Which of the following was responsible for the breakthrough maritime explorations in the 1490s that opened direct, long-range routes of maritime trade across the world between Europe, Asia, and Africa?
a. a joint venture that included all of Europe
b. a few communities on the Atlantic seaboard and in the Mediterranean
c. northern Europeans with long-standing historical success in maritime trade
d. only those European countries with the ability to quickly launch long-range voyages
b
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In Sudan, there was long-term conflict between
A. Muslim pastoralists versus Christian farmers. B. sedentary Hutus versus pastoral Tutsis. C. urban supporters of Umaru Yar'Adua versus civilian majority supporters of Olusegun Obasanjo. D. Pan-Islamic president Omar Al-Bashir versus pro-western leadership of Zera Yacob Amha Selassie. E. South Sudanese speakers of English or Sudanese (modern) Arabic.
The response of Americans to new immigrants in the early twenty-first century was __________
A) similar to that in previous periods of high immigration B) strikingly different than that in previous periods of high immigration C) almost universally negative D) universally positive
The first major post-Cold War challenge for the United States occurred in 1991 when Iraq invaded what neighboring region?
a. Iran b. Kuwait c. Israel d. Syria e. Jordan
In ancient Mesopotamia,
a. a wife could be drowned for adultery, but a husband could engage in sexual relations with other women besides his wife. b. it was much easier for a man to obtain a divorce than it was for a woman. c. respectable women were veiled when they went outside the home. d. all of the above.