Procopius was the best-known Byzantine
a. lawyer.
b. historian.
c. teacher.
d. dancer.
e. bear trainer.
b
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Which of the following statements accurately describes most Great Plains Indians in the mid-nineteenth century?
A) They lived in permanent villages and did some farming. B) They lived in nuclear family units and seldom saw others beyond their immediate relatives. C) They hunted the migratory buffalo herds and utilized the all of the animal's body. D) They adjusted quickly to reservation life because they were used to living in tribal communities. E) They lived in cities with populations of 50,000 to 75,000.
Where did Sumerian kings derive their authority to rule?
a. The will of the people b. The parliamentary councils of the city-states c. Success in athletic tournaments d. The gods e. Their military victories over the "barbarians"
Most of our information about the lives of Chinese peasants comes from all of the following sources EXCEPT:
a. Diaries and family histories kept by peasant leaders. b. Literary sources compiled by the scholar-gentry. c. Chronicles produced by Westerners traveling in China. d. Local histories and gazetteers.
From 1965 to 1968, North Vietnam
A. sought to engage in traditional, set-piece battles in which its forces could decisively defeat the Americans. B. sought to minimize combat with the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces so as to keep its casualties down. C. proved unable to match the massive American escalation that took place between 1965 and 1968. D. matched American escalations by sending more troops south along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. E. None of these.