Looking at Map 12.2, "The Spread of Islam, 10th–16th Centuries," which of these was true of the Muslim world in 1500?
A) It was losing its dominance of trade networks by 1300.
B) It was being supplanted by European traders by 1500.
C) It was isolated from the Christian world.
D) It covered most of a global trading network.
D
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The fundamental weakness of colonialism was that it
A. required a substantial economic investment in the infrastructure by the colonizer. B. relied on theories of Social Darwinism. C. is ultimately based on the self-interests of the colonial powers. D. assumed a welcome system of reciprocity with the subject nation. E. could not establish a uniform system of administration between direct or indirect rule.
According to the French historian Georges Duby, the European society after 1000 was best symbolized by the relationship between
a. Christian and infidel. b. powerful and powerless. c. free and slave. d. landed and landless. e. church and king.
In every election since Lyndon Johnson won the presidency, most African Americans voted for which political party?
A) Democratic B) Republican C) Independent D) Socialist
Henry George expounded on the virtues of his "________" in a book titled Progress and Poverty.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).