The Hegira refers to
a. the faith tax paid by non-Muslims living under Muslim power.
b. a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca.
c. the title of the military leader of the Islamic state.
d. the flight of Muhammad and his followers to Medina.
e. the acts of charity required by Islamic law.
d
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Elena de Céspedes is used by the authors as an example of
A) open attitudes towards gender in New Spain. B) closed attitudes towards gender in New Spain. C) the prevalence of transgendered people in New Spain. D) ways women plotted against men.
In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, many American colonists:
A) became more sympathetic to Indians. B) desired a strong empire to protect them. C) began to develop an American identity distinct from the British. D) sought new alliances with the French.
Irrigation along the Nile was necessary because of a relative lack of
a. rainfall. b. labor. c. imports. d. exports. e. access to the Mediterranean Sea.
Which of the following is demonstrated by the large number of “birds of passage” in the late nineteenth century?
A) Not all immigrants wanted to settle permanently in the United States. B) Not all immigrants came to the United States for economic reasons. C) Not all immigrants came to the United States legally. D) Not all immigrants believed in the political ideals of the United States.