Mecca was an important pilgrimage site before Islam because pagans came to worship ________

A. a natural gas leak that produced an eternal flame
B. a black meteorite
C. the place of Muhammad's birth
D. at a Roman temple
E. Athena


Answer: B

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What did Early Greek philosophy seek to do?

a. Eliminate diversity from the world b. Explain the universe on the basis of unifying principles c. Undermine traditional aristocratic Greek society d. Turn all Greeks away from the world and toward contemplation e. Critique Mesopotamian thought and philosophy

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The extent to which people turn their legs, shoulders, and head toward or away from a communicator is known as _____

A) body characterization B) body orientation C) paralanguage D) territoriality E) social distancing

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Which of the following best describes the lifestyle of the Germanic peoples during the first centuries C.E.?

A. They were pastoral nomads. B. They constituted a commercial diaspora. C. They were primarily farmers and village dwellers. D. They lived primarily in large cities.

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