In Mongol society, the phrase "crane catching" referred to
a. successful leaders forcing submission from rivals.
b. the popular pastime of hunting birds.
c. the success of Mongol merchants in establishing long-term contracts with buyers.
d. a mysterious religious practice that is little understood today.
a
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a. increase its military along traditional lines. b. ignore it. c. adopt Western military technology. d. expel all foreigners.
The preaching style of Jonathan Edwards could be best described as
A) sedate. B) comforting. C) optimistic. D) intellectual. E) fiery.
In Western Europe, the chief political repercussion of frequent Viking raids was
A) the strengthening of centralized royal authority. B) an increase in the power of the church. C) an increase in the power of local aristocrats to whom threatened populations turned for effective protection. D) a decline in the power of local aristocrats whose inability to stop the raids drove ordinary people into royal cities. E) an increase in monasticism.
Why did Congress feel it was important to pass the Fourteenth Amendment although the recently passed Civil Rights Act had the same purpose?
A) President Johnson had vetoed the Civil Rights Act in an effort to thwart racial equality. B) The Civil Rights Act did not clearly define the rights of all citizens regardless of race. C) The Civil Rights Act could be overturned by a future Congress, but an amendment made it a permanent part of the Constitution. D) The Civil Rights Act did not go far enough in eliminating the Black Codes that deprived citizens of "fundamental rights."