In North Africa, a prominent aspect of the period 1000–1870 was the
a. destruction of the religious shrines of Kush.
b. struggle between Sunni and Shi'ite leaders for mass influence.
c. restriction of Islam to areas north of the Sahara.
d. spread of Christianity to areas south of the Sahara.
b
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In part because the patriarchs of the Eastern church considered the bishop of Rome an equal, the ________
A. pope acknowledged that the patriarch was, in fact, superior B. pope gratefully sent gifts to Constantinople C. two churches were able to coexist peacefully for centuries D. pope made claims of papal primacy
Which mathematician warned that science threatened spiritual values, saying "The God of the Christians is not simply the author of geometrical truth"?
A) Pascal B) Descartes C) Newton D) Einstein E) Kepler
Troubadour poetry was chiefly concerned with
A) religious imagery. B) the courtly love of nobles, knights, and ladies. C) the highly irreverent life of wine, women, and song. D) rhyme and a meter based on accent. E) religious crusades and military conquests.
Why was Americans’ obsession with equality hypocritical?
A) They believed in and reinforced class distinctions. B) They were the only country in the world to enforce equality. C) They denied liberty to African Americans in the institution of slavery. D) The government controlled and influenced most of the newspapers. E) The court system was so corrupt that people didn’t really have fair trials.