Select the Word or Phrase That Best Matches the Definition

question 1

Multiple Choice

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-West African kingdom (in what is now Nigeria) whose strong kings sharply limited engagement with the slave trade.

• 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:

Hypothesis-Testing Approach

A method in research that involves making predictions, formulating a hypothesis, and then empirically testing it.

Nonmanipulated Independent Variable

A variable in a research study that occurs naturally without any intervention or control by the researcher.

Subject Variable

A variable that represents characteristics or conditions that vary within the subjects of a study, such as age, gender, or test scores.

Formal Prediction

The process of making forecasts or predictions based on systematic, often quantitative, analysis rather than intuition or informal judgment.