In the seventh century c.E., the Byzantine Empire lost large swaths of its territory along the coast of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean to
a. a resurgent Persian Empire.
b. Arab forces.
c. Western crusaders.
d. the Ottoman Turks.
Ans: b. Arab forces.
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a) She was told by her father that he wished she were a boy. b) After graduating from the local academy she was not allowed to attend Union College because she was a girl. c) She was told that when she married, her husband could exchange her necklace and bracelets for cigars if he wished. d) She played chess and did well in math and Latin. e) She dressed as a boy to join the local baseball team.
Archeological studies of Mycenaean cities and palaces indicate that the Mycenaeans
a. werewarriors. b. were isolated from outside contacts. c. were ruled by powerful kings and large bureaucracies. d. spoke a version of Latin rather than Greek.
In response to the nullification crisis, Andrew Jackson
a. asserted the inviolability of the union and of federal control of tariffs and other matters of foreign policy. b. defended the states' rights position that states were the ultimate judges of constitutional principles. c. challenged John C. Calhoun to a duel. d. demanded that Congress enact an even higher new tariff. e. became best friends with Calhoun.
Contrast the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan and explain the motives of the advocates behind each.
What will be an ideal response?