The leader of the Taiping Rebellion claimed to be
a. the incarnation of the Buddha.
b. a descendant of Confucius.
c. the brother of Jesus.
d. None of these answers are correct.
c
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How did Europeans view other parts of the world after contact?
A) They became reinforced in the belief that they had a moral obligation to enlighten others. B) They began to look on foreigners as fascinating beings for study, but probably unable to be civilized. C) They began to develop the concept of the "noble savage," with the accompanying idea that these peoples might have better morality than the Europeans themselves. D) They began to realize that their interest in the natural sciences was shared by most of the world's peoples. E) They became more curious about the rest of the world's peoples, but less interested in interacting with them.
Due to its borrowing of the Muslim lateen, a(n) ______________, Italian ships were able to sail into the westerly winds that had previously prevented their sailing through the Straits of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean.
a. Iron plate firmly mounted to the ship's stern. b. Magnetic compass. c. Narrower and more swift-moving vessel. d. Front-mounted triangular sail.
The earliest known Sudanic kingdom was what?
a. Mali b. Hausa c. Benin d. Songhai e. Ghana
The Chinese script was standardized during the reign of
A. Wang Mang. B. Liu Bang. C. Wudi. D. Qin Shihuangdi. E. Jiang.