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B. youths were recruited from Christian families to become slaves.
C. slaves could serve as advisors called viziers.
D. all property belonged to the Sultan.
In Africa, the greatest obstacle to population growth was
A. crop failure.
B. slavery.
C. disease.
D. warfare.
10. Which statement regarding the Qizilbash is false?
A. They were granted large tracts of grazing land.
B. They provided troops to the Safavid Empire.
C. They provided the Safavid Empire with skilled bureaucrats.
D. They were Turkish Sufis.
11. After Charles I was executed, Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan, wherein he defended a thesis. Which of these statements bestsummarizes that thesis?
A. Monarchies must be overthrown.
B. Individuals, on their own, must embrace liberal ideals.
C. Social order requires a social contract.
D. People are mainly good at heart.
12. In Russia, boyars were
A. Muscovite Cossacks.
B. Russians of Mongol descent.
C. high-ranking nobles.
D. officers of the Mongol Khan.
13. Prior to the scientific revolution, who reconciled Aristotle’s philosophy with Christian doctrine?
A. Ptolemy
B. The natural philosophers
C. The pope
D. Thomas Aquinas
14. Under the reign of Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu sought to suppress Protestantism
A. throughout Europe.
B. to increase royal authority.
C. in the context of seeking support from the Vatican.
D. to gain the support of England.
15. Montesquieu was to the idea of the division of power as Denis Diderot was to the
A. concept of Deism.
B. Encyclopedia: The Rational Dictionary of the Sciences, the Arts, and the Crafts.
C. idea of tabula rasa.
D. Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
16. Under Louis XIV, _______ in Versailles.
A. rules of etiquette were ignored
B. nobles were seldom required to attend the court
C. women recommended individuals for honors and patronage
D. Protestants were held in high regard
17. According to the work of Johannes Kepler, which statement is false?
A. Planetary orbits are elliptical.
B. Planetary orbital motion is uniform.
C. The order of the universe is based on mathematical relationships.
D. The time required for a planet to orbit the sun specifies its distance from the sun.
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18. With the exception of _______, most societies have engaged in the slave trade.
A. the Australian Aborigines
C. Venice
D. Indonesia
19. During the fifteenth century, Arab and African merchants transported slaves to the Mediterranean where they were sold to all of the following countries except
A. the Middle East.
B. Europe.
C. Egypt.
20. Which of the following were used as a medium of exchange in West Africa?
A. Kola nuts
B. Cowrie shells
C. Salts
D. Grains
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