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How did Governor Bradford of the Plymouth colony react to the massive die-off of Native Americans during the seventeenth century?

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He saw it as the hand of God at work.

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Which of the following statements best reflects Spain's economic relationship with its American colonies?

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Despite Spanish efforts, smuggling allowed Spanish colonists to exchange goods with Spain's rivals, undermining the economic benefits of the colonial empire.

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In what way did the pastoral peoples who inhabited the grasslands to the south and east of the emerging Russian state in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries contribute to the growing Russian Empire?

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They posed a security threat that encouraged Russia to expand its state into this region to protect its people.

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Who was the greatest Mughal emperor who instituted sweeping policies of religious accommodation?

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Akbar

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What name is given to the enormous network of communication, trade, and transference that the European colonial empires in the Americas generated?

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Columbian exchange

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What are creoles?

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Persons of Spanish ancestry born in the Americas

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Which of the following statements best reflects the impact of Russian settlers on Siberia?

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They Russified the region, with many native populations adopting the Russian language and converting to Christianity.

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What motivated the Chinese to conquer Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet between 1680 and 1760?

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Security concerns

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How did conquistadores who helped to carve out the Spanish Empire in the Americas describe their motivations for doing so?

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They went to serve God and the king, and also to get rich.

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What was the Tupac Amaru revolt of 1780-1781?

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Native revolt in Peru

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Which of the following was an important outcome of Russia's substantial territorial conquests in the Baltic region, Poland, and the Ukraine during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

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It prompted an extensive program of Westernization.

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Which two empires established the border between their states through the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689?

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Russian and Chinese empires

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What was a significant factor that motivated the Europeans to create their American empires?

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Political rivalries between European powers motivated rulers to establish rival empires in the Americas.

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Which of the following best describes Britain's initial approach to ruling over its North American settler colonies?

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It established joint stock companies and granted royal charters to wealthy individuals.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the fate of native Siberians in the three centuries between 1500 and 1800?

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The Russian Empire reflected the final triumph of agrarian civilization over the hunting and pastoral societies of the region.

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Which of the following statements best describes the encounter between Hindus and Muslims in India during the Mughal Empire?

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It began with an experiment in multicultural empire building and ended in growing antagonism between Hindus and Muslims.

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In which major region of the Americas were Native Americans spared the impact of Eurasian diseases?

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No region was ultimately spared.

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Which colony produced as many as forty separate groups to indicate different racial mixtures?

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Brazil

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What similarity did the Russian Empire and those created by Western European powers in the Americas share?

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Both involved campaigns to convert the indigenous populations to Christianity.

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Which of the following statements is true of Ottoman relations with the Christian West?

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Western Christian artists and thinkers on occasion represented the Ottoman Empire in a positive light.

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What was a significant factor that motivated the Europeans to create their American empires?

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Europe sought direct access to Asian wealth in order to avoid reliance on Muslim intermediaries.

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The colonies of which European power were the most cultural blended in the seventeenth century?

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Spain

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What distinguished the Russian Empire from those created by Western European powers in the Americas?

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Russia created its empire at the same time that the modern Russian state was taking shape, whereas the Spanish and British had already established themselves as distinct states before conquering their empires.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the impact of the "great dying" on Native Americans in North America?

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It was equally devastating, leading to a similar collapse in the population.

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Which of the following was a consequence of the introduction of horses to the North American West?

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A male-dominated hunting and warrior culture displaced agricultural cultures in many areas.

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Which of the following statements best describes societies in the Americas following the Columbian exchange?

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Mixing of European, African, and Native American cultures created entirely new societies.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the process that built the Russian Empire?

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It was an extended process that took three centuries.

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Which of the following statements best reflects Russian missionary efforts at conversion within its empire in comparison to similar efforts by Spanish authorities in Latin America?

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Russian authorities were more likely not to pursue conversion as intensely as their Spanish counterparts, if missionary activity threatened social stability.

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Which of the following colonial regions saw significant migration of Europeans who wished to find a place to practice their religion without interference?

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British North America

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Which of the following statements best reflects the long-term benefits of the Atlantic network?

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It propelled Europe into an increasingly central and commanding role on the world stage.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the Spanish settlers as a social group in the lands of the Aztecs and Incas during the seventeenth century?

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The group was unbalanced by gender, with few native Spanish women in the Americas.

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Which of the following statements is a true comparison of how Siberian peoples and Native Americans experienced empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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Both Native Americans and Siberian peoples experienced devastating epidemics of new diseases for which they had little immunity.

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes Europe's global position in 1450?

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Europe remained marginal in Eurasian commerce.

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Which of the following statements best reflects Russian consensus in the twenty-first century concerning their empire's identity?

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Russians even in the twenty-first century have not reached consensus on the empire's identity.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the Spanish colonial economy in the former lands of the Aztecs and the Incas?

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The economy was based on the twin pillars of mining and commercial agriculture.

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Which of the following was an important impact that the Russian Empire had on Siberian pastoralists?

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They were pressured to abandon their nomadic lifestyles.

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What name is given to the enormous network of communication, trade, and transference that the European colonial empires in the Americas generated?

answer

Columbian exchange

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What was the term for the children of Portuguese African unions in Brazil?

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Mulatto

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Which city-state emerged in the fifteenth century from two centuries of Mongol rule to build the Russian Empire?

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Moscow

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Who was the greatest Mughal emperor who instituted sweeping policies of religious accommodation?

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Akbar

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Which of the following statements best describes societies in the Americas following the Columbian exchange?

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Mixing of European, African, and Native American cultures created entirely new societies.

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Which colony produced as many as forty separate groups to indicate different racial mixtures?

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Brazil

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This colonial product, in great demand on the world market, was known as "soft gold."

