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Which invention helped sailors determine their latitude from the equator?
Which invention helped sailors determine their latitude from the equator?
What was the purpose of the caravel?
What was the purpose of the caravel?
What were the demographic pressures that pushed Europeans into exploration and trade?
What were the demographic pressures that pushed Europeans into exploration and trade?
Which European figure strongly supported exploration and financed expeditions along Africa's Atlantic Coast and around the Cape of Good Hope?
Which European figure strongly supported exploration and financed expeditions along Africa's Atlantic Coast and around the Cape of Good Hope?
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What was the primary direction-finding device used in navigation?
What was the primary direction-finding device used in navigation?
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Which trade routes brought silk, spices, and tea to the Mediterranean by way of the Red Sea?
Which trade routes brought silk, spices, and tea to the Mediterranean by way of the Red Sea?
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Which technology allowed sailors to steer a ship in the right direction?
Which technology allowed sailors to steer a ship in the right direction?
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What is the purpose of a Carrack ship?
What is the purpose of a Carrack ship?
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Which type of sail allowed sailors to travel successfully into large bodies of water, including oceans, for the first time?
Which type of sail allowed sailors to travel successfully into large bodies of water, including oceans, for the first time?
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What was the long-term result of combining navigational techniques from different areas of the world?
What was the long-term result of combining navigational techniques from different areas of the world?
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Which city was originally called New Amsterdam?
Which city was originally called New Amsterdam?
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What was the main reason for the prosperity of New Amsterdam?
What was the main reason for the prosperity of New Amsterdam?
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What goods did Dutch merchants buy from trappers in the forest lands?
What goods did Dutch merchants buy from trappers in the forest lands?
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From which region did Dutch merchants purchase tobacco?
From which region did Dutch merchants purchase tobacco?
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What did Dutch merchants exchange for manufactured goods from the Netherlands?
What did Dutch merchants exchange for manufactured goods from the Netherlands?
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What was the role of New Amsterdam in the Dutch transatlantic trade network?
What was the role of New Amsterdam in the Dutch transatlantic trade network?
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Which European explorer does Marco Polo compare to?
Which European explorer does Marco Polo compare to?
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What type of trade routes did Dutch merchants establish?
What type of trade routes did Dutch merchants establish?
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What did Dutch merchants sell throughout colonial North America?
What did Dutch merchants sell throughout colonial North America?
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What was the original name of New York City?
What was the original name of New York City?
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Which crop was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
Which crop was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
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Which animal was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
Which animal was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
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Which disease was not spread as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Which disease was not spread as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
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Which technology or idea was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
Which technology or idea was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
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What was the environmental impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Western Hemisphere?
What was the environmental impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Western Hemisphere?
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What was the demographic impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Western Hemisphere?
What was the demographic impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Western Hemisphere?
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Which crop was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
Which crop was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
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Which animal was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
Which animal was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
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Which disease was not spread as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Which disease was not spread as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
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Which technology or idea was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
Which technology or idea was not part of the Columbian Exchange from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
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Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as laborers in the shipping industry and as household servants?
Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as laborers in the shipping industry and as household servants?
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Where can African words, musical styles, and customs be found as a result of the Indian Ocean slave trade?
Where can African words, musical styles, and customs be found as a result of the Indian Ocean slave trade?
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What were some of the occupations that enslaved people from the Indian Ocean region were more likely to have?
What were some of the occupations that enslaved people from the Indian Ocean region were more likely to have?
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Where did enslaved people in the Indian Ocean region have some opportunity to develop communities and work alongside free laborers?
Where did enslaved people in the Indian Ocean region have some opportunity to develop communities and work alongside free laborers?
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Where did enslaved people in the Indian Ocean region have certain rights, such as the right to marry?
Where did enslaved people in the Indian Ocean region have certain rights, such as the right to marry?
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During which centuries did the trade reach its peak?
During which centuries did the trade reach its peak?
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What was the primary occupation of enslaved people taken in the Indian Ocean trade?
What was the primary occupation of enslaved people taken in the Indian Ocean trade?
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Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as farmers and fishermen?
Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as farmers and fishermen?
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Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as artisans and merchants?
Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as artisans and merchants?
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Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as scholars and teachers?
Which region saw a higher likelihood of enslaved people working as scholars and teachers?
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What was the primary motive for European traders in the Indian Ocean?
What was the primary motive for European traders in the Indian Ocean?
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Who financed expeditions along Africa’s Atlantic Coast and around the Cape of Good Hope?
Who financed expeditions along Africa’s Atlantic Coast and around the Cape of Good Hope?
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What equipment used on ships made sailing safer and faster than ever?
What equipment used on ships made sailing safer and faster than ever?
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Which invention allowed sailors to determine their latitude at sea?
Which invention allowed sailors to determine their latitude at sea?
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What was the primary purpose of the caravel?
What was the primary purpose of the caravel?
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What were the main reasons that pushed Europeans into exploration and trade?
What were the main reasons that pushed Europeans into exploration and trade?
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Which invention significantly affected medieval navigation and trade?
Which invention significantly affected medieval navigation and trade?
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What allowed sailors to travel successfully into large bodies of water, including oceans, for the first time?
What allowed sailors to travel successfully into large bodies of water, including oceans, for the first time?
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What was the long-term result of combining navigational techniques from different areas of the world?
What was the long-term result of combining navigational techniques from different areas of the world?
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Which Chinese invention aided Europeans in their conquests abroad?
Which Chinese invention aided Europeans in their conquests abroad?
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