From 1680 to 1720, despite importing 50,000 new slaves, the population of Africans in the Caribbean
a. increased as additional slaves were imported.
b. decreased as harsh work and infertility took its toll.
c. increased as female slaves had children.
d. decreased as slaves ran away.
e. increased as Africans and Amerindians mixed, strengthening the gene pool.
b
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a. The umma is a theocratic entity. b. The caliph is the absolute temporal and spiritual leader. c. A person who professes to be a Muslim by supporting Muslim tenets cannot be excluded from the umma automatically by even a mortal sin. d. The umma is a state under the authority first of the precedent of the Prophet and Qu'ran and second by the consensus of Muslims.
Due to the nature of the new wage labor system, what was a new economic and social concept during this period?
A. unemployment B. sales tax C. property tax D. investment
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One of the most significant effects of Mongol trade routes was the spread of diseases including
a. typhus. b. influenza. c. smallpox. d. bubonic plague. e. all of the above.