In contrast to their counterparts in West Africa, the Fur and Funj federations between Lake Chad and the Nile ____________
a. Were only partially converted to Islam, particularly in their ruling and merchant classes.
b. Were fully converted to Islam, from the royal clans down to the commoners.
c. Smelted and forged metals like copper, iron, and steel.
d. Preferred the title “Christian emperor” to the title “sultan.”
b. Were fully converted to Islam, from the royal clans down to the commoners.
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects trends during the 1920s regarding women in the work force?
A) With their new feeling of "liberation" gained during World War I, women made gigantic inroads into previously all-male professions. B) Most college women entered such traditionally "female" professions as nursing, school teaching, and librarianship. C) The proportion of working women who were single rose by about 30%, as single women came to dominate teaching at the university level. D) The number of women in the workforce declined. E) The number of women physicians soared.
Since vassal obligation was hereditary, what happens when a knight dies with only a daughter?
A) The lord would seize the fiefdom and find a new vassal. B) The widow would be married to a bachelor or widowed knight within his kingdom, who would then oversee both fiefdoms. C) The lord, or a member of his family, would marry the daughter and subsume the fiefdom back under his personal control. D) The lord would serve as her guardian until marriage and then her husband would become his vassal. E) The lord would hold the property in trust until a grandchild is born that is male.
Describe the nature of slave codes and the legal justifications that southern states and owners used for the institution of slavery.
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In the 1980 presidential election, Ronald Reagan
A. won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. B. captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes. C. won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter. D. did all of these: captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes; won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter; and won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. E. None of these answers is correct.