In which way can it be said that the voyage of Columbus was one of exploration, when compared to the voyage of Zheng He?
a. The Chinese had detailed maps of where they were going, while Columbus did not.
b. While Columbus had never been to the Americas, the Chinese followed a route traveled by Chinese traders.
c. Columbus and the Iberians had more motivation because they were small, whereas China was rich.
d. The Chinese ships were technologically superior but not designed for exploration.
e. All of these.
e
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a. the centrally controlled effort, financed fully by the national treasury b. they relied on private citizens to risk money rather than fund colonies from the treasury c. the use of English army and navy to establish colonies, then turn them over to civilians d. their cooperation with the Dutch to establish mutually owned and regulated colonies
The three-year long Anglo-Dutch War ended
A. with the Dutch losing most of their slaving forts in Africa. B. with the Dutch maintaining control of New York. C. with a decisive victory by the English. D. inconclusively.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?
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