What is the origin of the name Madras? What is the local name for Madras? What does the local name mean and what is the relation of the local name to Tamil?

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• Madras was the British name for their provincial capital, but the city is known as Chennai in Tamil, "the language of the region and the state of Tamil Nadu."

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A. Hatshepsut B. Djoser C. Rameses II D. Imhotep

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What was accomplished by the creation of the Vulgate?

A. the codification of Roman law for use by provincial peoples B. the ability of a wider group of people to read the Bible C. the standardization of Latin across Christian communities D. a reduction in the power of bishops outside of Rome

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A major goal in doing a musical ethnography is to

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Which pope returned the papacy to Rome for good in 1420?

a. Pope Sixtus IV b. Pope Clement VII c. Pope Leo X d. Pope Martin V

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