Vasco da Gama's discovery of a route tot India by sea proved to be
very profitable, since da Gama returned with a cargo of spices and made a profit of several thousand percent.
_______ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually dis...
Vasco da Gama's discovery of a route tot India by sea proved to be - ANSWER-very
profitable, since da Gama returned with a cargo of spices and made a profit of several
thousand percent.
_______ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia,
when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas. - ANSWER-Christopher
Columbus
What was the name of the set of principles that dominated economic thought in the
seventeenth century? - ANSWER-mercantilism
Who were the first European settlers of the Hudson River valley? - ANSWER-the Dutch
The ____ society of eastern Nigeria produced more slaves than practically any other in
the continent. - ANSWER-Ibo
Originally, African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for the -
ANSWER-sugarcane plantations
In Southwest Asia, European influence - ANSWER-was mostly limited to the Malay
Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago.
_______ became the dominant religion on the Southwest Asian mainland from 1500 to
1800. - ANSWER-Buddhism
The Dutch tried to dominate the clove trade by - ANSWER-limiting cultivation of the crop
to one island and forcing others to stop the growing and trade of the spice.
To Portuguese explorers, the southern coast of West Africa became known as the -
ANSWER-Gold Coast
, The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494 - ANSWER-established a line of demarcation
between territories controlled by Portugal and those controlled by Spain
______ explored the New England coastline of the Americas for England - ANSWER-
John Cabot
According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on - ANSWER-a large
supply of bullion, or gold or silver.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America? - ANSWER-the
Middle Passage
The African society of ____ was changed from a brilliant society to a corrupt and brutal
place by the slave trade. - ANSWER-Benin
Aggressive Dutch traders were able to - ANSWER-reduce the English influence on the
spice market to a single port on the southern coast of Sumatra.
European rulers and merchants were determined to gain control of the islands of
Southwest Asia because - ANSWER-the spice trade there was enormously profitable.
Europeans had less impact on the mainland states of Southwest Asia because -
ANSWER-the mainland states were able to unite and drive Europeans out
The ____ is the difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports
over time. - ANSWER-balance of trade
What Native American peoples occupied the smallest area of land? - ANSWER-
Northwest coast
Which Native American peoples occupied the largest area of land? - ANSWER-
Subarctic
Which Native American peoples occupied land bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and the
Atlantic Ocean - ANSWER-Eastern Woodland
Which explorer reached the Americas in 1492? - ANSWER-Christopher Columbus
When did the first African slaves make their journey to the Americas? - ANSWER-1518
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