Describe the development of Portuguese navigation, from early exploration of the Atlantic islands to the establishment of trading posts in India

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Ans: This is a wide-ranging topic that requires an orderly analysis of growing Portuguese seafaring expertise. Essays should include details on colonization of the Atlantic islands, the African trade, and the first explorers who made it to India. There should be mention of the kind of business enterprise set up to tap the Indian trade.

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A. The Polish monarchy was elective. B. Most of the Polish monarchs were foreigners and the tools of foreign powers. C. The Polish nobles had a central legislative body called the Sejm, or diet. D. Polish nobles excluded merchants and town leaders from power. E. All things considered, Poland's government was remarkably effective.

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According to George W. Plunkitt, Tammany Hall kept the voters' loyalty by

a. appealing to their worst fears. b. bribery. c. meeting the needs of the poor. d. its reputation for honest government.

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Compare the role that China played in the development of Korea, Vietnam, and Japan to the role played by Greece and Rome in the Mediterranean basin and the role played by Byzantium in eastern Europe and Russia.

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The number of inventions registered at the U.S. Patent Office remained fairly constant through the nineteenth century.

a. true b. false

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