How did the Magna Carta inspire later documents?
A. It declared that the monarchy was subject to some limits.
B. It established that citizens could dissolve an unfair government.
C. It forbade the monarch from imprisoning people without cause.
D. It argued that the people had a right to vote for their representatives.
Ans: A. It declared that the monarchy was subject to some limits.
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A) their receiving attention from film crews. B) their location in the forest. C) their lack of technology. D) their apparent youth. E) their need for supplies.
According to the Reagan Doctrine, the source of Third World instability was assumed to be:
A) local issues unique to each area. B) economic imbalances. C) corruption of Third World governments. D) pernicious influence of the Soviet Union.
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a. As an educated scribe, he became an important official in the Roman court. b. He was sent to Rome as a hostage after the Romans defeated Macedon. c. He was a slave taken by the Romans after they defeated Macedon. d. As a Persian noble, he married a Roman woman to cement relations. e. His family lost power in Egypt, and he was exiled.