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A. The United States
B. Asante
C. China
D. India
A. A rising standard of living as well
B. Increased profits from trade with Europe
C. Being systematically impoverished and exploited
D. Very little because few were colonized
A. 50
B. 300
C. 1,000
D. 3,000
A. Predominantly Native Americans
B. Every region it encountered
C. The poor of the colonized nations
D. Religious artifacts and not secular ones
A. China
B. The Islamic world
C. South America
D. Canada
A. A dramatic increase in the consumption of sugar
B. Greater variety of wool fabrics for clothing
C. Increased wealth for all social classes
D. Fewer people died from overwork while farming
A. Dutch East India Company
B. British East India Company
C. Massachusetts Bay Company
D. Hudson’s Bay Company
A. Advances in medicine in the Islamic World
B. Unusually peaceful global interactions
C. Active possession of other areas by European nations
D. A population decline in Europe
A. It was to negotiate a cease-fire between Europeans and African Nations.
B. It was for European nations to partition Africa into colonies.
C. It was to regulate the behavior of joint stock companies.
D. It was so European countries could define the “civilizing mission.”
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
A. Taxation
B. Forced labor
C. Slavery
D. Education
A. Enlightenment rationality
B. Monoculture agriculture
C. Civilizing mission
D. Monroe Doctrine
A. Europeans and not any colonized groups
B. In colonies controlled by countries other than their own
C. In the colonies controlled by their own country
D. Societies in a way that supported colonialism
A. It weakened European countries and made it more difficult for them to sustain colonies.
B. The scale of violence turned Europeans away from the violent practices needed to maintain colonies.
C. World War II has a far smaller effect on colonialism than World War I did.
D. It created a number of refugees in Europe coming from colonized areas.
A. The 1890s
B. Around World War I
C. Around World War II
D. The 1970s
A. 50%
B. 72%
C. 84%
D. 100%
A. HIV/AIDS
B. Influenza
C. Lymphatic filariasis
D. Smallpox
A. 1 billion
B. 2.5 billion
C. 3.2 billion
D. 4.1 billion
A. Europe
B. China
C. The United States
D. Southeast Asia
A. Are in conflict with their families
B. Want to retire somewhere nice
C. Don’t like the weather where they live
D. Are seeking better working conditions and pay
A. Through the Mediterranean Sea into Italy
B. From Canada into the United States
C. From the Middle East to sub-Saharan Africa
D. Between China and Japan
A. Wealthy nations
B. European nations
C. Multiethnic nations
D. Poor nations
A. New York City, United States
B. Dhaka, Bangladesh
C. Chengdu, China
D. Olinda, Brazil
A. Are mainly food and textiles
B. Has not arrived in poor countries
C. Often leads to less cultural variation
D. Has been slow over the last decade
A. How easy it is to get lost in big cities
B. The flow of ideas and culture in cities
C. His perception of migration patterns
D. The way people create distance in urban settings
A. North America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Africa
A. It has led to massive population growth.
B. It has led to an increase in sex-selective abortions.
C. It has created an urban to rural migration chain.
D. It has produced the least educated generation in Chinese history.
A. It will impact all parts of the globe in an equal fashion.
B. It will be more impactful on wealthy countries due to their latitudes.
C. It will have less effect on warm climates than colder climates.
D. It will hit poor nations hardest as they have fewer resources to cope with the impact.
A. Indigenous groups maintain an unsustainable relationship with land.
B. Even benevolent governments can’t assure the safety of indigenous groups.
C. Indigenous groups are unlikely to survive the perils of global warming.
D. It is unwise for indigenous groups to form relationships with nation–states.
A. Anthropology is the one discipline that holds the key to solving those problems.
B. Anthropologists have much more data to analyze before they can propose real solutions.
C. Anthropology can develop frameworks to analyze and understand events and processes.
D. Anthropologists hold few real answers to global challenges since it is mostly a descriptive practice.
A. American
B. Asian
C. African
D. European
A. Civilization
B. Colonization
C. Capitalism
D. Colonialism
A. Indirect
B. Immediate
C. Direct
D. Both a and b
A. True
B. False
A. Indian
B. Pacific
C. Atlantic
D. Both a and b
A. Heeren XII
B. Heeren XVI
C. Heeren XVII
D. Heeren XVIII
A. True
B. False
A. Small-scale
B. Intermediate-scale
C. Large-scale
D. Both a and b
A. Money
B. Goods
C. Raw materials
D. Any of these
A. 1860
B. 1960
C. 1970
D. 1980
A. French
B. German
C. Italian
D. Both a and b
A. Clean water
B. Education
C. Health care
D. All of these
A. Less wealth and urban
B. More wealth and urban
C. Less wealth and not urban
D. More wealth and not urban
A. Ancestors
B. Indigenous People
C. Traditional People
D. Native People
A. Industrial
B. Nonindustrial
C. Agricultural
D. All of these
A. National Corporation
B. International Corporation
C. Multinational Corporation
D. Any of these
A. International Monetary Fund
B. World Bank
C. National Bank
D. Both a and b
A. Physicl
B. Mental
C. Sexual
D. Any of these
A. World Bank
B. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
C. International Monetary Fund
D. Both a and b
A. Cluster Effect
B. Exclusion from labor force
C. Crack cocaine
D. Puberty