Compare and contrast the Antigonid, Seleucid, and Ptolemaic kingdoms. What were some similarities and differences in the character of their governments and cultures? Which seemed to be the most stable? In which kingdom did culture and scholarship seem to flourish most?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Essays should consider physical factors such as size and ethnic composition as well as political ideology and various cultural interactions (the Indian connections of the Seleucids, for example). Examples should be given of Ptolemaic stability and of the cultural flourishing in Alexandria, especially the work of the Museum.
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A) of a lack of vision or leadership among member states. B) too few states attended the Bandung Conference to achieve consensus. C) many nonaligned states needed and accepted aid from either the United States or Soviet Union. D) many new states were afraid to alienate the United States. E) All these answers are correct.
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A) boarding houses. B) tenement buildings. C) settlement houses. D) eighth wards. E) restriction leagues.
All of the following are true statements about the status of blacks during the Revolutionary era except
a. several northern states abolished slavery or provided for gradual emancipation. b. a few Virginia masters freed their slaves. c. no states south of Pennsylvania outlawed slavery. d. many states passed laws that permitted blacks to marry and own land. e. laws in the North and the South harshly discriminated against free and enslaved blacks.
The British presence in India significantly began in 1616 when they
A. successfully attacked Puna. B. established their first factory at Delhi. C. were granted the right to have a representative at the court in Agra. D. forced the Mughals to provide them with light-weight textiles. E. seized the Portuguese outpost of Goa.