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Ignatius of Loyola founded the a. Dominicans. b. Inquisition. c. Council of Trent. d. Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). e. Franciscans. Check Your Answer Doom for 1

d. Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). Doom for 1 Back to the Game Board

Unlike in other parts of the world, marriage patterns in early modern Europe reflected a. marrying younger and having larger families. b. marrying younger and having smaller families. c. a freer choice of one's marriage partner instead of an arranged marriage. d. a high rate of infant mortality. e. a celibate religious lifestyle. Check Your Answer Doom for 2

c. a freer choice of one's marriage partner instead of an arranged marriage. Doom for 2 Back to the Game Board

The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by the a. Bourbons. b. Huguenots. c. Burgundians. d. Habsburgs. e. Romanovs. Check Your Answer Doom for 3

d. Habsburgs. Doom for 3 Back to the Game Board

Which export product dominated the Brazilian economy by the seventeenth century? a. gold. b. silver. c. cheese d. slaves. e. sugar. Check Your Answer Doom for 4

e. sugar. Doom for 4 Back to the Game Board

Slaves could be manumitted by a. marrying and fathering a child. b. killing an opponent in the annual games at the stadium. c. purchasing their freedom. d. pledging homage to the feudal lord. e. order of the Catholic Church. Check Your Answer Doom for 5

c. purchasing their freedom Doom for 5 Back to the Game Board

The expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies required a. a sharp increase in the African slave trade. b. an increase in arable land. c. new fertilizers and seeds. d. the creation of new markets among the Amerindians. e. government consultants to oversee farming. Check Your Answer RRA for 1

a. a sharp increase in the African slave trade. RRA for 1 Back to the Game Board

Which was NOT a method used to curtail African cultural traditions by European planters? a. Learning colonial languages. b. Converting to Christianity c. Mixing slaves from different parts of Africa. d. Mandatory primary education. e. All of these. Check Your Answer RRA for 2

d. Mandatory primary education. RRA for 2 Back to the Game Board

Generally, the Atlantic African slave trade was based on a partnership between a. European opportunists and Arab merchants. b. Asian and European elites. c. European and African elites. d. Islamic and African elites. e. Arab merchants and African elites. Check Your Answer RRA for 3

c. European and African elites. RRA for 3 Back to the Game Board

The chief source of Ottoman inflation in the sixteenth century was a. uncontrolled spending by the nobles. b. poor tax-collecting policies. c. an influx of silver from the Americas. d. uncontrolled military spending. e. widespread opium addiction. Check Your Answer RRA for 4

c. an influx of silver from the Americas. RRA for 4 Back to the Game Board

Iranian scholars and writers a. read and wrote only in Persian. b. read and wrote only in Arabic. c. were relentlessly persecuted under the Safavids. d. read Arabic as well as Persian. e. opposed the government's forging of diplomatic ties with Mughal India. Check Your Answer RRA for 5

d. read Arabic as well as Persian. RRA for 5 Back to the Game Board

Extensive Islamic expansion into East Africa and Southeast Asia occurred a. before the rapid European commercial expansion. b. because Islam was most similar to native religions. c. because Islam willingly accepted converts as full members. d. thanks to the support of Muslim land empires. e. because Muhammad visited these places. Check Your Answer H&H for 1

c. because Islam willingly accepted converts as full members. H&H for 1 Back to the Game Board

Why were women not a greater part of the cultural movements of early modern Europe? a. Women have smaller brains b. They were barred from most schools, guilds and professions. c. They were busy working in the household and did not have time for leisure activities. d. It was considered in contradiction to the Bible. e. Cultural perceptions would have targeted them as witches. Check Your Answer H&H for 2

b. They were barred from most schools, guilds and professions. H&H for 2 Back to the Game Board

The highest-ranking Spanish officials in the colonies were: a. viceroys b. priests. c. conquistadors d. indigenous royalty e. creoles. Check Your Answer H&H for 3

a. viceroys H&H for 3 Back to the Game Board

The most influential defender of Amerindians in the early colonial period was a. Bishop Diego de Landa. b. Bartolomé de las Casas. c. Juan de Zumárraga. d. Diego Mendez. e. Aldo Suarez. Check Your Answer H&H for 4

b. Bartolomé de las Casas. H&H for 4 Back to the Game Board

In the eighteenth century, West Indian plantations were controlled by a plantocracy, a. a group of people concerned about the environment. b. a small number of rich men who owned the land and slaves. c. a group of botanists who encouraged the growth of new and exotic plants. d. a religious sect of Protestantism. e. none of these Check Your Answer H&H for 5

b. a small number of rich men who owned the land and slaves. H&H for 5 Back to the Game Board

Which maroon community first signed treaties recognizing their independent status as runaway slaves? a. Jamaican. b. Guianese c. Haitian d. Dominican e. Belize. Check Your Answer Dutch Wildcard for 1

b. cheese. Dutch Wildcard for 1 Back to the Game Board

The majority of African slaves in the Islamic world were: a. artisans b. worked on sugar plantations c. children d. women for concubines and servants e. translators. Check Your Answer Dutch Wildcard for 2

d. women for concubines and servants Dutch Oven for 2 Back to the Game Board

A significant transition in the Janissaries occurred after the uprisings because they: a. became a hereditary institution b. became dairy farmers and made cheese c. became commercial merchants d. became avid supporters of the Imperial navy e. became students of shari'ia Check Your Answer Double Dutch for 3

a. became a hereditary institution. Dutch for 3 Back to the Game Board

A woman seen in public in the Muslim world would most likely have been any of the following except: a. non-Muslim b. elderly c. very poor d. slaves e. married Check Your Answer Dutch for 4

e. married Dutch for 4 Back to the Game Board

What European country conquered the East African port cities? a. Spain b. The Netherlands c. England d. Portugal e. France Check Your Answer Dutch for 5

d. Portugal Dutch for 5 Back to the Game Board

The Mughal Empire was quite prosperous in the sixteenth century because it a. traded cotton cloth. b. mined gold in Siberia. c. grew cash crops such as coffee, cacao, and cheese d. colonized the Americas. e. All of these Check Your Answer Qing for 1

a. traded cotton cloth. Qing 1 Back to the Game Board

In Iran, the mandated conversion to Shi'ism was a. accepted as the word of god by the Sunnis. b. accomplished peacefully in building a multinational empire. c. a deciding factor in keeping Ismail and his descendants at war. d. only for the select members of the qizilbash in Iran. e. done for purposes of unifying with the Abbasid Caliphate. Check Your Answer Qing for 2

c. a deciding factor in keeping Ismail and his descendants at war.. Qing for 2 Back to the Game Board

Both Muslims and Europeans obtained slaves from sub- Saharan Africa, but a. the Islamic trade was much smaller. b. the European trade was much smaller. c. both slave trades ended soon after they began. d. Africans refused to deal with Muslim traders. e. Africans refused to deal with European traders. Check Your Answer Qing for 3

a. the Islamic trade was much smaller. Qing for 3 Back to the Game Board

The African state most dependent on the slave trade was a. Oyo. b. Dahomey. c. Asante. d. Elmina. e. Kush. Check Your Answer Qing for 4

b. Dahomey. Qing for 4 Back to the Game Board

Life expectancy for nineteenth-century Brazilian male slaves was a. 10 years. b. 23 years. c. 39 years. d. 50 years. e. 65 years. Check Your Answer Qing for 5

b. 23 years. Qing for 5 Back to the Game Board