The Abbasid caliphate established its capital in __________
A) Constantinople
B) Alexandria
C) Mecca
D) Baghdad
The answer is D.
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A. Texas B. Florida C. California D. New Mexico
The poem written by a disciple of Su Dungpo suggests that
a. children failed to respect their elders. b. students expected to be more famous than their masters. c. he was admired for both his scholarly authority and his gentle personality. d. poets were not generally admired.
The characteristics of the Nile River include all of the following except
a. It flows north. b. It is fed by the headwaters of Lake Victoria. c. Its cataracts form natural barriers against enemies. d. It has areas of rapids and cataracts. e. It flows west and east.
Following a victory over the Lombards in 756, Pepin conferred to the Pope the ?Donation of Pepin,? which
A) recognized the spiritual authority of the Popes in the Frankish kingdom. B) gave Popes the authority to select bishops and other high church officials without requiring the approval of kings. C) consigned the exarchate of Ravenna to the Pope, making him a temporal as well as a spiritual ruler. D) made the Pope superior to kings. E) none of the above.