What surprisingly helped strengthen Christianity as an institution?
a. The conversion of Theodosius
b. The failure of the Edict of Milan
c. The increasing number of people willing to die for their faith
d. The persecution of Christians
e. The acceptance of women as church officials
d
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The development of Cahokia in North America was probably a result of
a. contacts with Mesoamerican cultures. b. an entirely unique culture unaffected by outsiders. c. peoples who migrated to the area from the North. d. an invasion by peoples from the eastern regions of North America.
Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because
a. plantations were generally enclosed by fences. b. the white population was large. c. slaves were more interested in freedom in the next world. d. slaves were chained together at night. e. few whites had weapons.
Many African leaders became involved in the slave trade to
a. protect their territories from European developers. b. keep their own people from being enslaved. c. become involved in religious wars. d. unite various tribes against Europeans. e. acquire guns, which became the base of wealth.
Joseph Smith's religious visions involved a moral struggle between good yeomen farmers and evil merchants, as well as the restoration of patriarchal authority.
a. true b. false