The authors refer to which of the following as the "principal figure in the 'dethronement of reason'"?
a. Nietzsche
b. Schopenhauer
c. Sorel
d. Bergson
e. Newton
a
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Which of the following is NOT true of the native Americans that the English and French came into contact with?
A. The native Americans lived in dozens of distinct societies. B. The native Americans did not live in densely populated areas. C. The native societies of North America did not have large, centralized states like the Aztecs and Incas. D. The native Americans guarded their claims to private ownership of land even more jealously than the Europeans. E. The native Americans practiced agriculture, but moved frequently in pursuit of game.
In the 1840s, the goal of prisons shifted from _____ to _____
A. punishment; rehabilitation B. rehabilitation; punishment C. social segregation; punishment D. social segregation; social integration
The city of Timbuktu had all of these qualities EXCEPT
a. It was located on the Niger River. b. Its importance in the trans-Saharan trade dates to the thirteenth century. c. The goods that were transported to the city were carried by slaves because of the lack of draft animals at that time. d. The Sankore Mosque, located in the city, was a center of learning. e. The city was the center of wealth and power in the Songhai empire.
In the 1880s and 1890s, the common-law doctrine of femme couverte ________
A) was revised to adapt to the changes of the period B) provided women with freedom in their marriages C) brought women new political rights D) was strongly supported by women E) was central to the idea of the new woman