Which of the following statements is true?
a. Ibn Battuta was given a young female slave when he visited the court.
b. The people of Mali did not enslave their own countrymen, they captured slaves from the forest belt to the south.
c. About five hundred slaves were sold north of the Sahara each year.
d. Slaves in Mali were only males.
e. Slaves were only captured in war.
b
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Because the Oregon territory was so distant from the rest of the United States, settlers there __________.
A. only came in very small numbers B. formed strong community ties C. were careful to get land titles from the Indians D. developed an "every man for himself" mentality
Compare the power and influence of Rome and Constantinople in the second half of the first millennium. Use Map 6-2 for reference
A. The Eastern Empire was much stronger than the Western. B. The Western Empire was much stronger than the Eastern. C. The Eastern and Western empires were evenly matched. D. Both empires were decimated by Muslim conquest. E. Both empires had faded away, replaced by Germanic kings.
The best known American ______ in the United States in the early 1800's was Washington Irving.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
How long did a typical crossing from Africa to the Americas take?
A) three to four weeks B) four to six weeks C) two to three months D) three to five months