How did the Abbasids come to power, and how did their rule differ from the Umayyads?
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The first major government affirmative action program, the Philadelphia Plan, applied to
a. college admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. b. Philadelphia businesses that held contracts with the federal government. c. promotions in state and federal governmental offices and agencies in Philadelphia. d. the hiring of elementary and high-school teachers in Philadelphia schools relying on federal funding.
What came about as a result of the Pequot War of 1637?
a. The abolition of Indian "praying towns" b. The triumph of the Pequots over the English settlers c. Four decades of uneasy peace between the Puritans and the Indians d. English restrictions on colonial expansion e. Better relations with the remaining Indians
How did Eastern Woodlands Indians and Mesoamerican societies differ?
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What is significant about D. W. Griffith's beliefs about race and his legacy as a filmmaker?
A) He believed in racial equality, so as America's first real filmmaker, his legacy is one of racial equality. B) In the technology race, Griffith's legacy is as America's (and therefore the world's) first significant filmmaker. C) Griffith believed that life was a technological race, and he used technology to become America's first real filmmaker. D) He was racist, so as America's first real filmmaker, his legacy is one of racially biased films. E) Griffith's legacy is one of innovation; film students still study his films for their innovations in close-ups, fade-outs, and artistic camera angles.