For the Spanish, the greatest attraction of the Americas was
A. tobacco.
B. precious metals.
C. sugar.
D. the new class of trading partners to buy Spanish manufactured goods.
E. slaves.
Answer: B
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a. Diaries and family histories kept by peasant leaders. b. Literary sources compiled by the scholar-gentry. c. Chronicles produced by Westerners traveling in China. d. Local histories and gazetteers.
Which of the following best describes the Achaemenid view of rule?
A. The Achaemenids sought to govern a multiethnic empire and constantly sought to bring more populations under their rule. B. The Achaemenids favored ethnically Persian subjects and distrusted non-Persians in the empire. C. The Achaemenids promoted equality among their subjects as long as they pledged loyalty to the sovereign ruler. D. The Achaemenids sought to purge their lands of non-Persian populations and, as a result, exiled large minority groups beyond the borders of the empire.
Ashoka was most notable for
A. his conversion to Buddhism and facilitating its spread through India. B. conquering the Tamil portion of India. C. overseeing the writing of the Vedas. D. fighting an extensive war against Alexander the Great. E. None of these.
The Covenant of the League of Nations sought to establish __________.
A. one world government B. the elimination of barriers to free trade C. international bans on the production of machine guns, tanks, and submarines D. a system for resolving international conflicts