Unit 2 Study Guide

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How did these developments affect global trade during this time period? The Ming Dynasty ruled China from 1368-1644. During this time, Chinese shipbuilding navigation techniques were developed. These innovations allowed enormous Chinese fleets to sail the oceans as far away as Africa.

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Chinese advancements helped explorers navigate across oceans.

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Which statement best completes this sequence? Renaissance movement begins in Italy ↓ Better maps and navigation tools are developed ↓ ?

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Scientific innovations are introduced in Europe.

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Which factor contributed most to the development of the slave trade? Options: factory labor in European industrial centers, textile work in North American urban areas, sugar plantations in Caribbean territories, shipping ports in Mediterranean coastal cities

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sugar plantations in Caribbean territories

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How were New World empires such as the Inca and Aztec affected by contact with Europeans?

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Disease weakened the ability of native peoples to resist European conquest.

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Which event occurred to address the goals on this list?

1. 1. seek trade routes
2. 2. spread religion
3. 3. increase wealth

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the voyage of Christopher Columbus

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What was one of the major purposes of the trade routes shown on this map?

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to supply a source of labor for plantations in the Caribbean

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Which invention helped fuel the Renaissance because it allowed for information to spread quicker?

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printing press

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Which new pattern of cultural diffusion between Europe and the Americas was initiated with the Spanish exploration in 1492?

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Columbian Exchange

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How did Portuguese commerce benefit from Vasco da Gama’s voyage around the southern tip of Africa?

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It allowed goods to be purchased directly from India.

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Why was trade interrupted between European powers and the Ming dynasty in the 15th century?

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The Ming dynasty enacted an isolationist policy.