In the race for overseas empires, the Spanish started later than the Portuguese and were ultimately less successful.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Thomasine Winthrop died
a) in childbirth. b) from cancer. c) from bubonic plague. d) from small pox. e) from consumption.
The Treaty of Paris (1898) differed from earlier agreements acquiring territory by
a. making residents of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico American citizens. b. granting no monetary compensation to Spain for the loss of its colonies. c. defining Alaska and Hawaii as American colonies. d. carrying no promise of eventual statehood for the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Safavid power was spread through Persia by
a. resurgent Sunni military leaders. b. Ismail's militant use of Shi'ite Islam to unify the region. c. Safi's enforcement of sufi mysticism throughout the region. d. Shah Abbas' successful military campaigns against the Byzantines. e. Sunni pashas.
In studying the architecture of Egypt, there is no question that the Pyramids were the hallmark of the Old and Middle Kingdoms. By the time we reach the New Kingdom of Egypt, these monumental structures are no longer the architectural choice of grandeur for Egypt. What has replaced them?
A) The creation of Obelisks, like that of Niuserre in Abu Gurab B) The creation of spectacular underground tombs that remain hidden from sight to protect those buried beneath C) Royal palaces of such magnitude that many travelled to Egypt just to see for themselves that these palaces were real D) The magnificent temples like that of Amon at Karnak E) None as pyramids remained the architectural wonder they had always been