Which of the following best describes the Shaykh-al-Islam?
A) a religious association or brotherhood
B) frontier warriors whose sole purpose was to wage jihad against Christians
C) a system to staff the Janissaries' unit
D) the leader of the religious bureaucracy of the sultan
E) a prime minister to the sultan
D
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The Indian chief who fought for the British in New York and Pennsylvania was
a. Seneca. b. Pontiac. c. Joseph Brant. d. King Philip. e. Cowpens.
This refers to the books that describe Jewish life/history between the Old Testament and the books of the New Testament.
A. Septuagint B. Pseudonymous C. Apocrypha D. Pentateuch E. Jamnia
When the British wanted to return captured Africans back to freedom in Africa, what port did they use?
a. Cape Colony. b. Kilwa. c. Freetown. d. Algiers. e. Tripoli.
Which of the following is not a true statement about the Navigation Acts?
a. One purpose of the Navigation Acts was to ensure that raw materials were shipped only to England. b. A second purpose of the Navigation Acts was to punish English sailors who jumped ship. c. Under the Navigation Acts, all colonial exports and imports had to be shipped through England. d. Initial colonial opposition to the Navigation Acts was light, because the acts were not rigidly enforced. e. One purpose of the Navigation Acts was to cut out other nations from profitable trade with the colonies.