Which of the following statements defines the umma?
A) It was a collection of Muhammad's writings.
B) It was a set of law codes based on the Qur'an.
C) It was the Islamic leaders after Muhammad.
D) It was a Muslim community founded by Muhammad.
E) It was a single family unit.
D
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A) Maryland B) Virginia C) New York D) Rhode Island
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a. placed a western limit on colonial expansion. b. moved the Canadian border into Massachusetts territory. c. created a zone that had to be defended by colonial militia. d. placed a western limit on colonial expansion into Canada. e. created an Indian state in the Ohio Valley.
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A) John Hinckley B) Strom Thurmond C) Lee Harvey Oswald D) James Meredith
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A) challenge Americans' faith in progress, technology, and human goodness. B) stress the role of reason and intellect in the pursuit of the truth. C) create distinctly American forms of art rooted in the facts of American life. D) investigate the darker side of human nature by looking at moral conflicts in the lives of ordinary Americans.