Which of the following was NOT a factor in the decline of the Ottoman Empire?
A) reduced quality of the sultans
B) shift in economic trade routes
C) eroded military loyalties to the central government
D) fell behind the West in technology
E) territorial expansion occurred too rapidly
E
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a. serve as places of refuge for religious dissenters b. be pleasing to God c. demonstrate England’s global dominance d. produce profits and supply England with raw materials
What factor accounts for the European population explosion of the nineteenth century?
a. Increased birthrates across Europe b. Decreased death rates c. Lack of emigration d. Increased immigration e. Increase of infectious diseases
It can most accurately be said of Latin America that
What will be an ideal response?
The Cistercian Order of monks broke away from the Clunaic order and established reforms that involved which of the following?
a. establishing fixed procedures for the creation of new monasteries. b. living a life more austere than at Cluny. c. eating only vegetarian meals. d. regular conferences to oversee the adherence monks to Cistercian regulations. e. all of these choices.