All of the following are true of Johannes Kepler EXCEPT he ________
A. set forth the first astronomical model that accurately portrayed the motion of the planets as elliptical
B. worked with Tycho Brahe
C. discovered why planetary movement is orbital, not linear
D. was a strict Copernican
E. was influenced by Renaissance Neoplatonism
Answer: C
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A) They stressed victory over communism instead of containment. B) They sought a return to older moral standards. C) They embraced Eisenhower's foreign policy. D) They criticized Eisenhower for his increasing socialism. E) They rejected the Supreme Court as far too liberal.
Which of the following was true of the Balfour Declaration?
A) It promised to uphold the McMahon-Husayn correspondence. B) It promised a Jewish-controlled state open to Jews and Arabs. C) It promised support in establishing a "Jewish national homeland." D) It promised to prevent the establishment of a "Jewish national homeland." E) It promised to establish an Arab state between Iraq and Egypt.
Constantinople was captured by the
A. Seljuk Turks, led by Suleyman the Magnificent. B. Ottoman Turks, led by Tamerlane. C. Safavids, under Shah Ismail. D. Ottoman Turks, headed by Mehmet II. E. Mongols, led by Akbar.
A(n) _____ arrangement is a family arrangement in which children typically follow the clan of their mother and married men move into the clan of their wives
A) animistic B) feudal C) polytheist D) patriarchal E) matrilineal