Which of these combined political and religious authority in Umayyad and Abbasid Islam?
A) qadis
B) caliphs
C) Sufis
D) sultans
B
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The Soviet Union, an outsider nation after 1945, was led by the ruthless Joseph Stalin. Which statement about Stalin and the USSR is false?
a) The Soviet Union was an oppressive totalitarian society controlled by the Communist party. b) Stalin was a paranoid dictator who tolerated no opposition from his domestic enemies. c) Thousands of Soviet citizens were sent to prison camps or executed for little or no reason. d) After Stalin died in 1953, his successors were far less repressive in ruling the USSR.
What is purdah?
a. intermarriage of Muslims and Hindus b. seclusion of women c. poetry that mixes Hindu and Muslim theology d. ritual suicide committed by Muslim women e. sacred dancing
What was the purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War?
A) To take the war to North Vietnam by invading it B) To carry out a massive ground offensive against the Vietcong C) To invade Laos and Cambodia to shut down supply routes into South Vietnam D) To use air power to weaken North Vietnam's ability to fight
Colonization in North Africa helped reveal the weakness of __________.
A. the Ottoman Empire B. Russia C. the nomadic tribes of the Sahara D. Islam as a unifying force