As indicated by the titles of two of his most influential books, the ethnologist Samuel G. Morton based his theories of black intellectual inferiority primarily on
a. extensive interviews with both free blacks and slaves.
b. the measurement of skulls.
c. a comparison of literacy rates among whites and blacks.
d. the linguistic idiosyncrasies of southern blacks’ speech.
b. the measurement of skulls.
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A) the introduction of submarines attacks on Japanese shipping. B) victories in the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. C) the first use of jet aircraft in combat. D) the capture of Okinawa.
The Republican governor of Mississippi who asked Grant to send troops to control whites' violent intimidation of black voters in that state during the election of 1875 was ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
At the time, the Spanish were thriving with their colonization, so it was the goal of the English to catch-up and surpass the Spanish.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The chief astrologer for the Han dynasty emperor Wu and regarded as the Chinese “father of history” was
a. Herodotus b. Sima Qian c. Sythians d. Kushan e. Saka