Q:1-Of the following events, which one created the financial conditions that encouraged Christopher Columbus to sail to the New World in 1492?
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Spain adopted silver currency.
Vasco DaGama sailed to India.
Constantinople's trade routes fell to the Turks.
Sugar plantations were created off of the African coast.

Q:6-Of the following nations, which was able to save nearly its entire Jewish population from being exterminated during the Holocaust?
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England
Denmark
Hungary
Switzerland

Q:7-Most likely, what was the main reason for the Jewish migration out of Hungary, Germany, and Crimea?
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Russia and Poland had much more tolerant policies towards minorities and immigrants.
Ghettos and pogroms were established in places where Jews were forced to live.
Access to Eastern Europe became easier with the expansion of the railroads.
The crusades had a distinct impact upon Jewish settlements in Eastern Europe.

Q:8-What was the primary goal of the Christian Crusades?
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The conquer Asia Minor
To spread Christianity to Africa
To share Jerusalem with the Turks
To retake the Holy Land from the Muslims.

Q:9-Why were knights primarily drawn from the noble classes?
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There was a law that only noblemen could serve as knights-in-training.
Monarchs did not believe that commoners were smart enough to serve as knights.
Nobles were smarter than commoners.
The gear required for knights was too expensive for anyone but nobility to afford.

Q:10-What was the primary premise behind Napoleon's Civil Code?
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Creating a huge army, consisting of men from all over Europe
Taxing all social classes
Full voting rights for all citizens
Providing property for all citizens