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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best explains an effect of Spanish voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Europe in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
They encouraged many governments to expand the use of coerced labor in Europe.
They led to the rapid spread of epidemic diseases such as smallpox.
They greatly increased interest in transoceanic travel and trade in other European countries.
They led to the introduction of new staple crops such as sugar.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best explains a similar motivation behind the establishment of Portuguese trading posts in Africa and the establishment of Portuguese trading posts in Asia?
The trading posts in both regions were intended to prevent economic collapse following the disintegration of powerful local empires.
The trading posts in both regions were intended to facilitate commercial cooperation between European states.
The trading posts in both regions were intended to facilitate the transfer of slaves to the Americas.
The trading posts in both regions were intended to allow the Portuguese to control access to heavily trafficked maritime routes.