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| 260088504 | After 1450 the West | controlled a growing volume of international trade. | 0 | |
| 260088505 | The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of | Portugal. | 1 | |
| 260088506 | The Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator | directed a series of expeditions along the African coast and also outward to the Azores. | 2 | |
| 260088507 | Vasco da Gama | rounded the Cape of Good Hope and eventually sailed to India. | 3 | |
| 260088508 | The first Portuguese fleet to reach India sailed there in | 1498. | 4 | |
| 260088509 | The Portuguese trading port and fortress established in India was | Goa. | 5 | |
| 260088510 | Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later 16th century? | The Dutch and British improved the design of oceanic vessels, producing faster ships than their Catholic rivals. | 6 | |
| 260088511 | The chief positive European contribution to the Americas as part of the "Colombian Exchange" was | large domesticated animals. | 7 | |
| 260088512 | Which of the following statements most accurately describes the impact of European conquest on the population of Native Americans? | Native American population was devastated by the introduction of previously unknown European diseases. | 8 | |
| 260088513 | Whom did the Spanish defeat at the battle of Lepanto? | the Ottoman Empire | 9 | |
| 260088514 | Which of the following statements accounts for the Spanish failure to hold a position of dominance in world trade? | Spain's internal economy and banking system were not sufficient to accommodate the bullion from the new world, and the Iberian nation lacked significant manufacturing capability. | 10 | |
| 260088515 | Where were the nations of the core region of the global trade network located? | western Europe | 11 | |
| 260088516 | Which of the following areas did not have a predominantly coercive labor system? | northwestern Europe | 12 | |
| 260088517 | Which statement concerning the relationship between Asian civilizations and the world commercial network of the 16th and 17th centuries is NOT accurate? | China was able, thanks to the existence of its coastal navy, to prevent the establishment of European ports. | 13 | |
| 260088518 | Which statement most accurately describes Japanese participation in the global trade network? | The Japanese did display some openness to Christian missions and they were also fascinated by Western advances in gunnery and shipping. | 14 | |
| 260088519 | Who established the first Spanish colony on the American mainland? | Vasco de Balboa | 15 | |
| 260088782 | Why was the Portuguese colony of Angola exceptional? | The Portuguese pressed inland in Angola instead of simply establishing coastal fortresses. | 16 | |
| 260088783 | What impact did the Seven Years' War have on French colonial possessions? | The French lost their colonies in India to the British. | 17 |
