According to the introductory video in section 1.3, which of the following describes the purpose of the potlatch?
A) redistribute resources to achieve equality
B) show off the wealth and power of the host
C) honor warriors who died in battle
D) establish the ruler’s divine status
Answer: B
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A) Vasco da Gama's voyages. B) the French successfully seizing Louisiana in 1564. C) the French defeat of the Spanish at St. Augustine in 1607. D) the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
What were the factors, internal and external, which affected the Church, and resulted in a decline of prestige and a loss of power by the beginning of the fifteenth century?
What will be an ideal response?
Which economic practice became significantly more widespread during the 1920s?
a. governmental regulation of business b. stock market speculation c. dependence on government welfare programs d. reduction of tariff rates
The Roman Republic effectively ended when one man seized power after crushing his rival. Who was the man who seized power?
A) Marius B) Julius Caesar C) Sulla D) Spartacus