Unit 1 - The World in 1750

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A historian would find this passage most useful for explaining King Louis XIV’s attempt to

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control the elite class

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Which claim is best supported by the evidence in this passage? Options: Court visits led to the spread of disease in Paris., Louis XIV supported religious toleration., Louis XIV’s excessive spending had negative consequences., Absolutism in France promoted equality among the classes.

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Louis XIV’s excessive spending had negative consequences.

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What was the main reason for implementing the system described in this passage?

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to establish power and authority

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This passage would best be used for

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explaining how the Asante king reformed his government

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Based on this passage, what was one way the Tokugawa shogunate affected Japanese society? Options: They unified Japan., They promoted trade., They modernized industry., They eliminated social classes.

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They unified Japan.

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Based on this passage, which political idea evolved during the Tokugawa shogunate? Options: democracy, absolutism, socialism, oligarchy

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absolutism

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What was a contributing factor to the historical development shown on this map? Options: the abolition of the slave trade, the growing strength of Asian states, the lack of seafaring technology, the desire for markets and raw materials

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the desire for markets and raw materials

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What is a valid conclusion based on the information shown on this map? Options: Russia had the largest number of trading stations in Asia, Most European trading stations and empires were located along the coast., France controlled more ports in India than Britain did., Each European power represented had possessions in the East Indies.

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Most European trading stations and empires were located along the coast.

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Which Europeans controlled the waterways connecting the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

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What was an important contribution of the sankin kōtai (alternate attendance) system to the modernization of Japan?

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Japan’s people developed a stronger sense of national cultural unity.