All EXCEPT which of the following is among the "Pillars of Islam"?
a. Respect for divinely appointed authority
b. Generous giving to the needy
c. Fasting during the month of Ramadan
d. Regular prayer at specified times
Answer: a. Respect for divinely appointed authority
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Which issue was particularly important to women in the progressive movement?
a. Ending special regulations governing women in the workplace b. Preventing child labor in factories and sweatshops c. Reducing tariffs on imported foods d. Pursuing direct election initiatives e. Passing conservation legislation to protect natural resources
Confucius
a. was a cousin of Siddhartha Gautama. b. was deified by the Chinese government within five years after his death. c. assumed that all humans had their own Dao. d. was a Qin emperor. e. followed a Legalist philosophy.
The flaw in Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan was
a. that Southern states did not have to accept the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments b. that slavery would continue in the Southern states c. that the same men who ran Southern governments before the war would be returned to power d. relying on Southerners to take an oath of allegiance to the United States e. that Southern states did not have to draft new constitutions
Despite the political brilliance of the Tang and Song dynasties, they eventually collapsed. What factors explain this collapse? Are there any similarities to the decline and fall of other powerful states covered so far?
What will be an ideal response?