What did Islamic caliphs and Byzantine emperors share in common?
A) Both claimed political and spiritual authority.
B) Both were descendants of their religion's founder.
C) Both headed empires that grew in size and strength.
D) Both discouraged long-distance trade.
A
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Which of the following statements about King Leopold II is TRUE?
A. He ruled Algeria for 20 years. B. He personally owned the Congo for 30 years. C. His government was similar to Mao's model. D. His colonies had great respect for him.
The availability of electric home appliances in the 1920s
A) eased the physical drudgery of housework. B) began a trend toward centralizing such household chores as laundering and baking. C) shortened the average housewife's work week. D) went far toward liberating women from their traditional social role.
For a short time in the 1850s, William Walker, an American adventurer, seized political and military control of
a. Nicaragua. b. Cuba. c. Japan. d. El Salvador. e. Puerto Rico.