The mythical and elusive kingdom of _________, or ‘golden city,’ became the stuff of legend which would fuel the quest for material riches in the New World in the minds of many a conquistador, though it was never found.
a. Saguenay
b. Paititi
c. El Dorado
d. Norumbega
c. El Dorado
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Of the problems facing the first Muslim leader of the Songhai, which did Muslim theologians from North Africa find most serious?
a. belief in divination b. use of good luck charms c. gender mixing and women's exposed genitalia d. fraud in weights and measures
Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?
A) Emperors took more and more actual ruling power away from the old Senate. B) All efforts to achieve bureaucratic organization of imperial government eventually failed. C) Emperors turned over more and more of the daily affairs of government to the Senate. D) The power of imperial military forces stationed in Rome declined. E) The Senate seized political power, against the wishes of the weak emperors.
Homer's legacy to the Greeks was
a. an accurate historical record of past Greek events. b. important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor. c. a foundation of egalitarianism in Greek politics. d. actually written by a Phoenician trader. e. the first work to use the Cyrillic alphabet.
What role did Dwight Eisenhower play in de-segregation efforts in the South?
A. He practiced inaction during Southern retaliation against de-segregation efforts. B. He deployed federal troops to enforce Supreme Court de-segregation decisions. C. He urged de-segregation only through written executive orders. D. He provided support for congressional efforts against de-segregation.