Which two large empires did the Muslims defeat soon after Muhammad's death?
Ans: Persian and Byzantine
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The premise of Martin Luther's argument for salvation was that
a. an individual needed a priest to achieve salvation. b. justification depended on sacraments. c. free will could not be determined by humans. d. grace was a gift to be found by faith. e. clergy members were unworthy to be in charge of people's salvation.
Economic life in Aztec Mexico rested on a base of
A) large-scale trade with the Inca Empire. B) hunting and fishing. C) intensive and extensive agriculture. D) craft industry.
The Russian civil war pitted the Bolsheviks against
A) non-Russian nationalities attempting to free themselves from the Russian Empire. B) foreign intervention. C) a variety of non-Communist Russians known as Whites. D) Russians who had become disillusioned with the Communist Party. E) All of the above.
Rulers of European states feared that the Council of Trent would serve to __________.
A. promote the authority of the papacy B. lead to the rise of Calvinism C. restrict the power of the church D. create new barriers to real reform of the church