What economic and political role did piracy play in the 16th and 17th centuries?
What will be an ideal response?
In your answer, consider the relationship between pirates and particular European states. Who were some of the most important practitioners of piracy?
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Why are the four most visible moons of Jupiter called the Medicean stars?
a) Galileo named the moons for Duke Cosimo II de’ Medici and his brothers, in tacit exchange for a research position at the local university. b) The Duke of Florence insisted on naming them after himself and his brothers after viewing them with his own telescope. Consider This: What was the best way for someone like Galileo to improve his reputation throughout Europe? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. c) Medicean here does not refer to the family of the Dukes of Florence, but to their mythical forebears in ancient Rome. Consider This: What was the best way for someone like Galileo to improve his reputation throughout Europe? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. d) These four moons were reputed to have medicinal effects, depending on their arrangement in the night sky. Consider This: What was the best way for someone like Galileo to improve his reputation throughout Europe? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger.
What was the most common failing of the Renaissance popes?
A) lack of education B) being too worldly C) excessive seclusion D) living outside of Italy
Andrei Sakharov, winner of the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize, is known as the father of
a. super computer technology. b. Soviet civil rights and democracy. c. the hydrogen bomb. d. Soviet-American détente. e. Postmodernist political theory.
Who was President of the US at the time of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the US?
A. George W. Bush B. Barack Obama C. Bill Clinton D. Ronald Reagan