The position of the Ottoman sultan was hereditary, with a son, although not necessarily the eldest, which led to many sibling executions
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A) The idea of cultural superiority over other nations. B) The belief that only agrarian societies could be virtuous. C) The belief that labor reform would heal society's ills. D) The idea that the Industrial Revolution was only for European countries. E) Unification of small principalities into larger countries was dangerous.
What role did maize play in the lives of the Maya?
A) It was offered as a sacrifice to the gods. B) It was passed down to the Maya from the Anasazi. C) It was used as a currency for trade with other societies. D) It was sacred because ancestors were created from its dough. E) It played no role because the ground was too dry to produce the crop.
By 1960, a majority of all American families
A) had little extra spending money. B) had made few gains from the Depression years. C) could attain a middle-class lifestyle. D) found they could not keep up with the cost of living.
The Manhattan Project was
A) ?the United States' plan for an invasion of Normandy. B) ?the United States' plan for post-war Europe. C) ?Roosevelt's plan for raising levels of military production. D) ?the top-secret venture to build an atomic bomb. E) ?Japan's plan for an attack on New York.