Which of the following types of evidence would most strongly support the theory that the Americas were first populated by people migrating across a land bridge that connected Northeast Asia and North America?
A. The discovery of pottery from Ming China at a pre-Columbian site in Peru
B. American Indians' lack of immunity to many diseases endemic to Afro-Eurasia
C. Data showing a close genetic relationship between American Indians and indigenous peoples of Siberia
D. Architectural similarities between the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico, and Giza, Egypt
Ans: C. Data showing a close genetic relationship between American Indians and indigenous peoples of Siberia
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a. the specific religious content of southern evangelicalism b. the absence of towns and cities in the South c. the conservatism of the South’s slaveholding society d. the lack of female participation in the southern evangelical movement
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a. give the United States a sense of responsibility for international affairs. b. establish one of the central fixed principles of American foreign policy. c. establish closer relations between the United States and Latin America. d. contribute to the American illusion of isolation from world affairs. e. provide an effective check against any new European imperialism in the Americas.
In which of the following groups did ideas regarding African nationalism germinate?
A. peasants B. new elite C. laborers D. veterans of World War I E. women
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