Check Your Understanding Questions
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How did Martin Luther’s teachings regarding salvation differ from those of the Roman Catholic Church?
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What did Anabaptists believe?
3
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Which Roman Catholic teachings that Martin Luther challenged were later affirmed at the Council of Trent?
4
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How did Muslim and Chinese inventions help Europeans explore the Atlantic Ocean in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
5
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What motivated ordinary Spanish people to embark on voyages of exploration?
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What role did the popes play in the early years of Spanish and Portuguese exploration and conquest?
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How effective were the Treaty of Tordesillas and the Treaty of Zaragoza in establishing which nations could control which territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia? Why?
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
9
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How did the introduction of European livestock affect the Indigenous people of the Americas?
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According to mercantilist theory, what is the value of colonies?
11
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What made the French colonies in Canada and the Caribbean valuable?
12
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How were people sometimes hurt by their own country’s mercantilist policies?
13
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Briefly describe the three legs of the triangular trade.
14
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What were some differences between African slavery and slavery in the Americas?
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How did mercantilism contribute to the rise in slavery in the Americas?