Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Mendeleev classified all of the then-known elements on the basis of their atomic weights.
b. Technological development before 1700 depended heavily on scientific research.
c. Nineteenth-century scientific discoveries resulted from earlier technological advances.
d. Nineteenth-century scientific advancement helped to foster secularization.
e. The theory of organic evolution, based on natural selection, demonstrated materialism.
b
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All of the following are consistent with the AIDS epidemic in Africa EXCEPT
A) 20 percent of all deaths are due to AIDS. B) health care systems cannot cope with AIDS. C) traditional African cultural beliefs limit the spread of the disease. D) AIDS has adversely affected all aspects of African life. E) Africa south of the Sahara has experienced the worst outbreak of AIDS.
Which of the following is not ?true about Cortes' defeat of the Aztec?
A) ?He threw the empire into chaos by seizing the Aztec ruler Montezuma. B) ?He was aided by Doña Marina. C) ?The Aztec were defeated both by Spanish military might and smallpox. D) ?Initially, Cortes had to defeat the Tlaxcalans, a long-time ally of the Aztec. E) ?All of these are correct.
The men largely responsible for Spain’s conquest of the New World were known as ________
A) conquistadores B) coureurs de bois C) “Sea Dogs” D) pirates E) encomenderos
Manifest Destiny was the term applied to the belief that the United States was destined by God to spread across the continent from sea to sea
Indicate whether the statement is true or false