Which of the following defines the term marabout?
A) A local king who governed the Hausa city-states.
B) The leader of the Muslim scholars who held some political power.
C) A king of the Kingdom of Kongo who ruled from Mbanza Congo.
D) A spiritual leader who in some circumstances had great political power.
E) A leader of holy men who lived in a monastery complex among the Berbers.
E
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The transformation of the American economy during the late nineteenth century resulted in
A) a stabilization of the economic cycle. B) an increase in farm prices. C) increased instability in the economic cycle. D) an end to depressions in the United States.
Which of the following statements was true of trade during the Early Middle Ages?
A) During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically increased. B) During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. C) By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. D) The Umayyads and the Byzantines eagerly sought manufactured goods produced in western Europe in the seventh and eighth centuries E) All of these are correct.
The Arab Spring revolutions have largely been __________.
A. slow to produce permanent change B. successful except for Syria and Iraq C. able to bring democratic governments to most states that experienced unrest D. susceptible to European and American interference
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