Question

Question: Which statement best analyzes a key difference between European expansion in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres? (1 point)

Responses:

In the Eastern Hemisphere, Europeans focused on conquering as many local people as they could, while in the Western Hemisphere Europeans peacefully traded with local people.

The Roman Catholic Church told European nations they could explore the Eastern Hemisphere but only parts of the Western Hemisphere.

In the Eastern Hemisphere, Europeans were able to set up trade relationships with different peoples, but in the Western Hemisphere, Europeans focused on conquering different peoples.

Europeans did not set up any colonies in the Eastern Hemisphere, but Europeans did set up colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

Answer 1

The third statement. Europeans in the Eastern Hemisphere mainly established trade networks and trading posts (India, Southeast Asia, Africa), whereas in the Western Hemisphere they carried out large-scale conquest and colonization of indigenous societies (Aztec, Inca, settler colonies).