// question: 16628411 name: In spite of being the most complex culture in the world, China did not expand... ::In spite of being the most complex culture in the world, China did not expand...::[html]
In spite of being the most complex culture in the world, China did not expand outward because
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the Chinese religion forbade overseas ventures.
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it was conquered by the Europeans.
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it produced little that the outside world wanted.
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it was a self-contained system that believed it did not need the rest of the world.
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it was defeated by Europe in the 1400s.
#Incorrect } // question: 16628414 name: The center of the Portuguese empire in Asia was ::The center of the Portuguese empire in Asia was::[html]
The center of the Portuguese empire in Asia was
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Japan.
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the Moluccas.
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Korea.
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China.
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Indonesia.
#Incorrect } // question: 16628415 name: The Chinese developed all of the following except ::The Chinese developed all of the following except::[html]
The Chinese developed all of the following except
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movable type.
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gunpowder.
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paper money.
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the compass.
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a complex political system.
#Incorrect } // question: 16628408 name: The crusades influenced European expansion by ::The crusades influenced European expansion by::[html]
The crusades influenced European expansion by
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establishing permanent Christian control of the holy city of Jerusalem.
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demonstrating that the Arab nations of the East were weak and easily defeated.
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developing a colonial economic system based on the production of staple crops by slave labor.
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discouraging trade with Asian and African nations.
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providing slaves for the plantations in the Caribbean.
#Incorrect } // question: 16628413 name: The European explorer who reached the Grand Canyon was ::The European explorer who reached the Grand Canyon was::[html]
The European explorer who reached the Grand Canyon was
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Francisco de Coronado.
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Amerigo Vespucci.
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Francisco Pizarro.
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Hernan Cortés.
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Prince Henry
#Incorrect } // question: 16628416 name: The sixteenth century Catholic missions in North America ::The sixteenth century Catholic missions in North America::[html]
The sixteenth century Catholic missions in North America
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were most successful in Virginia and the Carolinas.
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trained Indians as soldiers to protect the settlements from English and French attacks.
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were administered by unarmed Franciscan priests.
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failed to convert any Indians to Christianity.
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rejected any military protection.
#Incorrect } // question: 16628410 name: The society that was able to build complex agricultural systems at 12,000 ... ::The society that was able to build complex agricultural systems at 12,000 ...::[html]
The society that was able to build complex agricultural systems at 12,000 feet above sea level -- an unheard of task -- was
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Andean
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Mayan
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Aztec
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Incan
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African
#Incorrect } // question: 16628412 name: Unlike Spain in the Americas, Portugal in Brazil did not attempt to rule the ... ::Unlike Spain in the Americas, Portugal in Brazil did not attempt to rule the ...::[html]
Unlike Spain in the Americas, Portugal in Brazil did not attempt to rule the Indian population directly, but attempted to
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use it as labor.
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remove it to Portugal.
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enslave and eventually replace it.
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Christianize it
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exterminate it.
#Incorrect } // question: 16628409 name: Which of the following did Portugal settle first? ::Which of the following did Portugal settle first?::[html]
Which of the following did Portugal settle first?
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Sao Tome
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the Madeira Islands
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the Cape Verde group
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the Azores
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Spain
#Incorrect } // question: 16628421 name: Aside from Marco Polo, the Chinese had no contact whatsoever with the rest of... ::Aside from Marco Polo, the Chinese had no contact whatsoever with the rest of...::[html]
Aside from Marco Polo, the Chinese had no contact whatsoever with the rest of the world.
{FALSE} // question: 16628417 name: Christians during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries did not believe in ... ::Christians during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries did not believe in ...::[html]
Christians during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries did not believe in executing people for violating religious doctrines.
{FALSE} // question: 16628423 name: Franciscan missionaries systematically tortured their Mayan converts when ... ::Franciscan missionaries systematically tortured their Mayan converts when ...::[html]
Franciscan missionaries systematically tortured their Mayan converts when they caught them worshipping their old gods.
{TRUE} // question: 16628420 name: In the fifteenth century, the Chinese government ruled 100 million people. ::In the fifteenth century, the Chinese government ruled 100 million people.::[html]
In the fifteenth century, the Chinese government ruled 100 million people.
{TRUE} // question: 16628418 name: Portuguese explorers were never able to penetrate Japan. ::Portuguese explorers were never able to penetrate Japan.::[html]
Portuguese explorers were never able to penetrate Japan.
{FALSE} // question: 16628422 name: The Franciscans were the first Catholic missionaries to the North American ... ::The Franciscans were the first Catholic missionaries to the North American ...::[html]
The Franciscans were the first Catholic missionaries to the North American Indians.
{FALSE} // question: 16628419 name: The most sophisticated civilization in the world at the time of European ... ::The most sophisticated civilization in the world at the time of European ...::[html]
The most sophisticated civilization in the world at the time of European exploration was in China.
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