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    1. B. Akbar abolished the jizya tax on non-Muslims, took Hindu wives, and held dialogues between religious leaders. He is the canonical example of religious tolerance in Mughal history.
    1. C. The emphasis on accumulating gold and silver, favorable balance of trade, and using colonies for raw materials and finished-goods markets is the textbook definition of mercantilism.
    1. B. Tokugawa leaders saw the success of Christian missionaries in Japan and the European colonization of the Philippines as warnings. They expelled foreigners and banned Christianity to preserve the social order.
    1. C. Smallpox and other Old World diseases killed 80-90% of indigenous Americans in the centuries after 1492. This is the most devastating effect of the Exchange.
    1. B. The millet system allowed Christian and Jewish religious communities self-government on internal matters under Muslim rule. It is the standard Regents example of accommodating religious diversity in a pre-modern empire.
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