Most of the Christian missionary projects of the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries were run by Roman Catholic religious orders because of

a. a complete lack of interest by Protestants.
b. war in Europe.
c. the greater appeal that Catholicism had around the world.
d. manpower and zeal.


d

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Which of the following helps explain why Europeans often concluded that Indians held them in high regard?

a. In most cases, they did not understand Indian languages. b. Indians made every effort to create this impression. c. Europeans always got the better deal in trade negotiations. d. Europeans had many characteristics that Indian peoples associated with the gods.

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When the 17th century began, who controlled trade with India?

A) the British Parliament B) the French C) the East India Company D) the Portuguese E) the Muslim rulers

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Which of these best characterizes the Roman attitude toward Greece and its culture?

A) enthusiastic B) hostile C) ambivalent D) indifferent

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The historian ________ expressed his strong sense of racial pride through his critique of higher education in his influential book, The Mis-Education of the Negro (1933)

A) W. E. B. Du Bois
B) Marcus Garvey
C) Benjamin Brawley
D) Carter G. Woodson

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