Shiites are unique in having a small number, about half a dozen today, of ___________ (“signs of God”), who are distinguished by their knowledge of the Quran and Islamic tradition.

a. Imams.
b. Ayatollahs.
c. Caliphs.
d. Beys.


b. Ayatollahs.

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Compared to Britain, American industrialization was a capital-intensive endeavor because

A) Britain had more unskilled laborers. B) there was a skilled labor surplus in the U.S. C) there was a skilled labor surplus in Britain. D) there was a larger pool of unskilled laborers in the U.S. E) there was a labor surplus in the U.S.

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At the Bretton Woods conference, the United States demanded a global economy based upon the U.S. dollar and promised to convert dollars to gold at a fixed exchange rate of $35 per ounce.

a. true b. false

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__________ founded the colony of Rhode Island

A) John Rolfe B) William Bradford C) Roger Williams D) John Winthrop

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Which group is considered the mother culture for Mesoamerica?

a. Olmec. b. Quetzalcoatl. c. Maya. d. Aztec. e. Chavin.

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