Which of the following was one of the factors that engendered the Renaissance?
A) The expansion of the feudal system in the fifteenth century
B) The high level of material well-being in the great European cities
C) The spread of atheism in the great European cities
D) The acceptance of social hierarchies and the subordination of serfs
E) The increased control of the Catholic Church over agricultural estates
B
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A) The difficulty of making a voting machine that will function in Florida humidity. B) The Pentagon's wisdom in building a new high-tech military. C) The risk of obsession with soaring profits, fat bonuses, and ever-rising stock prices. D) The reasons why so many Americans are suspicious of health maintenance organizations. E) None of these choices
The Taiping Rebellion of China gained momentum from all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. pressures on the land that were due to population increases b. social instability from widespread opium use and the Opium War c. the government's loss of legitimacy because of its inability to manage foreign imperialism d. China's long tradition of peasant and religious rebellions e. government reforms aimed at relieving economic pressures by lowering taxes
Although experimentation is the most respected paradigm for psychological research, it may not always be ideal for research on gender because
A. people do not always follow directions given by the experimenter. B. interviews may yield more accurate results. C. the researcher creates an artificial environment to manipulate participant experiences. D. controlling for volunteer bias is particularly difficult in gender-related research.
The ________ dynasty, development the concept of the Mandate of Heaven, in which the emperor had a divine mandate to rule, based on an understanding that land was divinely inherited.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).