

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merchants and shipowners

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Kings and Queens

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servants and slaves

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nobles and aristocrats

Question 11

Which navigational advancement used the position of the sun and stars to determine a mariner's latitude?

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astrolabe

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compass

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seismograph

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thermometer

Question 12

What best explains capitalism?

Accepted Answer

an economic system based on the private ownership and where goods are bought and sold  freely.

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an economic system in which colonies can only trade with their respective Mother Country

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an economic system in which production and trade should be owned and regulated   by the community.

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an economic system in which production, prices, and incomes are determined by and benefit the government.

Question 13

The relationship between European countries and Africa were based primarily on __________.

Accepted Answer

the slave trade.

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religious conversions

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ship building

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sale of cash crops

Question 14

Which best explains the political and economic relationship between Europe and Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries?

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Europe viewed them as equals with a mutually beneficial trade relationship.

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Europe primarily focused on their need to convert them to Catholicism.

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Europe saw Asia as inferior and tried to seize their land for settlements.

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Europe capitalized on the gold and silver mines Asia had to offer.

Question 15

Under mercantilism what responsibilities did the colonies have to their mother countries?

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They provided inexpensive raw materials for factories in the mother country.

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They worked out trade agreements with other mother countries to help increase imports.

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They trained viceroys to become future kings and queens for their mother country. They trained viceroys to become future kings and queens for their mother country.

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They set up foreign missionaries to help convert citizens to the Christian religion.

Question 16

What is statement is TRUE about a market economy?

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Individual buyers and sellers interact  in the marketplace to exchange goods and services.

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Colonies must trade with their mother countries

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Goods and services are made and controlled by the government

Question 17

What European nation capitalized on the fur trade of North America while establishing a positive trade relationship with the Native Americans?

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French

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British

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the Dutch

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Spanish

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