By borrowing heavily from Sufi mysticism, Persian court protocols, Zoroastrian sun and fire veneration, and even Muslim and Christian Neo-platonic spiritualism, Akbar’s divine faith sought to:
a. Increase the power of the Sunni Islamic clerics and draw followers from other religions
b. Create a new religious sect that would draw followers from other religions
c. Make him the Supreme Being of the Empire
d. Limit the power of Sunni Islamic clerics and draw followers from other religions
d. Limit the power of Sunni Islamic clerics and draw followers from other religions
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Which of the following best describes the German occupation of Europe?
A) Germany showed a greater ruthlessness in exploiting the more industrialized region of Western Europe. B) Germany worked quickly to restore prosperity and harmony throughout the continent. C) Germany sought collaborators in the west but waged a brutal campaign of exploitation and ethnic cleansing in the east. D) Germany was exclusively concerned with eliminating the Jews. E) Germany was more concerned with America’s Lend Lease aid to the Soviet Union and Britain.
One important political feature of the Byzantine state was its
A. tightly centralized rule under a powerful emperor. B. republican governmental structure that resembled early Rome. C. reliance on Achaemenid ruling principles. D. docile acceptance of Rome's superiority. E. division of power under the tetrarchs.
In the past decade, Vladimir Putin has done all of the following except:
a. Encouraged a resurgent nationalism, a desire to restore the country to its former imperial greatness. b. De-nationalized state enterprises and created a comprehensive market economy. c. Sharply curtailed basic civil rights and restricted press freedoms. d. Provoked former Soviet republics into conflicts with Russia.
Catholics in Maryland
a. experienced severe persecution from the crown because of their large numbers. b. generally avoided politics. c. had much greater influence than the poorer, but more numerous Protestants. d. never held control of the colony.