Most slaves in the Roman Empire had previously been __________
A) equestrians
B) shopkeepers
C) war captives
D) poor farmers
C
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Which of the following statements is most consistent with the philosophy of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association?
A. African Americans should demand integration in all areas of American society. B. African Americans should separate themselves from corrupt white American society. C. African Americans must elect their own candidates to state and national offices in order to become an integral part of white society. D. African Americans must prove their ability at manual jobs in order to achieve upward mobility.
The Dutch were unable to establish permanent settlements in Asia for all the following reasons EXCEPT
A) the failure to convince Dutch women to move there. B) the resentment of the natives who did not allow intermarriage. C) Dutch men who stayed were not interested in establishing family empires. D) the desire of Dutch men to concentrate on making a fortune and returning to Holland. E) prosperity in Holland.
Difficulties confront scholars trying to understand the ancient civilizations of the Americas because
a. Andean civilizations never developed writing. b. Mesoamerican civilizations never developed writing. c. Andean writing displays a pro-Spanish bias. d. the writing systems have never been deciphered.
How does this mural from the eighteenth-century home of Captain Archibald Macpheadris represent an artistic style that is more European than American Indian?
A) The Indian chiefs are posing with their hands on their hips, a style common to European aristocrats. B) Weapons typical in European warfare like a tomahawk are featured in the mural. C) Lighter European skin tones rather than darker American Indian skin tones are used to depict the Indian chiefs. D) The Indian chiefs are in powdered wigs that were commonly worn by wealthy Europeans.