Which of the following was NOT a disadvantage for Americans when they eventually did come in contact with other civilizations?
a) a simple material culture poor in metallurgical and weapon-making skills
b) a lack of large mammals as a protein source and a power source
c) an isolation form diseases common to Europeans, thus lack of immunities
d) a failure to develop sophisticated political systems
Answer: d) a failure to develop sophisticated political systems
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A. China's civil bureaucrats B. India's Brahmins C. the mamluks of the Abbasid empire D. European vassals
In their relations with the Native Americans, the French ________
A) were as interested in Christian conversion as the Spanish B) cultivated close cooperation in order to sustain their fur trade C) were ruthless in their treatment of the Native Americans D) drove Indians from their lands in order to set up plantations E) were at a distinct disadvantage
Liberals believe the government should intervene in the ______________ but not in ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
The Ninth Circuit Court's decision in Mendez v. Westminster __________
A) affirmed the president's authority to issue executive orders B) reduced funding for interstate highways C) upheld the legality of immigration quotas D) outlawed segregated schools for Mexican Americans