What is the origin of the term "Swahili"?

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Answer: Arabic for "coasters"

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The Compromise of 1850 became law in part because

A) ?President Millard Fillmore supported the bill. B) ?John C. Calhoun died. C) ?Stephen A. Douglas brokered a new compromise. D) ?components of the compromise were steered through committees and votes were cast separately. E) ?All of these

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How did the Phoenicians help bring the Greeks out of the "Dark Ages" (Protogeometric period)?

A) They brought iron working technology and the alphabet. B) They brought them tools to begin cultivating the land once again. C) The Phoenicians established trade routes with the Greeks to bring them into contact with civilization. D) The Phoenicians conquered the Greeks and taught them the ways of civilized society. E) The Phoenicians taught the Greeks how to fish and farm and fend for themselves.

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