In the first half the nineteenth century, the British Royal Navy seized all of the following EXCEPT
A. Aden.
B. Canton.
C. Singapore.
D. Malta.
Answer: B
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A) They had established regional trading networks. B) They lacked well developed political systems and legal codes. C) They honored family life. D) They practiced human slavery.
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A. dressed differently B. kept caches of weapons in their churches C. were happier than other citizens D. had a secret network of communities
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Which of the following was the biggest factor in the early and rapid success of the conquistadors against Native Americans?
A. the rigid political centralization of the Aztecs, which meant that to capture the emperor was to conquer the empire B. the military technology of the Spanish C. the bloody religious system of the Aztecs, which meant that the Spanish stress on Christian virtue won converts among Indian peasants D. the infectious diseases brought by the Spanish