Technological Inventions And Mercantilism Question Preview (ID: 44316)


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All of the following are used in mercantilism EXCEPT?
a) Creating a favorable balance of trade by having more exports than imports
b) Building colonies to provide easy access to cash crops and places to sell items made in the mother country
c) Creating large militaries to enslave Africans and ship them to the mother country
d) Creating high tariffs to discourage people from buying from other countries

What use of gunpowder led to the spread of European cultures?
a) Hunting animals
b) Conquering colonies
c) Sailing around the world
d) Trading for goods

What did the policy of mercantilism allow a nation's government to control in order to build wealth?
a) Religion
b) Trade
c) Culture
d) Education

What did navigational inventions such as the compass, astrolabe, and caravel help explorers do?
a) Conquer colonies
b) Grow food for voyages
c) Capture slaves
d) Sail much longer distances

Where were raw materials from the colonies shipped to?
a) The Americas
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) Asia

What is the name for an import tax?
a) Levy
b) Tariff
c) Boost
d) Stamp

Which of the following items was NOT a product the mother countries expected from their colonies?
a) Fur
b) Gold
c) Slaves
d) Cash Crops

Which continents' country used the astrolabe, caravel, compass, better maps and gunpowder to dominate the world?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) North America

Wihch of the following navigational inventions used the stars to determine an explorer's location in the world?
a) Compass
b) Astrolabe
c) Caravel
d) Maps

What was the name of the ships with lanteen sails, made for speed and maneuverability?
a) Astrolabe
b) Schooners
c) Caravels
d) Cartographers

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