The theoretical purpose of the jihad was to
A. maintain peak military readiness.
B. wage holy war against all other Muslims on the Arabian peninsula.
C. broaden Muslim hegemony throughout Africa and Europe.
D. strive in the way of the Lord.
E. massacre all Jews and Christians.
Answer: D
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a. The decision to allow upper-class women to work as schoolteachers b. Exemption from military duty of anyone supervising twenty slaves or more c. The legal requirement that all able-bodied males over the age of sixteen serve in the Confederate Army d. The low wages paid to those working in the Confederate bureaucracy
What does the title "mansa" mean?
a. chief merchant b. first slave c. scholar d. king e. god
How did the Western countries demonstrate a willingness not to exploit lesser countries?
A) The policy of forgiving part of the debt owed to Western countries by heavily indebted ones B) Loosening the currency controls over those territories to allow profitability C) Large investments in state-run corporations D) Incorporation of welfare programs in those affected countries E) They did not bother to demonstrate a lack of interest in exploitation.
The first mariner to sail around the world was ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word