During the Abbasid dynasty,
A. Damascus became the Islamic capital.
B. Greek writings were regarded as heretical and forbidden.
C. the caliphs were more like kings than spiritual leaders.
D. Persians began silk-cultivation.
E. there was a revival of Zoroastrianism.
Answer: C
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A. Only after an Allied victory seemed possible did a large-scale, active resistance movement emerge in France. B. The Nazis crushed a movement to resist the German occupation of France in 1940. C. The Roman Catholic Church encouraged the development of a French resistance movement. D. In France, General Charles de Gaulle helped form the largest resistance group.
Shortly before his inauguration, Franklin D. Roosevelt was the target of an assassination attempt by unemployed worker
a. John Booth. b. Charles Guiteau. c. Leon Czolgosz. d. Joe Zangara. e. Lee Oswald.
During the early twentieth century, the Industrial Workers of the World
A. was dominated by anarchists. B. emphasized education for the working class. C. rejected the economic principles of both capitalism and Marxism. D. advocated a single union for all workers. E. was a more violent organization than the public recognized at the time.
During World War II, black males were
A) not allowed to serve in the armed forces. B) not allowed to serve in the military overseas. C) incorporated into the regular services without regard to race. D) permitted to join the various military services, but were segregated.