AP World Unit 4 MCQs

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The specific technological innovation depicted here that improved deep water navigation was the

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lateen sails

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The technological innovation depicted in the above image was first used in

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the Indian Ocean

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The European monarch who made the greatest use of this new technology was

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Prince Henry

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Which conclusion about the Portuguese is be supported by the passage above? (A) They manufactured luxury goods that they could sell in China. (B) They made great profits transporting goods between Asian countries. (C) They primarily wanted to accumulate silver. (D) They preferred to trade with China rather than Japan.

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They made great profits transporting goods between Asian countries.

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Which statement best describes the point of view of the source Ralph Fitch? (A) He was ridiculing the Portuguese for working so hard for so little profit. (B) He was embarrassed that the Portuguese were taking advantage of the Chinese and Japanese. (C) He was hoping to make profits just as the Portuguese were doing. (D) He was criticizing the Portuguese for being so focused on acquiring wealth.

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He was hoping to make profits just as the Portuguese were doing.

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Which statement best describes why Portugal establishes a trade post empire? (A) It had a large navy and was able to conquer nearby lands. (B) It was a landlocked country and could not expand except by sea. (C) It had only enough people and power to maintain trading posts rather than a large empire. (D) It was ahead of other European states in developing navigational innovations.

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It had only enough people and power to maintain trading posts rather than a large empire.

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The excerpt implies that Espinosa felt

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sympathy for those working in the mine

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The system for using Indian labor described in the passage was most similar to the system of labor used on indentured servants in the British North American colonies.

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on indentured servants in the British North American colonies

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What impact did the products of mines described in the passage along with metals extracted from other mines have on Spain and the rest of the world?

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It resulted in inflation and a worldwide devaluation of silver.

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This painting probably represents a family in Latin America rather than one in British North America because Latin America families were more likely to consist of a European man and a native woman.

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consist of a European man and a native woman