All of the following are true of the use of khipu by the Incas except:
a. 700 of them have been deciphered and translated.
b. They were used in the Andes long before the Incan empire appeared.
c. They seem to have been used for keeping records.
d. Officials passed them upward from level to level in the imperial administration.
a. 700 of them have been deciphered and translated.
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A) half of the kingdom of Israel B) the kingdom of Judah C) the largest Jewish state D) a small coastal region
Which of the following statements about cotton in the Old South is true?
A. It was grown only by the larger slaveowners. B. By 1860 the United States produced almost half of the world's cotton supply. C. Cultivation migrated gradually westward to new agricultural frontiers. D. It was grown primarily in the Upper South.
Which of the following statements was issued by Lincoln in his opposition to popular sovereignty?
a. "The slavery issue should be the decision of each state individually." b. It would give territorial voters "the liberty of making slaves of other people." c. "The Constitution does not recognize slavery." d. "How can the principle of liberty be reconciled by this measure?" e. The economic condition of the nation "cannot be jeopardized by indecision any longer."
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