Why did Europeans begin to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia?
A) They read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo.
B) They became aware of the spices available there.
C) The city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade.
D) Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares.
E) The Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes.
C
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A) noble, courageous defenders of truth and justice B) harmless cranks on the lunatic fringe C) unknowing agents of slave holding interests D) dangerous, fanatical revolutionaries
What economic problems did Russia see during the time of Mongol domination?
a. overzealous tax collection by Russian princes b. the burden of taxation carried by the peasantry. c. the attempt to introduce paper money by the Mongols. d. direct exchange of goods rather than purchases in currency. e. all of these.
How did relations between slaveowners and slaves on smaller estates differ from those on larger estates?
a. Small estate owners were more influenced by a humanitarian spirit. b. Interracial marriages took place on the smaller estates. c. The slaveowners and the slaves worked together in the fields. d. Most of the small estate owners were free slaves.
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