Which of these was the most conservative force in the Ottoman Empire in the early 1800s?
A) the Janissaries
B) the ayan
C) the sultans
D) the professional army
A
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The Photian schism
a. abolished the use of icons. b. resulted in the excommunication of the Pope by the Patriarch. c. led to the reunion of the Roman and Orthodox churches. d. established the interdict in the Roman church. e. divided Arabs from Persians, a split that continues to the present.
E. D. Nixon was the head of __________ in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1940s
A) the SCLC B) the WPC C) CORE D) the NAACP
All EXCEPT which of the following reasons helps account for the growing inequality between women and men in the age of the First Civilizations?
a. Several early societies had the custom of winning their wives in war against neighboring enemies, so they were less likely to value their captive spouses. b. Women were pregnant more often and spent more time on child care, so they were less able to support the family economically. c. The introduction of plow-based agriculture made women less able to do farm work, because the labor was heavier and likely to take place further away from the home. d. As civilizations became more complex, men became the political specialists and were able to shape society to suit them.
What statement best describes the direct impact of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) Act of 1932?
A) The loans failed to put more money into the hands of workers. B) The influx of cash helped put Americans back to work. C) Workers competed fiercely for the jobs created as a result of the loans. D) Workers received bonus checks from their employers, which they spent immediately. E) Americans' confidence in the president was boosted.