How did Europe's global empires bring about the introduction of plants and animals into new locations around the world?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Introduction of plants and animals around the world
1. transplantations occurred to and fro, as the ecological exchange became
more systematic and planned
a. coffee
b. expansion of sugar trade into the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
2. even places too isolated for the global ecological exchange to affect
could achieve high levels of productivity
a. the Pacific
1. Tahiti and pigs
2. pigs and potatoes in New Zealand
3. sheep in Australia
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A) Declining population because of out-migration to regions beyond the mountains where land was available B) Poor rolls that were bulging with the survivors of mariners lost at sea C) Contagious disease running rampant because of poor sanitation D) Longer spells of unemployment and declining wages E) Inhabitants who were caught in a downward spiral of declining opportunity
The stability of the Ashikaga Shogunate was undermined by court intrigue in Kyoto and by ________.
a. An unexpected naval invasion by the Mongols. b. The concentration of power in the countryside. c. A rapid decline in the ranks of armed soldiers. d. Rampant disloyalty to and frequent betrayals of the daimyo.
How did the Muslims treat non-Muslims in conquered territories?
a. They were universally enslaved. b. They were exempt from taxes. c. They were forced to convert. d. They were required to submit to Muslim rule. e. They were allowed to rule themselves.
President Clinton failed to enact _________reform during his time in office
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)