Saladin, the founder of the Islamic Ayyubid dynasty, was an important figure of the Crusades because he
a. divorced the Ayyubid from the Seljuq family.
b. created an effective navy to blockade any aid to Crusaders.
c. lost the first battle to the Crusaders at the Horns of Hattin.
d. committed his dynasty and himself to a jihad.
e. prohibited Christians from entering the city of Jerusalem.
d
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a. were non-Separatists from the Church of England b. arrived in Virginia, even though their destination was Massachusetts Bay c. were Catholic radicals eager to overthrow England’s monarchy d. believed that the Anglican Church retained too many traces of Catholicism
A major feature of Song China was
A) a small military. B) famine and economic decline. C) the use of scholar-officials to strengthen the central power of the state. D) terror. E) ineffective government and local anarchy.
Bartolomé de las Casas was incorrect in arguing that:
A) most Indian deaths were from war with the Spanish. B) European diseases had little effect on Indians. C) Spain was to blame for the deaths of millions of Indians. D) Indians welcomed and benefited from Spanish rule.
Pope Alexander VI was viewed as scandalous because he promoted his illegitimate son to church positions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false