In the Early Middle Ages, as learning was at a low point in Western Europe, the Muslims
a. built on ancient knowledge to produce the best-trained and most skillful doctors of the time.
b. combined Arabic, Byzantine, Persian, and Indian learning along with their original thinking and experimentation.
c. acquired the Greco-Roman intellectual legacy from the Byzantines.
d. pushed the frontiers of knowledge forward, particularly in mathematics.
e. all of the above
e
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The Harrison Act
a. criminalized gambling across the nation. b. denied labor unions the right to collective bargaining. c. restricted the distribution and use of narcotics. d. created minimum-wage requirements for women.
The American tradition of isolationism went as far back as the __________
A) Washington administration B) Civil War C) Spanish-American War D) Jackson administration
As Prime Minister of Britain, William Pitt the Younger:
A. embraced political reform. B. supported the French Revolution. C. suppressed popular movements. D. suppressed reform. E. suppressed reform AND popular movements.
What characterized the later phase of the Eastern Zhou (401–256 B.C.E.)?
a. Political fragmentation and frequent warfare between rival states b. The establishment of strong centralized authority c. The beginnings of a primitive democracy as indicated by evidence from religious texts d. None of these answers are correct.