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What did Anthropologist Anna Tsing describe plantations as?
What did Anthropologist Anna Tsing describe plantations as?
- A place for cultural exchange
- A source of biodiversity
- The engine of European expansion (correct)
- A model for sustainable agriculture
How did American resources impact the global population in the eighteenth century?
How did American resources impact the global population in the eighteenth century?
- Doubled
- Decreased by half
- Remained the same
- Increased by a third (correct)
What effect did large herds of European cattle have on local ecosystems?
What effect did large herds of European cattle have on local ecosystems?
- Had no impact on ecosystems
- Destroyed forests and food sources (correct)
- Promoted reforestation
- Enhanced biodiversity
Where were most enslaved Africans taken to labor on sugar plantations?
Where were most enslaved Africans taken to labor on sugar plantations?
What product brought by Europeans reshaped local ecosystems through intensive agriculture?
What product brought by Europeans reshaped local ecosystems through intensive agriculture?
How did American plants and animals impact life in the Americas?
How did American plants and animals impact life in the Americas?
What role did potatoes and corn from the Americas play in feeding people in Afro-Eurasia?
What role did potatoes and corn from the Americas play in feeding people in Afro-Eurasia?
How did Indigenous Americans integrate the horse into their culture on the American West plains?
How did Indigenous Americans integrate the horse into their culture on the American West plains?
'Between 1500 and 1900, how many African people were enslaved and transported to the Americas by Europeans?'
'Between 1500 and 1900, how many African people were enslaved and transported to the Americas by Europeans?'
'What was the impact of European colonialism on non-white colonial subjects?'
'What was the impact of European colonialism on non-white colonial subjects?'
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