The Chinese junks of the Zheng He expeditions with over 300 ships and 20,000 men were
a. used primarily to transport slaves.
b. Set out on voyages of exploration.
c. not mentioned in the writings of Ibn Battuta.
d. used to display the might of the Yongle emperor.
e. not involved in trade outside of the Muslim world.
d
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Migrants to British colonies in the Americas who paid for passage by agreeing to work for a set term ranging from four to seven years were called:
a. Black slave labor. b. Amerindian slave labor. c. Indentured servants. d. The mita and encomienda. e. The chinampa system.
What further innovations allowed Gothic architects to accommodate larger audiences?
A) Flying buttresses and pointed arches B) Stone pillars and pointed arches C) Pointed arches and ribbed arches D) Flying buttresses and ribbed arches E) Stone pillars and ribbed arches
The greatest accomplishment of Philip II Augustus was to
a. regain much of the Roman Empire for Byzantium. b. greatly strengthen royal authority in France. c. drive the Muslims out of Spain. d. promote the Carolingian Renaissance.
Which of the following arguments was most likely to have been used by southerners in the 1830s and 1840s to defend the institution of slavery?
A. It is true that slavery is an evil within human society, but for economic reasons it is presently a necessary evil. B. Society is ordered in a particular way by the dictates of nature, and nature has ordained that blacks are born to be slaves. C. All whites are born to be free and equal, but all non-whites are frowned on by God and were born to be slaves. D. Human beings are equal in the sight of God only if they have accepted the tenets of Christianity; therefore, non-Christians may be enslaved.