One of the most significant facts scholars know about Mayan script is that
a. it was the first to devise a written alphabet.
b. it was discovered at La Danta Pyramid.
c. its words can be written several ways, including via sounds and pictures.
d. it was very much like writing systems developed in other ancient societies.
e. it surviving glyphs remain largely indecipherable.
c
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A) mainly came from the upper Midwest B) created new communities in the West C) engaged in constant war with the Army D) returned east as soon as possible
Among the "unsavory" and "radical" aspects of the farmers' movement in the late nineteenth century were all the following EXCEPT
A) anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. B) rhetoric of class division and animosity. C) socialistic ideas promoting government ownership. D) hate-mongering anti-black racism.
About the removal of tribes, who wrote in Democracy in America about "the frightful sufferings that attend these forced migrations"?
A) John C. Calhoun B) Black Hawk C) John Marshall D) Alexis de Tocqueville
Which of the following is NOT consistent with the Mauryan Empire?
A) The Brahman priesthood served as magistrates. B) The existence of a large professional army served the empire. C) The empire consisted of all of India except the extreme South. D) There existed an efficient administrative system. E) The state controlled the economic life.