On the eve of World War I the Balkan Peninsula
a. was firmly in the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
b. was controlled by Russia.
c. was rife with ethnic antagonisms and aspirations.
d. was hoping for Austrian annexation.
C
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Someone sent to negotiate with the Five Nations would be meeting with __________.
A. Mohawks, Oneidas, Onodagas, Cayugas, and Senecas B. Mi'kmaqs, Crees, Montagnais, Ojibwas, and Hurons C. Hurons, Mohawks, Creeks, Natchez, and Aleuts D. Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, Cherokees, Natchez
By the second century C.E., the Indo-Iranian world possessed all of the following characteristics of civilization except
a. widespread urban culture and a specialized division of labor. b. security and wealth. c. strong imperial institutions and leaders. d. complex roads and communications systems.
In the long term, the Mongol invasions __________.
A. encouraged the unification of Russian lands B. destroyed attempts to unify Russian lands for centuries C. introduced large populations of Muslims to Russia D. led to the emancipation of Russian serfs
The board game "The Mansion of Happiness," which is pictured on the right, was similar to the lithograph The Way of Good and Evil that is on the left in that both shared __________
A) a spiral design to symbolize the twists and turns of life B) a strong opposition to organized religion C) concerns about the economic changes of the market economy D) the idea that life was a journey along a path of piety and sin