The earliest Aryan religious text, the Rig-Veda, refers to a short, dark-skinned people whom the Aryans contemptuously called “dasas,” or _______________.

a. Untouchables.
b. Soul-less ones.
c. Demons.
d. The others.


d. The others.

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Which of the following individuals ultimately supported the annexation of the Philippines?

A) Jane Addams B) Andrew Carnegie C) William Jennings Bryan D) William McKinley E) Samuel Gompers

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were

A. convicted and sentenced to life in prison. B. accused of passing American secrets to its enemies. C. both accused of passing American secrets to its enemies, and convicted and sentenced to life in prison. D. not members of the Communist Party. E. None of these answers is correct.

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What were members of the People’s Party called?

a)  Populists b)  Progressives c)  Democrats d)  Republicans

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Social practices typical to many African societies included

a. election of kings by all adult males. b. a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and strict behavioral patterns between the sexes. c. behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in societies in other parts of the world and a strictly patrilineal lineage system. d. both a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in other societies. e. absolute intolerance of non-local religions.

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