Swahili _____________were Muslims claiming Middle Eastern descent and, by virtue of profiting from long-distance trade with the countries around the Indian Ocean, either ascended to the throne of their cities as kings or governed their cities in a council along with their peers.
a. high priests
b. elders
c. patricians
d. mullahs
c. patricians
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Henry David Thoreau's Walden focused on __________
A) social ties B) race relations C) politics D) nature
Examine the rise of the United States and Japan as imperialist powers. What were the main U.S. and Japanese goals? Were they different than the goals of the western Europeans? What areas did these two countries conquer?
What will be an ideal response?
Calasanti and King believe that old age should include acceptance of all of the following except:
a. inactivity. b. contemplation. c. sexual assertiveness. d. separation of the old from the general population.
The ideal of spreading Islam by fighting infidels resonated with the traditions of the Turkish and Mongolian people; on the steppes, fighting was routine, and successful warriors became charismatic leaders.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)