The first country to sponsor exploration by sea to the Orient was ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Portugal

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A. by shifting textile production from household shops to factories B. by causing a shift from agricultural to industrial labor C. by giving merchants the capital to challenge the state D. by limiting textile jobs due to the efficiency of production

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The base of the Umayyad dynasty?s power was the

A) non-Arab peasant class. B) Arab military aristocracy. C) trade alliance with Egypt. D) Berbers. E) mawali.

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African society did not practice slavery before Europeans came.

a. true b. false

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In the 1830s, the Bank of the United States was opposed by

A. both "soft-money" advocates and "hard-money" advocates. B. "hard-money" advocates. C. Henry Clay. D. "soft-money" advocates. E. None of these answers is correct.

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