Which of the following is a true statement about African building materials?
A. Wood was increasingly used in West Africa during in the first millennium CE
B. The only construction material used during that period was dried mud.
C. Mosques were constructed of mud.
D. The heavy use of mortar was predominant in buildings constructed at Great Zimbabwe.
E. Metal became an important building material as early as 1000 BCE
Answer: C
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A. Dutch B. Portuguese C. Spanish D. French
How did perceptions of the king change from the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom?
A) The king was no longer seen as a protector of the people. B) The king was no longer seen as an all-powerful god. C) The king came to be seen as an immortal being. D) The king came to be seen as a supernatural spirit.
In most river civilizations, one area of production that women tended to dominate was
a. pottery. b. agriculture. c. making textiles. d. painted decoration.
How did the doctrine of Manifest Destiny conflict with the idea of the West portrayed in Charles Deas's painting The Trapper and His Family?
A) Proponents of Manifest Destiny saw Indians as inferiors rather than potential partners. B) Proponents of Manifest Destiny sought the eradication of the wilderness of the West to make way for urbanization. C) Proponents of Manifest Destiny rejected the freewheeling ways of mountain men in favor of Christian values. D) Proponents of Manifest Destiny derided hunting and supported the westward spread of agriculture.