While considered heretical by some Muslims, what did the Sufis bring to Islam?
a. Living models of true Islamic discipline.
b. Soldiers to help conquer territories for new converts.
c. Intellectuals and dedicated, successful missionaries.
d. They stimulated changes that helped Islam become more accessible to the common man.
a
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Which of the following was true of members of the postbellum American middle class?
A) They rejected traditional gender roles. B) They were increasingly secular. C) They were committed to radical political reform. D) They felt a deep cultural connection to their English counterparts.
Which city did the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom prefer as their capital?
A) Thebes B) Cairo C) Memphis D) Ur E) Aten
Why, as is generally believed, were newcomers to North America eventually unable to return Siberia?
A) They were rejected by the peoples they left. B) The quality of the game they found living in North America made returning unattractive. C) Rising sea levels made return impossible. D) They were unable to find their way back across the wilderness.
Which statement best explains why the French Revolution grew more radical and bloody up to the formation of the Directory?
A) Some groups were dissatisfied with their share of power in the new order, and economic troubles and foreign armies threatened the nation. B) The Jacobins planned a more radical revolution from the start, but needed time to gain control from the dominant Girondists. C) Increased radicalization of the French peasantry forced government leaders to take more extreme positions to satisfy them. D) Liberals such as Lafayette grew increasingly radical as a result of the king's unwillingness to accept any changes. E) It took years to rally the majority of the French people in favor of the more radical goals of an end to the monarchy, the weakened power of the Catholic Church, and the need for a republic.