Located in the rain forests of the Yucatán and Central America, Mayan Indians had a written language and books. Mayan society was:
a. warlike, and the empire was centered in present-day Mexico City
b. organized into urban centers, each ruled by a group of priests
c. comparable to a modern social welfare state
d. the largest Indian civilization, with fortresses in the Andes Mountains
B
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A) form an alliance with Germany. B) grant women the right to vote. C) fight a war of revenge against Germany. D) wage war against Britain for an overseas empire. E) build the Panama Canal.
Gullah was
A. a plantation work team. B. a festival preserved from African tradition. C. the lower hold aboard a slave ship. D. a mixed language that became formalized over time.
The treaties made in Versailles with the other defeated powers
A) provided for the remaking of the map of central and eastern Europe. B) used Woodrow Wilson's principle of "self-determination" to draw new frontiers. C) resulted in the formation of seven new national states. D) All of these E) None of these
Which West African leadership figure is best known for his lavish 14th century pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina?
a. Kwame Nkrumah b. Sundiata Keita c. Leopold Senghor d. Mansa Kankan Musa e. Sunni Ali