During the second half of the fifteenth century, the Incas:
a. Turned from conquest to consolidation.
b. Increased the scope of their military draft, using people who would otherwise have been left in their own villages.
c. Pulled back toward the administrative center to avoid the costs of constant warfare on the borderlands.
d. Faced foreign armies, often as well armed as the Incas, which led to a greater cohesion among the Incan elite aristocracy.
a. Turned from conquest to consolidation.
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A. was repelled. B. resulted in a humiliating defeat for the Canadians and long-standing hatred of the U.S. C. ensured that Quebec would remain independent from the rest of Canada. D. allowed for the Americas to claim the Dakotas, Idaho, and Montana. E. was the key event in ensuring the American victory over the British.
After the Civil War, most poor rural Southerners relied on credit from
A. Northern financial institutions. B. the federal government. C. country stores. D. state governments. E. local banks.
The "hearers" were
A. Manichaeans who led a normal life but who followed a strict moral code. B. devout Manichaeans who abstained from marriage and personal comforts. C. the slaves of the "elect." D. the first disciples of the Buddha who carried Buddhism into China. E. Christian missionaries who brought their faith to central Asia.
Sixteenth-century Japan lacked
a. a centralized government. b. stability after the rise of the Tokugawa shogunate. c. commercial activity. d. artistic innovation. e. commercial ties to Korea, Vietnam, and China.