__________ was an important pagan pilgrimage site before it became important to followers of Islam.

A. Medina
B. Mecca
C. Damascus
D. Jerusalem


Answer: B

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Chinese dialects are

a. tonal, in that stress and tone gives meaning to sounds b. few in number c. so similar to one another that they are interchangeable d. similar to Indo-European languages e. difficult to write down and remain largely an oral culture

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In the 1920s, the _________ became the most powerful white supremacy group in the nation

A) Council of Concerned Citizens B) Knights of the White Magnolia C) Aryan Nation D) Ku Klux Klan

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Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Townshend Acts?

a. greater British control over the colonies b. greater colonial unity c. higher taxes d. reduced power of the colonial governments

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