Outline the Ottoman mode of government administration
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the sultans, their councils, and their enslavement of Christian youth to staff the government bureaucracy and the army (the Janissaries), as well as how the Ottomans related to and controlled the minority groups in the Empire.
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In contrast to British royal officials, American colonists __________.
a) insisted on complete separation of executive and legislative authority b) associated political power with the privileges attached to noble title c) supported the political culture of patronage centered in London d) opposed the enforcement of English common law in the colonies
What was most important consideration in Peter's decision to move his capital?
A) commercial connections to Central Asia B) proximity to Europe C) historical associations with the Russian nobility D) ties to the Mongol past
The new Constitution, after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, granted the president the power to:
A) collect taxes and raise revenue. B) regulate both foreign and domestic commerce. C) declare war and maintain an army. D) make treaties without the consent of the Senate. E) execute the laws passed in Congress.
What is a synagogue?
a. A Jewish house of worship; the group of people gathered to worship in such a building. b An ancient musical instrument. c. A list of works recognized by the authorities of a monotheistic religion as inspired by God. d. The bed of flowers outside of a place of worship.