Why do historians believe that India was unable to maintain a unified empire?
a. India was unable to profit from its agricultural system.
b. India lacked a dynamic leader.
c. India's declining regional trade fueled the growth of smaller kingdoms and a shift toward agriculture.
d. India's diverse religions divided the people and made unity impossible.
e. India's complex geography made it difficult to unify far-flung sections.
c
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a. It immediately freed some 100,000 slaves. b. It accelerated the breakdown of slavery as a labor system. c. It was greeted with skepticism by most slaves. d. It was denounced by most abolitionists.
Arthur de Gobineau attributed European problems to
a. the presence of the Jews. c. degeneration of the Aryan race. b. the lack of racial mixing. d. None of these answers are correct.
How did Otto I effectively centralize his authority and solidify his empire?
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On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated in the Bosnian city of
a. Trieste. b. Prague. c. Belgrade. d. Sarajevo. e. Mostar.