The Shi'ite capital at Cairo was established under the dynasty of the
a. Umayyads.
b. Abbasids.
c. Fatimids.
d. Seljuk Turks.
e. Golden Horde.
c
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How did proslavery theorists counteract the indictment of slavery as a moral wrong?
a. They proposed that slaves be paid a nominal fee for the work they performed. b. They contended that slavery was more humane than wage labor. c. They pointed to the three-fifths clause in the Constitution. d. They argued that passage of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 legalized slavery in a portion of the LouisianaTerritory.
Why was there concern in Europe over German unification?
A) The unreasonable approach that individual freedoms would be subsumed into a unified Germany B) Fear of the outbreak of war with France or other nearby nations due to the military strength and aggression of a unified Germany C) Global interests would be lost to a strong Germany D) Economic interests would be lost to a unified Germany E) A need to ally with Russia to prevent Germany from seizing all European territory