The Umayyad dynasty moved the capital of the Muslim Empire to
A) Mecca.
B) Córdoba.
C) Tunis.
D) Damascus.
E) Baghdad.
D
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After Jackson was re-elected in 1832, he removed the power of the Bank of the United States to regulate the economy by _______________.
A. persuading Congress to revise its charter B. depositing federal funds in state-chartered banks C. closing most of its branch banks D. issuing an executive order that curtailed the bank's regulatory powers
Edwin Chadwick
A) was a leader in expressing the dislike of the middle class for the working poor. B) wrote the Treatise on the Iron Law of Wages. C) advocated modern sanitary reforms that resulted in Britain's first Public Health Act. D) was representative of the new entrepreneurial, industrial class. E) opposed any and all government involvement in economic and social issues.
After the fighting in World War I had ended
a. civil war raged on in Russia. b. the Turkish empire strengthened its hold on the Middle East. c. Woodrow Wilson was widely condemned by French, British, and Italian mobs for preventing their countries from achieving total victory. d. the British and French governments granted their colonies independence.
Two new changes in Persian painting occurred in the early sixteenth century: a. inclusion of perspective and incorporation of bright colors
b. allowance for portraits of humans and illumination of manuscripts. c. transition from geometric designs towards nature, and use of human figures. d. sexually explicit artwork and illustration of mechanical processes. e. including inner character on portraits, and individual paintings with signatures by artists.