Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | export | d. | colony | b. | mercantilism | e. | commerce | c. | import |
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the idea that a country gains power by building a supply of gold and
silver
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the buying and selling of goods in large amounts over long distances
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to sell to other countries
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to buy from other countries
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a settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by the
homeland
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The invention of the ____ and ____ by the Arabs and Chinese made European
exploration possible.
a. | astrolabe, compass | c. | rudder, sail | b. | telescope, compass | d. | astrolabe, sail |
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Europeans studied works of ____ and ____ to learn geography of the known
world.
a. | Henry the Navigator, Columbus | c. | de Gama, Dias | b. | Ptolemy,
al-Idrisi | d. | Cabot,
Cartier |
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____ started the slave trade in the Americas.
a. | Gold | c. | Silk | b. | Spices | d. | Sugar |
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Mercantilism was the reason that Europeans first set up trading posts and
colonies in
a. | China and Japan. | c. | Asia and North America. | b. | Africa and
Asia. | d. | Africa and
India. |
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The ____ paid peasants to produce products.
a. | cottage industry | c. | mercantilism | b. | entrepreneur | d. | artisans guild |
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