The Great Mosque of Damascus was decorated with mosaics depicting landscapes in an imaginary paradise made by ____ artisans
a. Persian.
b. Byzantine.
c. Sunni.
d. Bedouin.
e. Syrian.
b
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A) creoles dominated the audiencias of Lima and Mexico City. B) an anti-creole reaction reduced creole representation in high official posts. C) the crown sought to balance appointments of creoles and peninsulars to high offices. D) an ideological campaign stressed creole's dubious loyalty and intellectual unfitness.
Initially supportive, many white Americans turned against the Haitian Revolution due to claims of __________
a) violent atrocities against white people b) threats to the government of the United States c) the enslavement of French whites d) an attack on the port of New Orleans
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a) individuals and private businesses b) the federal government c) local police and militia d) the armed forces
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A) British opposition. B) tribal divisions. C) the region's poverty. D) divisions among the region's Muslims.