In what century did the English become the dominant power in the Atlantic slave trade?
A) sixteenth
B) seventeenth
C) eighteenth
D) nineteenth
Answer: C
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A) Andrew Young. B) John Lewis. C) Barbara Jordan. D) Jesse Jackson.
All of the following were true of Safavid Iran except
A. its wealth was much greater than its neighbors, the Mughal and Ottoman empires. B. it had to trade with Europe through southern Russia, since the Europeans controlled the seas to the south and the Ottomans controlled the lands to the west. C. it produced many items that were in high demand in many other parts of the world. D. it maintained a respectable level of thought and learning in philosophy, science, medicine, and mathematics. E. it contained large minority populations, though most of the population was of Iranian background.
In Western Europe, the multicentered political system made up of competing states and a three-way struggle for power within states between kings, warrior aristocrats, and Church leaders resulted in
a. the achievement of an unusual independence for urban-based merchants. b. the Roman Catholic Church losing its political authority as Western rulers developed their own version of caesaropapism. c. a slowing in technological development, because of the devastation of war.
Which of the following was primarily responsible for launching the political career of John F. Kennedy?
A) Lyndon Johnson B) Adlai Stevenson C) Franklin Roosevelt D) Joseph Kennedy