Question 1

In the Great Lakes area of Africa,wealth was associated with

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A) Land. 
B) The number of wives a man could support. 
C) Cattle. 
D) The number of children in a household. 
E) Slaves captured or purchased. 
A) Land. 
B) The number of wives a man could support. 
C) Cattle. 
D) The number of children in a household. 
E) Slaves captured or purchased.

Question 2

How many Africans are estimated to have been transported out of Africa into slavery between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries?

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A) One million. 
B) Twelve million. 
C) Twenty million. 
D) Five million. 
E) Two million. 
A) One million. 
B) Twelve million. 
C) Twenty million. 
D) Five million. 
E) Two million.

Question 3

The Seven Years' War began in 1756 in this region.

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A) Chile. 
B) Caribbean. 
C) Montreal. 
D) Florida. 
E) Ohio River Valley. 
A) Chile. 
B) Caribbean. 
C) Montreal. 
D) Florida. 
E) Ohio River Valley.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
- Askias

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The term "Askias" is not a commonly reco

Question 5

Which area of slavery was emphasized by Equiano?

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A) Slaves sold to Asia. 
B) European slavery. 
C) Slaves taken to the Americas. 
D) Freed slaves. 
E) Slaves converted to Islam. 
A) Slaves sold to Asia. 
B) European slavery. 
C) Slaves taken to the Americas. 
D) Freed slaves. 
E) Slaves converted to Islam.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Candomble

Accepted Answer

Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religious

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Sahel

Accepted Answer

The Sahel is a region of Africa that act

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- British Bill of Rights

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The British Bill of Rights, formally kno

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- Black Seminoles

Accepted Answer

The Black Seminoles are a group of Afric

Question 10

Maroon communities in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean were composed of

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A) Amerindians. 
B) free Africans. 
C) runaway slaves. 
D) slave communities supervised by Jesuits. 
E) free farmers with small family farms. 
A) Amerindians. 
B) free Africans. 
C) runaway slaves. 
D) slave communities supervised by Jesuits. 
E) free farmers with small family farms.

Question 11

Although Europe had major contacts with all parts of the world after the sixteenth century,Islam had long been important in providing Africa with outside contacts through Muslim merchants.Using one example from the textbook,elaborate on this theme.

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One example from the textbook that illus

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- Dahomey

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Dahomey was a West African kingdom that

Question 13

What is mentioned in Olaudah's description of a ship's human cargo?

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A) Cries of the dying slaves. 
B) Use of heavy chains that held the captive Africans. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) A stench that was overpowering. 
E) Overcrowded conditions. 
A) Cries of the dying slaves. 
B) Use of heavy chains that held the captive Africans. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) A stench that was overpowering. 
E) Overcrowded conditions.

Question 14

Equiano's freedom came about as a result of

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A) running away. 
B) buying it. 
C) living in a state where slavery was illegal. 
D) the wishes of his master in his will that he be freed. 
E) being protected and delivered to a safe haven by Quakers. 
A) running away. 
B) buying it. 
C) living in a state where slavery was illegal. 
D) the wishes of his master in his will that he be freed. 
E) being protected and delivered to a safe haven by Quakers.

Question 15

Discuss the evolution of indigenous,slave,and indentured labor with the advent of the Sugar Plantation System.

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The evolution of indigenous, slave, and

Question 16

Which of the following is true in regard to the processing of cane into sugar by slaves?

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A) The sugar cane was pressed to obtain the sugar liquid. 
B) Cane was planted year-round and involved a continuous agro-industrial organized system of processing. 
C) Large copper kettles were used to boil down the liquid to sugar. 
D) The harvesting,planting,and processing of cane to sugar required strenuous work by slaves. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) The sugar cane was pressed to obtain the sugar liquid. 
B) Cane was planted year-round and involved a continuous agro-industrial organized system of processing. 
C) Large copper kettles were used to boil down the liquid to sugar. 
D) The harvesting,planting,and processing of cane to sugar required strenuous work by slaves. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 17

Wedgwood promoted his abolitionist beliefs by selling a plate with an image of

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A) an African family. 
B) a chained African. 
C) a map of Africa. 
D) an image of Christ. 
E) a slave market. 
A) an African family. 
B) a chained African. 
C) a map of Africa. 
D) an image of Christ. 
E) a slave market.

Question 18

Which of the following was a common method of African resistance to slavery?

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A) Insurrections aboard slave ships. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Ridicule of the master hidden in traditional African songs. 
D) Running away. 
E) African stories that included the insult of the master hidden in its content. 
A) Insurrections aboard slave ships. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Ridicule of the master hidden in traditional African songs. 
D) Running away. 
E) African stories that included the insult of the master hidden in its content.

Question 19

By the 1780s,public opinion in Britain was turned against slavery and favored abolitionism.Elaborate on the evolution of abolition,especially in England.

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The evolution of abolition in England ca

Exam 19: The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

In the Great Lakes area of Africa,wealth was associated with

How many Africans are estimated to have been transported out of Africa into slavery between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries?

The Seven Years' War began in 1756 in this region.

Please define the following key terms. - Askias

Which area of slavery was emphasized by Equiano?

Please define the following key terms. - Candomble

Please define the following key terms. - Sahel

Please define the following key terms. - British Bill of Rights

Please define the following key terms. - Black Seminoles

Maroon communities in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean were composed of

Although Europe had major contacts with all parts of the world after the sixteenth century,Islam had long been important in providing Africa with outside contacts through Muslim merchants.Using one example from the textbook,elaborate on this theme.

Please define the following key terms. - Dahomey

What is mentioned in Olaudah's description of a ship's human cargo?

Equiano's freedom came about as a result of

Discuss the evolution of indigenous,slave,and indentured labor with the advent of the Sugar Plantation System.

Which of the following is true in regard to the processing of cane into sugar by slaves?

Wedgwood promoted his abolitionist beliefs by selling a plate with an image of

Which of the following was a common method of African resistance to slavery?

By the 1780s,public opinion in Britain was turned against slavery and favored abolitionism.Elaborate on the evolution of abolition,especially in England.

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The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

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