How did rulers create a climate of prejudice in favor of Islam among elites?
a. They insisted on the exclusive use of Arabic as the language of administration.
b. Christians and Jews were only allowed to worship inside their churches and public prayer was forbidden.
c. Murder or physical altercations based on religious differences were punishable by death.
d. Legal testimony was accepted by Muslims, but Christians had to provide references from Islamic sources to be considered acceptable witnesses.
c
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Shifts in Roman __________ helped tie young Roman elites to the Hellenistic world.
A. education B. traditional ideals of the family C. religion D. slavery practices
Looking at Map 1–3, what area or areas do you think were most likely to be fought over between the four Near Eastern empires around 1400 B.C.E.?
a. The towns near the Mediterranean coast, such as Kadesh and Tyre b. The deserts of southern Arabia, especially near the Red Sea c. The islands near Greece, including Crete and Cyprus d. The mountainous plateaus of Armenia, with trade links to the east
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the impact of the development of core-dependent economic zones on state formation?
A) Forced labor and European influence tended to generate weak governments in dependent regions, while increased trade revenues tended to generate increasing government strength in core states. B) While the profits of global trade tended to strengthen the governments of core regions, the creation of colonies extended powerful governments to dependent zones as well. C) The efforts of international trade tended to enrich private commercial interests but weaken core governments who were unable to tap the wealth. Dependent zone governments, based on company organization, tended to be strong. D) No state government benefited from the creation of core-dependent zones. Neither core regions nor colonies were able to develop strong, centralized governments.
The origins of the progressive movement reflected the centrality of the __________ in the lives of ordinary Americans before the twentieth century
A) state governments B) Social Security system C) Internal Revenue Service D) federal court system