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Fur

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How was Central Asia transformed in the early modern era?

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It became a backward, impoverished region.

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What was a significant factor that motivated Europeans to create their American empires?

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Impoverished nobles and commoners found opportunity for gaining wealth and status in the Americas.

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Which of the following was a distinctive feature of racism in the United States as compared to Brazil?

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Any African ancestry, no matter how small or distant, made a person "black" in British North America.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the impact of Russian settlers on Siberia?

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They Russified the region, with many native populations adopting the Russian language and converting to Christianity.

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Which of the following statements best describes the encounter between Hindus and Muslims in India during the Mughal Empire?

answer

It began with an experiment in multicultural empire building and ended in growing antagonism between Hindus and Muslims.

question

Which of the following statements best reflects the impact of the "great dying" on Native Americans in North America?

answer

It was equally devastating, leading to a similar collapse in the population.

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At what point did the British colonies of North America first surpass in prominence on the world stage those of Spain and Portugal?

answer

Nineteenth century

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Which of the following statements best reflects the fate of native Siberians in the three centuries between 1500 and 1800?

answer

The Russian Empire reflected the final triumph of agrarian civilization over the hunting and pastoral societies of the region.

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Which of the following distinguished the construction of the Chinese empire between 1680 and 1760, from that of the Western European empires in the Americas?

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Qing officials sharply restricted Chinese settlers from many regions.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the long-term benefits of the Atlantic network?

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It propelled Europe into an increasingly central and commanding role on the world stage.

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From whom did the Europeans learn about large-scale sugar production?

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Arabs

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How did children born of unions between Russians and native Siberians fit into society during the early modern era?

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They were generally absorbed into the Russian population.

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Which of the following statements is true of the Christian communities that the Ottomans conquered?

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In many regions of the Balkans, Christians welcomed Ottoman conquest because taxes were lighter than under Christian rule.

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes Europe's global position in 1450?

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Europe remained marginal in Eurasian commerce.

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Which of the following was a distinctive feature of the slave plantation society in British North America as compared to Brazil?

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By the 1860s, nearly all slaves in the United States had been born in the New World.

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Why did many Russian migrants choose to settle in Siberia?

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They had access to better land.

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Which empire brought together much of Hindu South Asia under Muslim rule?

answer

Mughal Empire

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What was a significant factor that motivated the Europeans to create their American empires?

answer

Political rivalries between European powers motivated rulers to establish rival empires in the Americas.

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Which of the following statements best reflects Spain's economic relationship with its American colonies?

answer

Despite Spanish efforts, smuggling allowed Spanish colonists to exchange goods with Spain's rivals, undermining the economic benefits of the colonial empire.

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As part of his reforms, Peter the Great founded this city to be Russia's "window on the West."

answer

Saint Petersburg

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What geographic advantage did Europeans have in their effort to found empires in the Americas?

answer

The fixed winds of the Atlantic blew steadily in the same direction.

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How did conquistadores who helped to carve out the Spanish Empire in the Americas describe their motivations for doing so?

answer

They went to serve God and the king, and also to get rich.

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Which of the following was an important impact that the Russian Empire had on Siberian pastoralists?

answer

They were pressured to abandon their nomadic lifestyles.

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Which of the following was a consequence of the introduction of horses to the North American West?

answer

A male-dominated hunting and warrior culture displaced agricultural cultures in many areas.

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For the mercantilist rulers of Europe, what did American colonies represent?

answer

Closed markets for manufactured goods

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Which of the following statements is a true comparison of how Siberian peoples and Native Americans experienced empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

answer

Both Native Americans and Siberian peoples experienced devastating epidemics of new diseases for which they had little immunity.

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What position did Indians occupy in Spanish colonial societies?

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They were abused and exploited as the primary labor force of Spain's colonial empire.

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Which of the following colonial regions saw significant migration of Europeans who wished to find a place to practice their religion without interference?

answer

British North America

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What similarity did the Russian Empire and those created by Western European powers in the Americas share?

answer

Both involved campaigns to convert the indigenous populations to Christianity.

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In which major region of the Americas were Native Americans spared the impact of Eurasian diseases?

answer

No region was ultimately spared.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the impact of Russian settlers on Siberian societies?

answer

They came in such large numbers that they overwhelmed native populations, giving the region a Russian character.

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What was a significant factor that motivated the Europeans to create their American empires?

answer

Europe sought direct access to Asian wealth in order to avoid reliance on Muslim intermediaries.

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Which of the following statements best reflects the Spanish settlers as a social group in the lands of the Aztecs and Incas during the seventeenth century?

answer

The group was unbalanced by gender, with few native Spanish women in the Americas.

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What was encomienda?

answer

It was a legal system in Spanish America that granted groups of native people to work for settlers.

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Which of the following became part of the Russian Empire in the early modern period?

answer

Siberia

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Which of the following colonial regions was most heavily settled by Europeans?

answer

British North America

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Which of the following distinguished the British colonial enterprise in the Americas from the Spanish?

answer

The Spanish enterprise started much earlier.

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In the seventeenth century about how many indigenous hunting, gathering, and herding people lived in Siberia?

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Less than 250,000

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Which of the following features of society distinguished Britain from Spain in the seventeenth century?

answer

Only Britain possessed a parliament as a check on the authority of the monarch.

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What was the Tupac Amaru revolt of 1780-1781?

answer

Native revolt in Peru

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Which of the following statements best reflects the Spanish colonial economy in the former lands of the Aztecs and the Incas?

answer

The economy was based on the twin pillars of mining and commercial agriculture.

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Which of the following statements best reflects European motivations for overseas expansion at the end of the fifteenth century?

answer

A wide variety of factors drove the rapid expansion.

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