Which of the following was a characteristic trait of the Kingdom of Meroë?
a. It was largely centralized around a recognized king.
b. Provincial towns upstream and downstream along the Nile had no form of self-rule.
c. The difference in power between the kings and the chiefs was defined by the royal control over trade.
d. The flood plain to the south of the capital was not at all suitable for agriculture.
c. The difference in power between the kings and the chiefs was defined by the royal control over trade.
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A. military dictatorship B. peaceful republic C. theocracy D. parliamentary monarchy
Important in the United States's decision to enter World War I was
A) the pro-German bias of Wilson's advisers. B) increasing trade with Germany. C) refusal of the English to borrow money from the United States. D) the sinking of five ships in March 1917 by German submarines.
How did Jackson's attitude and policies toward Native Americans compare to those of Jefferson?
A) Jefferson respected Native Americans and wanted to grant them their rights, whereas Jackson hated Native Americans and wanted to kill them. B) Jefferson always viewed Native Americans as noble savages, whereas Jackson always viewed them as children. C) Both men were ambivalent, tolerating Native Americans sometimes, while allowing for their displacement or murder at other times. D) Both men respected Native Americans and their culture, but were pressured by other politicians to remove them from their land. E) Both men vilified Native Americans, blaming them for the foreign conflicts (especially with Britain and Canada) and economic setbacks.
In what way has mainstream Christianity responded to the effects of globalization?
a. By splintering into ever-smaller subgroups b. By losing touch with its moral center c. By addressing the moral and ethical problems of social justice, human rights, and the suffering of the poor throughout the world d. By pulling into a defensive, insular shell