Among the striking similarities of the three early-modern Muslim empires are
A. their strict adherence to Sunni Islam.
B. the fact that they mastered gunpowder, which led to a complacent sense of security.
C. the East Asian origins of their early rulers.
D. the fact that each was controlled by western European interests by 1700.
E. their cultivation of transoceanic trade ties with West Africa.
Answer: B
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A. of a declining birthrate in England. B. the English government had come to discourage the practice of indenture. C. colonial parliaments passed laws improving the status of indentured servants. D. landowners in the southern colonies became less capable of paying indentured servant wages. E. of worsening economic conditions in England.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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