Which sect represented the mystical side of Islam?

A. Sufism
B. Wahhabism
C. Sunnism
D. Shi'ism


Answer: A

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A. Texas needed a large, dependent labor force in order to develop a prosperous economy. B. Since all of the northern states except Massachusetts also recognized slavery, there was nothing wrong with the institution. C. Slaves were an inferior, childlike people destined for servitude. D. The Bible upheld slavery. .

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Alexander Dub?ek's "Prague Spring"

A. was a pejorative term for his ruthless crackdown on anticommunists. B. was a literary account of his years in a Soviet labor camp. C. was a controversial musical piece that expressed the freedom in eastern Europe in the late 1960s. D. inspired Czechoslovakia to switch to communism. E. promised "socialism with a human face."

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Which of the following Western concepts troubled Islamic modernists insofar as they seemed to contradict the Qur’an and Islamic tradition?

a. Equality of the genders b. Interest on loans c. Human rights of slaves d. Nationalism e. All of the above

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Give background info on the Dred Scott v Sandford case of 1857

What will be an ideal response?

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