What was the role of the colonial mestizos?
A) They paid taxes and helped the Catholic Church with the Inquisition.
B) They worked in the silver mines when no one else would.
C) They served as links between the Indian and Spanish populations.
D) They attended universities and brought their learning back to their homelands.
E) They would become military officers and alleviate manpower shortages for the Spanish.
C
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A. the west B. the north C. the south D. the east
Movie theatergoers in the 1920s typically experienced
A. new genres such as horror, animation, and Westerns. B. films made with minimal budgets. C. relatively comfortable seating in rudimentary movie houses. D. the new "talking pictures."
What prevented the Delhi sultanate from attempting to extend the reach of its power?
A. Its army was smaller and weaker than needed for a major expansion B. It faced ongoing threats from Mongol armies on the northwestern frontier. C. It was a self-contained unit, not interested in expansion. D. It was focused on the problems created by a major drought. E. Its religious beliefs forbid such actions.
What were the challenges to ending rural poverty?
What will be an ideal response?