Nubian kingdoms prospered in large part as the result of the rapid spread of the animal-driven ________ (saqiya) invented in Egypt in the first century CE.
a. War chariot.
b. Canal at Suez.
c. Sailing ship on the Nile.
d. Waterwheel.
d. Waterwheel.
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Shah Jahan, unlike his grandfather, promoted what religion?
a. Christianity b. Hinduism c. Islam d. Sikhism e. Buddhism
The word Aztlán means
A. "the sun god." B. "the great feathered serpent." C. "the hungry ghosts." D. "the place of the seven legendary caves." E. "the warrior god."
In 1947, the United Nations proposed that Palestine should
A. be divided into Jewish and Arabic halves. B. remain under the auspices of the UN until an acceptable peace could be reached. C. be an Arab state. D. be a Jewish state. E. be returned to Ottoman control.
Read the passage from the Quran (see Textbook: Sources from the Past: The Quran on Allah and His Expectations of Humankind). How is the Islamic view of Allah similar to the Jewish or Christian view of God? Compare it to other religions studied in the course.
What will be an ideal response?