The center of Islamic learning in west Africa was
A. Kilwa.
B. Jenne.
C. Timbuktu.
D. Mbanza.
E. Gao.
Answer: C
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Midway Island was important to the United States in 1942 because __________.
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Which of the following best describes the Grand Banks?
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La Venta ended around _________________ under circumstances as mysterious as those that destroyed San Lorenzo.
a. 600 BCE. b. 1100 BCE. c. 2700 BCE. d. 250 CE.