What was the root cause of the decline of the Abbasid empire?
a. Damaged irrigation systems
b. Decreased revenues
c. Expensive military ventures
d. A decline in trade with Asia
e. A decline in the agricultural economy
b
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All of the following may have contributed to the Salem witchcraft hysteria EXCEPT
A) fear about fighting between Indians and colonists in nearby Maine. B) a belief that Puritan New England was an attractive target for the Devil. C) a waning in the power of Puritan ministers and beliefs. D) anxiety about the lack of a stable government in Massachusetts. E) paranoia that French Catholics were plotting against New England.
Who developed the theory of universal gravitation?
a. Kepler b. Newton c. Galileo d. Brahe e. Descartes
The terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 were mostly from what two countries?
a. Egypt and Saudi Arabia b. Egypt and Iran c. Saudi Arabia and Iraq d. Iran and Kuwait e. Saudi Arabia and Iran
Which of the following would you expect of the Whigs in the 1830s and 1840s?
A. support for federal intervention to promote national economic development B. a pessimistic outlook, especially about the role of government C. a belief that government should not foster moral welfare D. the belief that individual effort alone should be used to protect individual rights and public property