Trade Monopoly Break and European Empires in the Mediterranean Quiz

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What was one impact of the loss of 12+ million Africans due to the transatlantic slave trade?

  • Introduction of new crops in the Americas
  • Expansion of the Maritime Empires in the Americas
  • Alteration of gender and family relations in West Africa (correct)
  • Increase in European wealth extracted from the Americas

How did the Europeans benefit economically from the coerced labor in the plantation economy?

  • By promoting gender equality in Europe
  • Through the spread of diseases in Europe
  • By extracting wealth from the Americas (correct)
  • By trading with Asian kingdoms

Which event significantly contributed to the establishment of global empires during this time period?

  • The spread of diseases in the Americas
  • The colonization of West Africa
  • The coerced labor in the plantation economy (correct)
  • The loss of 12+ million Africans for guns and rum

What was one consequence of the Columbian Exchange on gender roles in West Africa?

<p>Women took on traditionally male roles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a key element that fueled Europe's ideology behind the exploitation of the Americas?

<p>Mercantilist policies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best summarizes the impact of the loss of 12+ million Africans?

<p>It altered gender and family relations in West Africa (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one result of the Europeans extracting wealth from the Americas?

<p>Expansion of global empires (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did women in some places have to take on multiple husbands during this time period?

<p>'Survival economy' due to loss of men in slavery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'The Maritime Empires transitioned from regional kingdoms to global empires primarily based on:'

<p>'Coerced labor in plantation economies' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did women's roles change as a consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

<p>They assumed responsibilities traditionally reserved for men. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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