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Question 1

The encomienda system was a labor system used in:

Accepted Answer

Spanish colonies in the Americas

Question 2

What was one economic policy associated with mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

Accumulating gold and silver by maintaining a favorable trade balance

Question 3

Which of the following was a major result of the Protestant Reformation?

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Division of Christianity into multiple branches

Question 4

The Ottoman Empire reached its height under:

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Suleiman the Magnificent

Question 5

Galileo supported which astronomical theory?

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric theory

Question 6

What helped increase literacy during the Renaissance and Reformation?

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The printing press

Question 7

Who was the ruler of the Mughal Empire known for his tolerance and patronage of the arts?

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Akbar the Great

Question 8

Louis XIV of France is often quoted as saying:

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I am the state.

Question 9

What was a primary reason for European exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries?

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To find new trade routes and acquire wealth

Question 10

Which philosopher believed in natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 11

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world between which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Spain and Portugal

Question 12

What effect did European diseases have on indigenous populations in the Americas?

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They caused widespread death and population decline

Question 13

What was a common goal of Enlightenment philosophers?

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Promote reason, liberty, and progress

Question 14

The Mughal Empire was located primarily in:

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India

Question 15

Which explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT part of the Columbian Exchange?

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Slaves to Africa

Question 17

What impact did the Enlightenment have on future revolutions?

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It inspired movements for liberty and democratic reform

Question 18

The transatlantic slave trade was primarily driven by the demand for:

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Labor on plantations in the Americas

Question 19

Which European country first established large-scale plantations in the Caribbean?

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Portugal

Question 20

Which of the following was a direct result of the Columbian Exchange?

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The spread of crops, animals, and diseases

Question 21

Martin Luther's 95 Theses mainly protested against:

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Church indulgences and corruption

Question 22

Which Enlightenment thinker argued for the separation of powers in government?

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Montesquieu

Question 23

Which of the following best describes absolutism?

Accepted Answer

Complete control by a monarch

Question 24

The Safavid Empire practiced which branch of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Shia

Question 25

Which English event in 1688 led to a constitutional monarchy?

Accepted Answer

Glorious Revolution

Question 26

What invention helped spread Reformation ideas quickly across Europe?

Accepted Answer

Printing press

Question 27

The “Triangular Trade” involved Europe, Africa, and:

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The Americas

Question 28

The Council of Trent was part of which movement?

Accepted Answer

Catholic Counter-Reformation

Question 29

Which empire conquered Constantinople and controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa by 1600?

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Empire

Question 30

Which institution condemned Galileo for his support of Copernican ideas?

Accepted Answer

The Catholic Church

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