By sailing west, Columbus hoped to find
A) Japan, gold, and potential Christians.
B) the mythical continent of Atlantis.
C) Atlantic islands suitable for Spanish colonization.
D) new types of vegetables and fruits.
E) proof of the accuracy of Classical Greek geographical information.
Ans: A
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Ghana came to resemble the states on the Swahili coast and their hinterlands, where only the rulers and merchants were ____________.
a. Christians. b. African spiritualists. c. Berbers. d. Muslims.
All of the following are true of the Atlantic Charter except that
a. it was drafted before America entered the war. b. it was drawn up by the United States, England, and the Soviet Union. c. it defined Allied war aims. d. it reflected the influence of Wilson’s Fourteen Points. e. none of these choices.
After the Civil War, __________ black soldiers made western military bases their home
A) 20,000 B) 10,000 C) 15,000 D) 5,000
Relationships between lords and vassals were maintained by all of the following except:
a. Grants of land to the vassals, known as fiefs. b. Concepts of loyalty and honor. c. An understanding of hierarchy, with the king at its apex. d. Arbiters drawn from the class of urban merchants, when disputes arose.