How did the geography of Europe foster political and economic recovery after the collapse of the Roman Empire in the west?
What will be an ideal response?
Briefly describe some of the general geographic features of Europe, including descriptions of navigable waterways and land routes. How might these features have been useful for the Germanic states that emerged after Rome to share ideas and trade?
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After the withdrawal of the Spartans from Athens, Clisthenes, who had lost his political power to the nobility, took the unprecedented action of __________.
A. turning to the people for political support B. challenging the nobility to a debate C. asking King Cleomenes I to intervene on his behalf D. marrying the daughter of one of the nobles
During the late 1960s and the 1970s,
a. annual economic growth in the Soviet Union was between eight and eleven percent. b. freedom of statement became much more common in the Soviet Union, shown by the awarding of literary prizes and pensions to Andrei Sakharov and Alexander Solzhenitsyn. c. even Soviet airplane crashes and governmental scandals received tasteless and extensive press coverage under Brezhnev's "open society" policies. d. the problems of economic stagnation and political and administrative gerontocracy were effectively ignored under Brezhnev. e. the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution improved education and economic growth in China.
A speaker will be more enthusiastic if he or she _______
A) looks at the audience B) is well organized C) speaks in an impromptu manner D) selects a topic of personal interest
The Scopes trial of 1925 resulted in a guilty verdict, but it also put fundamentalists on the defensive
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.