A trader leaving China with goods he had purchased for trade __________.

A trader leaving China with goods he had purchased for trade __________.
 
  a. would follow the sea route to Iran, cross land, then continue by sea to Italy
  b. would avoid the sea routes because of the danger from pirates
  c. would return to Europe by land, trading goods for gold on the return trip
  d. would return by sea due to time constraints

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African slavery was not a European invention, but was transformed by the export of slaves from Africa to the European colonies.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A global merchant setting out on a journey to trade in the early 1400's would probably have set his course for __________.
 
  a. Hispaniola
  b. South Africa
  c. China
  d. north Africa

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Colonialism and conflict weakened the European colonial powers and after WWI, the United States emerged as the leading economic power in which new types of factory organizations, the corporations, developed.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Corporations, initially formed to limit the liability of the capitalist, drew the suspicion of some economists because of the vast power they had and their ability to manipulate the markets.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.