Peasants recruited to migrate to newly-seized lands in the Russian empire were called
A) emigrati
B) boyars
C) Cossacks
D) slavs
Ans: C) Cossacks
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A) rejected closer diplomatic relations with Germany. B) enforced a new, more liberal constitution for the Ottoman Empire. C) ruled by censorship, exile, and imprisonment. D) began a program to reform the government by supporting elections to the parliament. E) allied with Russia.
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a. soothsaying. b. prophecy. c. oracle reading. d. divination. e. dreamquesting.
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