Prior to 1860, rural Americans had almost no contact with the rest of the world.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners
a. came to view secession and the Civil War as a tragic mistake. b. were ready to plan a future uprising against the United States. c. declared themselves citizens of their states but not of the United States. d. enthusiastically adopted the federal government in Washington, D.C. as "our government." e. still believed that their view of secession was correct and their cause was just.
Why were territories conquered by Muslims so slow to convert to Islam?
a. There was a long probationary period before conversion to see if one was acceptable. b. Muslim forces had a difficult time creating peace in new territories before clergy and missionaries could educate the newly conquered about Islam. c. Islam tolerated other religions in these new territories. d. Rumors of strict punishments and death for discretions against Islam that preceded Muslim conquerors made people fearful of conversion.
During the periods in which the Jews experienced conquest, dispersal, a return to Jerusalem, and foreign rule, they relied on which of the following to preserve their culture?
a. a series of kings, each of whom defined new rules and rituals for worship b. a covenant to one God who promised deliverance as a reward for loyalty and fidelity c. incorporation of popular religious practices from neighboring kingdoms d. Egyptian ideas about social organization and the afterlife
A residential apartment building, common in New York in the late 1800s, that was built on a tiny lot without consideration of proper lighting and ventilation was known as a
A) settlement house. B) halfway house. C) tenement. D) slum.