Which of the following statements best describes the Mahdiyya?
A) A rebellion that combined national resistance to foreign rule and fundamentalist reaction against innovations.
B) A jihad to purge Islam of Sufis, Shi'ites, and others who believed innovations were causing the decline of Islam.
C) The enforcers of obedience who maintained moral order.
D) A movement that destroyed objectionable innovations including the Prophet Muhammad's grave marker.
E) A movement to return Islam to the time of intellectual inquiry and study of sciences.
A
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All of the following constituted bonds between Greek cities EXCEPT:
a. A common religious and literary culture. b. A common system of coinage. c. Participation in activities such as the Olympic Games. d. Patronage of oracles affiliated with temples in neutral zones.
Plymouth Plantation
a. was founded by the famous Puritans. b. escaped the catastrophe of a “starving time.” c. ultimately proved profitable for shareholders in England. d. was abandoned after ten years. e. was largely self-governing.
Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?
a. Holy Alliance b. Declaration of the Rights of Man c. Declaration of Independence d. Napoleonic Code
According to Collins, to get at that “piece of the oppressor which is planted deep within each of us,” we need new visions of what oppression is and to:
a. understand how we subordinate others b. change our daily behavior c. understand how our oppression benefits others d. remain with our old daily behavior