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How did the Chinese and Japanese attempt to limit the influence of European merchants? 

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How did the Chinese and Japanese attempt to limit the influence of European merchants? 

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They limited all trade with foreign countries by trading through colonies so that they would not get any foreign influence.

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What was the triangular trade? What was the impact of precious metal exports from the Americas? 

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What was the triangular trade? What was the impact of precious metal exports from the Americas? 

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The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Slaves, sugar, and rum were traded.

Gold and silver (exported to Europe and Asia)

Impact on indigenous empires of the Americas

Impact on Spain and international trade

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What were the roles of the Commercial Revolution and mercantilism in the growth of European nations?

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What were the roles of the Commercial Revolution and mercantilism in the growth of European nations?

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• New money and banking systems were created
• Economic practices such as mercantilism evolved
• Colonial economies were limited by the economic needs of the mother country

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What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange between European and indigenous cultures?

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What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange between European and indigenous cultures?

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It gave Europe plenty of new crops and items while killing people in the new world because of diseases.

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What were the effects of European migration and settlement on the Americas, Africa, and Asia?  

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What were the effects of European migration and settlement on the Americas, Africa, and Asia?  

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1. Americas

Expansion of overseas territorial claims and European emigration to North and South America

Demise of Aztec and Inca Empires

• Legacy of a rigid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin America
• Forced migration of some Africans into slavery
• Colonies’ imitation of the culture and social patterns of their parent country
Africa
• European trading posts along the coast
• Trade in slaves, gold, and other products
Asia
• Colonization by small groups of merchants (India, the Indies, China)
• Influence of trading companies (Portuguese, Dutch, British)

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What were the regional trade patterns and why were they important? 

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What were the regional trade patterns and why were they important? 

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Silk Road: across Asia to the Mediterranean Sea
Maritime routes: across Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan routes: across North Africa
Black Sea: Northern Europe to Russia & Ottoman Empire
Seas & Rivers in Western Europe: connects England, France, Spain, Italy, etc.
South China Sea: connects China and Southeast Asia