Which of the following were NOT part of the alliance that achieved Greek independence in 1830?
A. middle-class merchants
B. mountain chieftains
C. Ottoman Turks
D. the British navy
Answer: C
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A) The effort to completely destroy the language, culture, and identity of slaves was undertaken for the first time by Europeans, not by Africans practicing slavery. B) The slave trade was a commercial, profitable venture as practiced by Europeans but not by Africans. C) Slavery was an outgrowth of warfare practiced by Europeans against Africans but never utilized by one African tribe against another. D) Slaves captured and sold by Europeans lost their freedom for a lifetime, while, African slavery more closely resembled a long indentured servitude.
As silver and copper mines in Asia became exhausted during the eighteenth century, what policy did the bakufu in Japan adopt?
A. A more open-door policy, seeking other countries with similar mines. B. A policy of seeking increased trade with Asian countries to finance its silk imports.. C. One that cut out the need for goods that had been previously imported. D. A more closed policy that encouraged the domestic production of goods that had been previously imported. E. One that increasingly relied on Korea to provide the means for significant imports.
In what way are Albert Bierstadt's Emigrants Crossing the Plains and Charles Wimar's Attack on Emigrant Train similar in their portrayal of the West?
A) They employ symbolism to illustrate the favored nature of white settlers. B) They emphasize the travails of those headed into the frontier. C) They exaggerate aspects of westward travel for dramatic effect. D) They accentuate the beauty of the Western landscape.
What is purdah?
a. intermarriage of Muslims and Hindus b. seclusion of women c. poetry that mixes Hindu and Muslim theology d. ritual suicide committed by Muslim women e. sacred dancing