True/False Quiz
1
One of the key factors moving Europe into overseas expansion was the Commercial Revolution.
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2
Muslim commercial activities did not have any impact at all on European economic development.
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3
An important part of the myth moving the Iberian populations to expand was the legend of "Prester John."
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4
The Treaty of Alcacovas established the dividing line between Portuguese and Spanish holdings in the New World.
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5
Aiding the Spanish conquest of Mexico was the legend of a bearded, white savior who would arrive from abroad.
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6
Pizarro conquered Peru with a force of 2000 men.
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7
From the first, the Iberian conquerors imposed a plantation system as the basis of the region's economy.
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8
Some of the greatest human losses in the New World were the result of smallpox and measles.
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9
The West African states were weak and disorganized in the face of the Portuguese invaders.
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10
The king of the Kongo Kingdom asked for Portuguese to Christianize his people and made Portuguese the official language.
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11
The slave trade proved to be a very positive factor in the development of the African economy.
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12
The vast influx of gold and silver from the New World drove up prices in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe.
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13
By 1650 the Dutch dominated in south Asia and the Atlantic.
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14
The English and French did not enter the race for expansion at an earlier time because of their lack of technical expertise.
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