Much of the wealth of the Americas transported back to Europe by the Spanish and Portuguese wound up in
a. The Ottoman Empire
b. China
c. Holland
d. England
e. B, C and D
e
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Which of the following reasons helps to account for the spread of Islam in India?
a. The Muslim conquerors of northern India were respectful to the Hindu faith and its temples and holy images, making them appear more sympathetic to the Hindu population. b. Hindus and Turkish Muslims are culturally similar, simplifying relations between the two groups. c. Hinduism and Islam both advocate equality among all believers, making a transition from one to the other faith easy. d. Low-caste and "untouchable" Hindus found that Islam gave them more rights than Hinduism.
After General MacArthur's victory at Inchon, Korea, Truman __________
A) ordered UN troops to cross the Yellow Sea and attack China B) ordered UN troops not to advance beyond the 38th parallel C) withdrew UN troops from Korea because he had made his point to Stalin D) shifted his military goal from restoring the 38th parallel to unifying Korea by force E) declared the Korean War over with a UN victory
The infanticide chronicled by the Roman historian ________ continued to be practiced in the early Middle Ages
A. Socrates B. Aristotle C. Tacitus D. Spartacus
By the 1970s, what was the status of most African governments?
A) The governments had become parliamentary monarchies. B) The governments were communist dictatorships. C) The governments had dissolved and anarchy reigned. D) The governments had solidified their democratic institutions. E) The governments had become single-party dictatorships.