Feudal society developed over time. What were the benefits of the system for those who held power, and what were its limitations?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The relationship between lords and vassals
2. Method the lords used to raise military forces
3. The limitations of the feudal system in producing revenue and strong armies
4. Problems with the feudal system that discouraged loyalty and stable governments
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Much information exists about India from 1500 B.C.E. to 100 B.C.E., and the Aryan civilization comes from
A) religious texts called the Rig-Veda. B) information found on tablets kept by trading partners during the same time period. C) the tombs of the kings. D) corresponding records discovered in China. E) the extensive agricultural records kept during this time.
Why did the year 1663 mark a turning point for New France?
A) ?? The French crown took direct control and made it a royal colony. B) ?? France and England signed a peace treaty and became trading partners. C) ?? The trading company that had founded the colony finally began to earn a profit. D) ?? The English turned their attention southward and allowed the French colonists several generations of peace and security. E) ?? Sieur de La Salle arrived and began converting the Indians to Christianity.
Explain the cognitive developmental and gender schema theories of gender development that offer the intriguing idea that children willingly socialize themselves to be masculine or feminine.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
How does the statement from Monroe's inaugural address that expansion "to the Great Lakes and beyond the sources of the great rivers which communicate through our whole interior" meant that "no country was ever happier with respect to its domain"
contradict the country's actions in Florida and the West? A) If the United States was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have to expand to obtain Florida or more land in the West. B) If the United States was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have changed to a market economy and begun industrialization outside of the home. C) If the Great Lakes and the great rivers were important to the United States, it would not have built national roads. D) The Great Lakes and great rivers ended up being of little value to the United States during the early nineteenth century, causing the United States to seek more "domain." E) Because of poor relations with Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and great rivers regions, the United States was not truly happy in respect to its domain.