Which of the following best describes the period immediately following the reign of Commodus?
A) stable and peaceful
B) unstable yet peaceful
C) unstable and bloody
D) initially bloody but eventually stable
Answer: C
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A) Minnesota B) California C) Oregon D) New Mexico E) Missouri
Why were middle- and upper-class city dwellers drawn to the Masonic order in the early nineteenth century?
a. They found its informality and absence of ritual attractive. b. The order offered harmony and shared values. c. They enjoyed the vaudeville-like entertainment offered in the lodges. d. The order emphasized equality among all people.
The principal source of revenue for the Mughal empire was
a. foreign trade. b. taxes on peasant agriculture. c. foreign expansion. d. tributes from defeated kingdoms. e. taxes on large estates.
By the 1850s the constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord. This quote suggest that
A. The southern states continued to import slaves B. Vast differences existed over the issue of states rights C. The federal government had become more interested in foreign affairs than domestic affairs D. The constitution has no provisions for governing new territories