Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation that transformed maritime commerce?
A) sail rigging
B) astrolabe
C) gunpowder
D) hull design
E) navigational charts
C
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The Latin American colonial revolutions generally led to socially __________ results.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Benjamin Franklin published in his Pennsylvania Gazette his most famous cartoon of the colonial era, a disjointed snake, which
a. promoted the idea that America, if they accepted the Albany Plan, would be cut apart and die. b. promoted the idea that if the colonies did not stand united against France, they would fall apart and die. c. argued that the British would cut apart the French (like the snake) once the Albany Plan was accepted. d. implied that the French was like the snake, waiting to be cut apart by the Albany Plan. e. promoted the idea that the French, if they accepted the Albany Plan, would join forces with the British and be united, unlike the disjointed snake.
Why were Scandinavian outposts in the New World eventually abandoned?
A) lack of leadership B) lack of available resources for survival C) attacks by the Spanish Armada D) competition with Portuguese fishing groups E) poor lines of communication
Which of the following was an anti-foreign movement that erupted in northern China at the turn of the twentieth century and seriously weakened the Qing dynasty?
a) the self-strengthening movement b) the Hundred Days of Reform c) the Boxer Uprising d) the Taiping Uprising