The land received by a vassal in exchange for military service to a lord was known as a
a. kingdom
b. fief
c. benefice
d. solarium
e. demesne
b
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A common experience for agriculturalists in regions like India and West Africa that became primarily suppliers of cash crops such as cotton and palm oil was
a. remarkable prosperity because large numbers of the population were employed. b. finding themselves at the mercy of a market that benefited a relative few. c. a growth in the number of peasants owning land. d. a drop in interest rates to encourage borrowing.
During Pontiac' s War,
a. combined Indian tribal forces seized ten British forts and besieged two others. b. the English introduced germ warfare by giving the Indians smallpox-infested blankets. c. the Paxton Boys murdered unarmed Christian Indian men, women, and children. d. the Indians were united as never before. e. all of these choices
All of the following are true about Popés Rebellion in 1680, except
a. Pueblo Indians rebelled when Spanish missionaries sought to suppress native religious customs. b. Pueblo Indians destroyed every Catholic church in the province of New Mexico. c. the revolt by Pueblo Indians was successfully halted by the Spanish. d. Pueblo Indians built a ceremonial religious chamber - kiva - on the ruins of the Spanish plaza. e. Spanish priests and settlers were killed in the conflict.
Who was the main architect of peaceful reconciliation between France and Germany?
a. Charles de Gaulle b. Robert Schuman c. Walter Rathenau d. John Kenneth Galbraith e. Clement Attlee