Why did architects such as Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis reject the Greek Revival style?
A) They believed it was too sophisticated for most Americans.
B) They believed that architecture should reflect social status.
C) They believed it did not properly represent the values of Jacksonian democracy.
D) They believed that architects should look to the American landscape for inspiration, not Europe.
E) They believed it was unsightly and preferred plainer styles.
B
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In his Two Treatises of Government Locke argued that
A. the monarch was placed on the throne by God and was, therefore, responsible only to God for his decisions and actions. B. human beings were innately bad. C. monarchs should be eliminated so that political power could rest directly in the hands of the people. D. the people could oust a ruler from power if he failed to protect their rights.
What prevented Jews from being amalgamated into a community like most other peoples of the Middle East were?
A. They refused to learn the languages of the people around them. B. They could not accept outside political rule of any form. C. They could not accept the gods of their conquerors and neighbors. D. They were not considered as skilled as the people around them. E. They did not want to "dilute" their culture.
In masculine-oriented cultures:
A) men should be assertive, tough, and focused B) women should be assertive, tough, and focused C) women should be modest, tender, and concerned with quality of life D) men should be assertive, tough, and focused and women should be modest, tender, and concerned with quality of life E) men and women should be assertive, tough, and focused
The Nile River allowed the early ______________ to develop settled communities thanks to the agriculture and irrigation. EX: pyramids, art, use of papyrus as paper and pictorial writing.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).