While returning from the Indian Ocean, Pedro Álvares Cabral followed the southeast trade winds and unexpectedly bumped into the coast of
A. Florida.
B. Brazil.
C. Islas Malvinas.
D. the Azores.
Answer: B
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The rise of amusement as a commercial activity in the late 1800s took place for which of the following reasons?
A. Immigrants brought sports with them from Europe. B. Employers wanted to draw workers' attention away from union organization. C. Labor-saving devices brought a substantial increase in leisure time. D. City reformers believed organized amusements would relieve working-class boredom and reduce the urban crime rate.
Ties between religion and kingship in Southeast Asia
a. included Buddhist kings, Javanese kings, Vietnamese emperors, and Islamic sultans. b. were, in fact, mainly an inaccurate perception held by uncomprehending European observers. c. were especially close in Christian areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings. d. were especially close in Muslim areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings. e. did not exist because of constitutional separations between religion and government.
Which of the following is the best assessment of the Chartist movement?
a. It failed. b. Although it did not accomplish its goals, the Chartist movement did pacify the restive working class. c. Some of the Chartist demands were eventually met. d. The movement died out just as most of Europe erupted in revolution. e. All Chartist demands were met by 1848.
The acquisition of this Greek state by Philip of Macedon proved to undermine Athenian control of the northern Aegean and gave him control of gold and silver mines that considerably supplemented Macedon's income
A. Amphipolis B. Thasos C. Lemnos D. Lesbos E. Samos