Discuss the period of the late Republic from the rise of Sulla through the creation of the Second Triumvirate.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but students should demonstrate an understanding of the causes of the War with Mithridates, which gave Sulla his military command that he eventually used to seize Rome; the role of the plenipotentiaries; the struggle for power that followed Sulla's death, which resulted in the First Triumvirate; the rise of Ceasar; the civil war; Cesar's assassination; and the creation of the Second Triumvirate under Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian.
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From what culture did the Etruscans borrow heavily, including the alphabet?
a. German b. Greece c. Hebrew d. Latins e. Celtic
Describe the participation of women and children in the industrial economy around the turn of the century. Were any efforts made to protect children in particular? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the impact of European ideas on the American progressive reform movement?
A. Progressive reformers found social programs in Europe that provided a "safety net" for society's most vulnerable members. B. Most reformers found little similarity between the problems of European and American cities and determined they would have to develop innovative programs that dealt with uniquely American issues. C. Reformers called upon Republicans and Democrats to adopt the programs they had learned about in Europe D. Some reformers traveled to Europe to attend graduate school and brought back ideas on economic and social programs.
In The Selling of Joseph, Judge Samuel Sewell __________
A) called for the immediate abolition of slavery B) wondered whether Africans had souls C) questioned African enslavement D) attacked Cotton Mather's defense of African slaves