Which of the following could safely be used as initial conversational topics with a business associate from another country you don't know very well?

A) Inquire about their marital status
B) Ask what school they attended
C) Tell a joke
D) Talk about the weather
E) None of these topics is appropriate


D

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a. women.
b. the middle class.
c. union members.
d. small business.
e. African Americans.

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When regional kingdoms prevailed after the rule of Harsha ended in 647 C.E., what resulted?

A) Literary achievements declined. B) Civil war and anarchy occurred. C) The Hindu philosopher Shankara assumed leadership. D) The Indianization of Southeast Asia and China from the fifth to the eighth centuries. E) none of the above.

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What model of government was able to build a strong monarchy with a secure financial base that was not dependent on noble estates, diets, or assemblies?

A. political absolutism embodied in France B. political absolutism embodied in England C. parliamentary monarchy embodied in the Netherlands D. parliamentary monarchy embodied in England E. representative democracy embodied in Russia

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The ___ trade and the slave trade marked the beginning of a genuinely global economy involving the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia in a single integrated network economic transactions

a. gold b. steel c. silver d. iron

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