Which ancient civilization provided the basis for many of the components of Mayan culture?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Olmec
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In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt's call to expand the Supreme Court came from
A. his desire to change the ideological balance of the Court. B. his opinion that the Court needed to review a larger number of cases. C. complaints by several justices that they were being overworked. D. a desire not to have to choose between two different popular candidates for chief justice. E. a Democratic plan to gain permanent control of the federal government.
The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on
A) inductive reasoning. B) speculative reasoning. C) deductive reasoning. D) triangulation. E) alchemy.
What happened to southern interest in abolishing slavery after Nat Turner's revolt in 1831?
A) It grew gradually due to the influence of abolitionism. B) Southern ministers became more militant in their sermons denouncing the evils of slavery. C) Southern states made it increasingly difficult for masters to free their slaves. D) Because new slaves continued to be imported from Africa, it did not matter if some were freed who were already in America.
The Visigothic kings of Spain converted to Roman Christianity because
a. they were rejected as pagans by the Christian population. b. they wanted a unified bond to push against the Ummayad peoples. c. people resented their adherence to Arian Christianity, questioning their legitimacy. d. they wanted to join the larger network of Christians across Europe. e. Spain had many centers of learning in monasteries, which the Visigoths wanted to access.