Why were the hands of many congolese cut off during king leopold ii’s reign? a. this is the punishment for stealing, according to sharia law. b. they were slaves who attempted to escape captivity. c. their villages failed to meet monthly rubber or ivory quotas. d. having one's hands cut off is a rite of passage in the congo.

What is the difference between the cultures of central asia and the caucasus region? the majority of people in central asia are muslim; the majority in the caucasus region are christian. the primary language in central asia is armenian; the primary language in the caucasus region is russian. central asia has been plagued by ethnic unrest; the caucasus region has had little ethnic conflict. the effects of soviet rule can still be seen in central asia; the caucasus region has developed its own identity since the fall of the ussr.