Which of these statements is true?
a. Today, all of Africa's 2,000 languages have a written form.
b. No language spoken south of the Sahara was written down before 1800.
c. Languages north of the Sahara were not written down until the spread of Islam.
d. Local languages are predominant in Islamic regions.
e. Nubian accounts for the base of most languages spoken in Africa.
b
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American statesmen who pursued a foreign policy of imperialism without colonies
A) were essentially greedy, thinking only of increasing profits by overseas expansion without any regard for the consequences for the people being exploited. B) refused to accept their proper role in world affairs as a major power. C) genuinely, but incorrectly, believed that they were exporting democracy along with capitalism and industrialization. D) were totally undirected and unfocused with virtually no goals.
As the U.S. Constitution was being written,
What will be an ideal response?
He hoped to civilize African through commerce.
a. Benjamin Disraeli b. William Gladstone c. George Gordon d. David Livingston e. Prince Albert
What does the following quote by Benjamin Rush signify? "The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the first act of the great drama is closed."
A) The American Revolution was not a war at all, but merely a break from English control over the colonies. B) The war was merely the first step in the colonists' move toward establishing a truly independent nation. C) The war was not yet over, and the Americans needed to prepare for another round of fighting against the British if they ever hoped to gain their independence. D) Americans needed to revolt against other European countries that were restricting their trade and keeping them from economic and political independence. E) The American Revolution would not end until the English monarchy was destroyed and a new form of government was put in place in England to better rule the colonies.