Which of the following was NOT a factor in Aksum's collapse?
a. ecological crisis or climate change
b. closure of Askum's trade routes
c. ?cultural and religious isolation
d. ?political problems
e. foreign invasion
e
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The value of higher education in the colonies was shown by the establishment of nine colleges before 1770 . Like Harvard, which came first, these colleges turned out men with:
a. practical educations, focusing mainly on the skilled vocations b. liberal educations who became clergymen, doctors, or attorneys c. liberal educations and a distrust of theology d. conservative educations, and most later opposed independence
Egyptian hieroglyphs
a. used sacred characters as picture signs. b. employed the use of an alphabet. c. were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark. d. were introduced by the Amorites. e. were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Indianization?
a. adoption of Indian writing systems b. syncretic religious practices c. kings claim religious justification for their rule d. settlement of Indians among indigenous elites e. conquest by Indian empires
Why were slaves and free African Americans able to communicate relatively easily in and around Charleston?
A) Both groups had maintained knowledge of their ancestral African languages. B) Free African Americans typically worked alongside slaves. C) Masters hired slaves out, and slaves worked under a task system, so they were freer to get around. D) Slaves and free African Americans were generally quartered in the same neighborhoods. E) Both populations were relatively small, and so everyone knew everyone else fairly well.