According to Jacob Burckhardt, what did the Renaissance in Italy represent?
a. The greatest period of economic recovery in the history of civilization
b. A period of moral decline
c. An era of tremendous graft and corruption in Italian government
d. A continuation of the culture of the High Middle Ages
e. A distinct break from the Middle Ages and the true birth of the modern world
e
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The major aim of Philip II of Macedon was to
A) unite Macedon with the Greeks by giving them a common aim to fight the Persians. B) bring all Greek speaking city-states under the control of Philip and Macedon. C) force those Greek city-states that had not accepted Philip's rule to do so. D) liberate the Greeks of Asia Minor from Persian Rule. E) None of these
The Catholic Church in Old Regime France was responsible for
a. registering births, marriages, and deaths. b. censoring books. c. collecting the tithe. d. controlling public worship. e. all of the above
Compared to rebels in the rest of world history's civil wars, the rebels of the defeated Confederacy were treated very harshly.
a. true b. false
Which of the following was characteristic of most slaves' daily lives on plantations from 1700–1750?
A) Most slaves lived on small tracts of land and worked closely with their masters. B) Most slaves worked inside the homes of their masters. C) Most slaves worked three days a week, without rest from dawn to dusk. D) Most slaves were beaten horribly through physical punishment on a daily basis.