The state of Lebanon was created to what ends in the Near East?
a. To provide a buffer state between Turkey and Palestine
b. To provide refuge for Christians in the Levant.
c. To allow a Hashemite ruler to have an independent state.
d. To serve as a haven for Muslims expelled from Israel.
e. To permit a heterogeneous religious population in a secular state of the Near East
b
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Thomas Jefferson believed that a democratic republic required
A) reliance on the wealthy classes. B) a powerful national government. C) a well-developed economy with an emphasis on manufacturing. D) an educated citizenry.
Term for identification: Bronze Age
What will be an ideal response?
The priority of the Ming government after 1433 was to
a. create a strong international trade. b. keep the Mongols from ever invading China again. c. build a Great Wall on its southern border. d. unify China and enlarge its borders to those of the pre-Jin era. e. transform China into an international power.
Which of the following did not influence the development of chicha music?
A) Cumbia rhythms whose origins lay in Afro-Colombian cultural traditions. B) Syncopated jazz rhythms imported from the United States. C) Folk melodies indigenous to the Andean highlands. D) U.S. and British rock n' roll.