Which of the following was NOT a reason for the success of Muhammad and his followers in spreading Islam?
A) The faith was simple to explain and to understand.
B) Believers were promised an eternal reward for their faithfulness.
C) Islam's moral and ethical code attracted many who disliked the dissension of Christianity and the complexities of Judaism.
D) The Five Pillars of Faith were easier to hold to than were the Ten Commandments.
E) The doctrine of salvation that Muhammad preached gave believers a single, living God who promised never to fail them.
D
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A) Public education program B) His vast conquests C) The embracing of Byzantine architectural principles D) The reintroduction of literature into an illiterate society E) The reestablishment of the Roman Empire in the West
Why did Metternich call the Congress of Vienna?
A) To gain an alliance with Britain for all European states B) To prevent the rise of another dictator like Napoleon by agreeing to a pact of non-aggression among European states C) To gather European allies to prevent another empire from rising and threatening the European states D) None of these E) To gain advantage while he was in a strong position and reorganize Europe as it should be, prior to Napoleon's expansion, and restore legitimacy
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a. farmers in the Ohio River Valley b. Native American Indians in the Southwest c. fur trappers in the Columbia River Valley d. gold miners in northern California
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a. overproduction. b. the inability to purchase modern farm equipment. c. passage of the McNary-Haugen Bill. d. the prosecution of cooperatives under antitrust laws. e. drought and insects like the boll weevil.