In the 1400s and 1500s, trade in East and Southeast Asia was dominated by what nation?
A) Britain
B) China
C) Portugal
D) Japan
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Which is the best description of the most important message Richard Hakluyt's stories communicated to European readers?
a. Readers were convinced that the New World was a paradise that was theirs for the taking, and they paid little regard to the native people already living there. b. Readers were cautioned not to settle in the New World without first being aware of the potential dangers that they could face. c. Readers were convinced that the Native Americans were agreeable and eager to help them get settled in exchange for trading new ideas and goods. d. Readers were warned to be sensitive to the concerns of Native Americans and not to treat the New World as a place that was simply theirs for the taking. e. Readers were convinced that they would find precious metals in North America, and Hakluyt's stories told them where to find those precious metals.
All of the following are correct regarding the development of fief-holding except
A. it was created by local leaders who gathered military retainers to protect themselves. B. It led to the creation of a large number of knights who were granted fiefs. C. It led to a five-hundred-year period when warfare was dominated by heavily armed cavalry. D. It reflected the high value of land during the centuries during which it was established. E. It was a result of the Church's attempt to give serfs and peasants more social mobility.
The inhabitants of North Carolina were regarded by their neighbors as
a. hostile and violent. b. too submissive to authority. c. outcasts and irreligious. d. far too friendly with Spain. e. too Catholic.
By 1100, ____ provided the best source of power for grinding grain
a. water mills b. rotary oxen pulls c. small, wood-burning, steam-powered devices d. water pumps e. windmills