As "the father of Italian Renaissance humanism," Petrarch embraced all of the following EXCEPT:
a. writing in Greek
b. seeking out ancient Latin manuscripts.
c. using the works of Cicero as a model.
d. discovering forgotten manuscripts in monasteries.
e. emulating Virgil for poetry.
a
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Which of the following best describes the social structure of Gupta society?
A. Gupta society was divided into different social classes, but some groups were able to pull themselves up the caste ladder. B. Gupta society was rigidly structured, with merchants at the top of society and brahmin priests at the bottom. C. Gupta society was rigidly structured, but members of the higher classes could quickly lose their status if they did not observe the proper rules governing social relations. D. Gupta society was highly fluid, and people could move freely up and down the social ladder.
Akbar's answer to the religious diversity and tension of India was to
A. declare India an atheistic state. B. attempt to crush all Hindu resistance. C. encourage a syncretic religion called the "divine faith" that all could embrace. D. convert to Twelver Shiism as a means of inspiring a sense of divine leadership. E. push Christianity in return for European-supplied advanced weapons.
The sans-culottes were the moderate faction of the Mountain.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Select the correct order in which of the following territories became states, starting with the earliest.
A. Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico B. Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico C. New Mexico, Nebraska, Utah D. Nebraska, Arizona, Utah