Which of the following challenges European stereotypes of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire as despots?
A) lack of autonomy of the Balkan states under Ottoman rule
B) absence of any checks or limits on the sultan's absolute power
C) toleration of non-Muslim religions within the Ottoman Empire
D) right of the sultan to arbitrarily confiscate the land of his subjects
C
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The "permissive society" is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A) sexual freedom. B) experimentation with drugs. C) decriminalization of homosexuality. D) increasing rates of divorce. E) declining rates of divorce.
In comparing Mongol and Manchu rule in China, it can be accurately stated that the
a. Mongols were more successful than the Manchus. b. Manchus were more successful than the Mongols. c. Mongols were better at adapting to the ways of the Chinese than the Manchus. d. Manchus produced a system of government in China in which there was absolutely no distinction made for Manchurian identification. e. both succumbed to new invaders from the Asian steppes.
Lincoln issued his preliminary emancipation proclamation five days after a Union victory at which battle?
a. Gettysburg b. Antietam c. Shiloh d. Corinth
Max Weber's field of activity may be associated with
a. propagandizing for the Wandervogel. b. leading the field of modern sociology. c. rivaling Freud in psychoanalysis. d. advancing medical research. e. humanism.