In “Patterns Up Close,” the author believes all of the following to be true about ritual human sacrifice EXCEPT:
a. The survival of traditional blood rituals within polytheism was a pattern that distinguished the early American empires from their Eurasian counterparts.
b. 126 skeletons of human sacrificial victims have been excavated at the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlán.
c. From first-hand reports and archeological evidence, we can ascertain the exact extent it was practiced by Aztec and Inca societies.
d. It is possible that imperial propaganda machines worked in the Aztec and Inca empires to intimidate enemies.
c. From first-hand reports and archeological evidence, we can ascertain the exact extent it was practiced by Aztec and Inca societies.
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a. Constantinople. b. Persia. c. the Balkans. d. southern Spain. e. Egypt.
Even before the Meiji Restoration, Japan had one of the highest levels of preindustrial literacy in the world, _______ percent for males and 15 percent for females.
a. 20. b. 40. c. 10. d. 60.
The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer's great masterpiece
a. was the last major English work written in Old English. b. was written in Latin. c. discussed the journey of the soul to paradise. d. described pilgrims making the journey to a religious shrine. e. did not focus on contemporary English society but on an idealized perfect Christian community.
Which of the Caribbean nations has the most varied economy?
A) Haiti B) Trinidad C) Barbados D) Jamaica E) Tobago