Examine the creation of early methods of writing. How did this innovation influence the lives of the peoples of the ancient world?
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Which of these statements is true of jihad?
A) Jihad means to strive against the desire for worldly goods. B) All Muslims are commanded by God to participate in jihads. C) Participating in a jihad was one way for young men to attain adulthood. D) A jihad always involved a military holy war. E) Dying in a jihad assured one of an eternal reward.
The economies of most Latin American nations, with the exception of Argentina and Peru, were characterized by a ___________ in the late 1800s.
a. Drive to incorporate chemicals and electricity, in order to industrialize fully. b. Stable and steadily rising cost of commodities like coffee. c. Successful trade war with American oligopolies, such as in banana production. d. Reliance on one commodity only and a lack of diversification.
The British Raj
a. brought even greater disorder and inefficiency in Indian governmental administration. b. enacted a homestead decree which gave all Indian peasants approximately fifty-five acres for each family to cultivate as its own, private property. c. established a new school system to educate the children of the Indian elite. d. quickly allowed native Indians to join the highest levels of the colonial administration. e. brought democracy to the subcontinent by 1892.
Which of the following was part of the national government's policy toward Native Americans from the early 1870s to the mid-1880s?
A) signing separate peace treaties with specific Indian tribes B) encouraging Native American tribal customs and ceremonies C) seizing individual Native American's parcels of land D) assimilating Native Americans into urban life E) sending Native American children to integrated public schools in nearby towns