Select the Word or Phrase That Best Matches the Definition

question 3

Multiple Choice

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-Term often used to describe the siphoning of money from Europe to pay for the luxury products of the East,a process exacerbated by the fact that Europe had few trade goods that were desirable in Eastern markets.

• A)Indian Ocean commercial network
• B)trading post empire
• C)Philippines (Spanish)
• D)British/Dutch East Indian companies
• E)Tokugawa shogunate
• F)"silver drain"
• G)Potosí
• H)soft gold
• I)African diaspora
• J)Benin
• K)Dahomey
• L)Ayuba Suleiman Diallo

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Definitions:

IR Spectroscopy

A technique used for identifying and studying chemicals by analyzing the infrared light absorbed, emitted, or scattered by the sample.

O-H Stretch

A vibrational mode in infrared spectroscopy indicating the presence of an O-H bond, useful in identifying alcohols, phenols, and acids.

IR Spectrum

A graph displaying the infrared light absorption of molecules, used to determine molecular structures.

Carboxylic Acid

Organic acids containing a carboxyl group (COOH), which makes them capable of donating a proton (acidic) and forming covalent bonds with metals.