All of the following are correct about the Janissaries except
A. they were recruited from the Christian population of the Balkans.
B. they fought on horseback as cavalry warriors.
C. they were converted to Islam.
D. they were infantry troops.
E. they used muskets.
Answer: B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why was Hammurabi's code significant?
A) It established a common system of justice throughout the Babylonian empire. B) It established a set of statutes for lawyers to use when arguing cases. C) It established the death penalty for a wide variety of crimes and offenses. D) It replaced a long-standing set of universal laws that had grown irrelevant. E) It supported precepts established in the Bible.
The Hegira was the
A) marking of the flight from Mecca to Medina and the beginning of the Islamic calendar. B) marking of the flight from Medina to Mecca. C) marking of the flight form Mecca to Medina. D) marking of the flight from Medina to Mecca and the beginning of the Islamic calendar. E) beginning of the Islamic calendar.
Soviet Premier Gorbachev's creation of the Soviet Union's first working legislature and his allowing competitive elections in 1989 are examples of ________ ; his legalization of small private business corporations and leasing of land to individuals
are examples of ________ . A) glasnost; perestroika B) perestroika, glasnost C) glasnost; detente D) detente; perestroika