What was one reason that Scandinavians eventually abandoned their outposts in the New World?
a. the hostility of native peoples
b. lack of available resources for survival
c. attacks by Spanish explorers
d. outbreaks of disease
a. the hostility of native peoples
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Epicureans believed in all of the following except
A) the atomic theory of a mechanistic universe. B) no life after death and the irrelevance of the gods. C) the avoidance of pain and the pursuit of intellectual/spiritual pleasure. D) the unreliability of the sense and the impossibility of true knowledge. E) friendship and fraternity.
Colonel T. E. Lawrence played a key role in the war in:
A. Russia. B. France. C. West Africa. D. Greece. E. the Middle East.
Archaeological evidence indicates that Paleolithic hunter-gatherer societies used which of the following technologies?
A. Smelting of metals such as copper and iron B. Controlled use of fire for warmth and as an aid in hunting and foraging C. Systems of written symbols to preserve knowledge of favorable hunting and gathering sites D. Harnesses and other tools to control draft animals
Which of the following statements best represents the thinking of eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosophers?
A) People can exceed all accomplishments of the previous ages. B) The ancient Greeks' society was ideal and should be emulated. C) One must look back to the rugged simplicity of the early church. D) The Roman Republic was the pinnacle of civilization. E) Building on the ideas of previous generations was nonproductive.