What do the pyramids, either the ones at Giza or the smaller ones scattered across Egypt, reveal about the importance of the pharaoh in Egyptian society?
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First explain the purpose of the pyramids, and briefly describe how they were built. What does this indicate about how the Egyptians understood the role of pharaohs? Where the pharaohs alone in this status and the ability to inspire such massive and costly building projects? To what extent does that alter our previous considerations?
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In contrast to Britain in the eighteenth century, European countries on the Continent __________.
A) were less efficient in planning the transition to factory production B) had a long tradition of government intervention in public affairs C) engaged in wasteful competition in the early stage of industrialization D) failed to resolve transportation bottlenecks as they industrialized
How did Portuguese exploration prepare the way for the Spanish discovery of North America?
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Which of the following was the common unifying feature of sub-Saharan African societies in the post-classical era?
a. Adoption of Islam by elites b. Broad-based expansion of literacy among the masses of the people c. Common Bantu linguistic roots d. Steam-powered industrial base of the economy e. Matriarchal political power
Why did the North have to effectively destroy much of the South in order to the win the Civil War?
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