A centralizing policy characteristic for Aksum was the use of a(n) _______- based currency which facilitated the import and export of luxury goods.
a. Iron.
b. Salt.
c. Gold.
d. Cattle.
c. Gold.
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Which aspect of the Compromise of 1850 proved to be most controversial?
A) the maintenance of slavery in Washington, D.C. B) the admission of California as a free state C) the Fugitive Slave Act D) the division of New Mexico into two territories E) the reduction of the size of the state of Texas
Although Rhode Island used the most paper money to deal with its financial problems, __________ refused to accept this type of currency and had to pay steep fines for doing so
A) merchants B) farmers C) industrial manufacturers D) fishermen
At the end of World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire
A) continued to hold Serbia and most of the Balkans. B) got most of southern Russia. C) was occupied by Germany. D) merged with the Ottoman Empire. E) broke apart into independent nation-states.
Which of the following was an important consequence of the expansion of Turkic peoples throughout Afroeurasia?
A. As Turkic peoples spread across Afroeurasia, they lost much of their cultural distinctiveness and rapidly disappeared as an identifiable group. B. Turkic conquests resulted in an even greater spread of Islam. C. Turkic peoples readily converted to the religion of the lands they invaded and conquered, and as a result, they became an increasingly diverse group. D. The use of infantry again flourished across Afroeurasia as people witnessed the tremendous military victories infantry brought to Turkic clans.