For the British East India Company, the evolution of a shadow government in the area around Calcutta in Bengal on the northeast coast would be strategically advantageous in the wake of the collapse of Mughal central power as regional leaders could _________in securing British supremacy in the area.
a. now form their own independent kingdoms
b. be easily and systematically eliminated
c. now be enlisted as allies
d. now resist Russian incursions
c. now be enlisted as allies
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According to Japanese creation myths, how did Japan come to be?
a. Via a battle between the warring gods Izanami and Amaterasu b. Through the marriage of the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami c. When the goddess Ameratsu breathed life into the islands that form Japan d. When the deities sent two sister goddesses to preside over the land and sea e. Through a great flood, similar to the stories of Noah and Gilgamesh
When Ibn Battuta visited Timbuktu, its ruler gave him
a. a prized camel. b. a caravan of salt. c. a copy of the Quran. d. a young slave. e. a pound of gold.
What Pacific island people in New Zealand suffered extreme population loss after exposure to unfamiliar infectious diseases?
A. Australian Aborigines B. the Maori C. the Tonga D. the Kanaka Maoli
As a result of the discovery of gold in California, _______________________ became booming hub of Pacific trade
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word