Highly influential in America, the Enlightenment:
A) stressed man's connection to God as the highest achievement by humans.
B) prioritized the ability to reason as the highest form of human attainment.
C) reinforced belief in the unquestioned primacy of rulers.
D) led to the argument that humans' time on earth was an interlude on their journey toward salvation.
E) led to the belief that human beings have only a limited capacity to change their social circumstances.
B
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A) a rigid and racist class system B) scarce and increasingly expensive land C) legal limits on leaving one's birth community D) a growing feudal system
Chaco Canyon flourished as the center of Anasazi culture until __________
A) they conquered more productive land for farming to the north B) the rival Mogollon culture conquered the area C) prolonged drought forced them to move D) they suddenly and inexplicably disappeared
The principal labor organization that emerged during the 1880s was the ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What was the theory behind Descartes most famous work of 1637?
A) He was applying knowledge in general to the methods of mathematics, which begin with self evident assumptions. B) He was trying to elaborate on the method of Cartesian doubt. C) He supported the idea of pre-existing knowledge. D) He was providing his theory of rationalism. E) All of these