Astronomy and medicine were among the disciplines
a. that were suppressed under the Abbasids.
b. that advanced thanks in part to Greek and Sanskrit works that were translated into Arabic.
c. that were hampered by religious restrictions under Islamic rule.
d. in which most of the founding texts were originally written in Arabic.
b
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The "Defenestration of Prague" was an incident in which __________
A) John Hus was publically burned at the stake B) two Catholics were thrown out of a window C) a group of Protestants were drowned D) Catholics attending a wedding were murdered
About ____ percent of the American colonists in 1775 lived in rural areas
a. 50 b. 70 c. 90 d. 40 e. 80
White Americans emerged from the Revolution __________.
a. deeply pessimistic about the new republic b. with an almost euphoric sense of the nation’s destiny c. convinced that the United States would soon rule the world d. determined to punish Britain for its conduct during the war
In the 1850s, the "Young America" movement
A. called for a constitutional ban on slavery. B. called for a national resolution of the slave controversy. C. supported the expansion of American democracy throughout the world. D. believed America should avoid the slavery controversy by limiting future expansion. E. was promoted by Whigs.