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What was the King of Kongo's opinion of the slave trade?


A) Initially he supported it as a source of revenue but later he resisted it.
B) He was opposed to it from the outset and led an armed resistance to the Portuguese.
C) He was a limited supporter of the slave trade as it helped Kongolese security.

D) B) and C)
E) None of the above

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Why did Dutch settlers (known as Boers) move beyond the jurisdiction of Dutch Cape Colony?


A) They were exiled for their poor treatment of Africans.
B) They wanted to escape the control of the faraway Dutch government.
C) They joined with Khoekhoe pastoralists to find better land.

D) A) and B)
E) B) and C)

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How did Portugal's relationship with Kongo change during the slave trade?

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What effect did Portuguese expansion have on Morocco?

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The Ottomans sometimes allied with France or other European states in conflicts against which power?


A) Habsburg Austria
B) Portugal
C) The Dutch

D) None of the above
E) A) and C)

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Which of the following was the strong Islamic state centered around Lake Chad in sub-Saharan Africa?


A) Kanem-Bornu
B) Hausa
C) Benin

D) B) and C)
E) None of the above

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Vasco da Gama led the first European expedition to accomplish which of the following?


A) Transport them to the Americas
B) Reach the Americas from Africa
C) Reach India

D) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

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The main period of the trans-Atlantic slave trade was which of the following?


A) 1492-1870
B) 1492-1865
C) 1526-1870

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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How did Mongol retreat affect Russia?

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Why did the Ottoman empire become increasingly dependent on European finance? What effect did this have on the Ottomans' relationship with Europe?

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How did the Portuguese eventually subdue Kongo?

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In 1591, the dominance of Songhai ended after an invasion by which state?


A) Morocco
B) Gao
C) Portugal

D) A) and B)
E) None of the above

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What similarities and differences existed between the Safavid state and the Ottoman empire?

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What did Africans hope to gain from trade with Europeans?

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The most direct and continuing European-Muslim conflict was that between which states or groups?


A) Central European Christians and Islamic fundamentalists
B) The Portuguese and Islamic states in Africa
C) The Russians and the Ottomans and Central Asians

D) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

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How did increased European demand for slaves shift regional economic patterns in sub-Saharan Africa?

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Describe the demise of Songhai.

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How did Safavid rulers govern their empire?

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Which of the following were reasons why the Persians converted to Shi'ism?


A) It was a stricter doctrine that included fewer people.
B) Persians wanted to belong to the same sect as Ottoman Muslims.
C) Shi'i religious ceremonies were much more attractive to many Persians.

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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Why were Portugal and the Netherlands drawn into conflict with one another?

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