Some Muslim scholars involved in the Translation Movement noticed that great scientists of the past sometimes drew contradictory conclusions regarding the same subject of natural phenomenon. Muslim thinkers tried to address these contradictions by asking whether the contradictions were due to flawed methods, or, inaccurate instruments, or incorrect assumptions.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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A. Fugitive Slave Act B. Wilmot Proviso C. Kansas-Nebraska Act D. Underground Railroad Act
What may have contributed to the decline in medieval Indian manufacturing and commercial activity within India?
a. The establishment of highly centralized ruling federations b. The impact of the caste system, which restricted economic opportunities c. Decreased tariffs between local jurisdictions d. A decline in foreign trade with Japan e. An exclusive preoccupation with religion and spiritual matters
The travels of Xuan Zang (596-664 CE) to ________ were later immortalized in the popular collection of fabulous tales called A Journey to the West.
a. India. b. Persia. c. Egypt. d. Rome.
In the early twentieth century, eugenics
A. was exposed by a federal commission as a fraudulent science. B. asserted that the root of many urban problems was overcrowded cities. C. aimed to subvert and oppose the rising tide of nativism. D. supported the restriction of immigration by nationality. E. contended that inequalities between humans were rooted in education.