African societies organized around kinship or other forms of obligation and lacking the concentration of political power and authority were referred to as
A) Stateless societies
B) Pastoral groupings
C) Bantu conical clans
D) Islamic tribes
Ans: A) Stateless societies
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
How did Europeans get their news in this period?
a) Elites with enough money paid couriers to bring them news as quickly as possible; others got their news sporadically by word of mouth. b) Avvisi news reports were widely available to all for free. Consider This: How did travel conditions create a market for purchasing news? See 1.3.1: The Cost of Knowledge. c) Lords and city mayors had paid heralds who announced the news at regular intervals. Consider This: How did travel conditions create a market for purchasing news? See 1.3.1: The Cost of Knowledge. d) Monarchs regularly suppressed news to keep everyone in the dark. Consider This: How did travel conditions create a market for purchasing news? See 1.3.1: The Cost of Knowledge.
In their relations with the Native Americans, the French __________
A) were as obsessed with Christian conversion as the Spanish B) tended to cultivate good relations because of the Native Americans' knowledge of fur trapping C) were ruthless in their treatment of the Native Americans D) drove them from their land in order to set up plantations E) were at a distinct disadvantage
The Continental System ______________.
A. closed ports to British shipping B. ended the "Spanish ulcer" C. replaced the Confederation of the Rhine D. established the Grand Duchy of Warsaw E. was a resounding failure