Which of the following is true in describing Banks' interests?
a. A collection of exotic flora was brought back on the Endeavor.
b. He classified and cataloged his findings in a systematic manner.
c. There was a need to name and describe natural phenomena to clarify familial relationships in nature.
d. Drawings of plants and animal life helped to expand European knowledge of the natural world.
e. All of the answers are correct.
e
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"Centralist" scholars argue that
a. Hindus should be reasonable and aim for a middle-path toward worship. b. the Rig Veda forms the core origin of Hinduism. c. the very middle portion of the Rig Veda contains its essential passages. d. religious arguments should be decided by compromise. e. the Earth is the center of the universe.
The Great Trigonometrical Survey
a. changed India from an exotic and mystical land into a precisely ordered part of a coherent world region. b. discovered the source and direction of the Niger River. c. recognized the various cultures of India. d. plotted and charted the Himalayas, which was its primary goal. e. identified the French and English empires in the world.
All of these conditions resulted from unequal treaties or negotiations between Britain and China EXCEPT
a. the opening of five additional ports of trade to foreign nations. b. the acquisition of Hong Kong by the British. c. provisions of extraterritoriality for the British. d. the execution of the emperor. e. the creation of international communities.
How did the Civil Rights Act counteract Southern resistance and the oppression of freedmen?
A) It expanded the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau for two more years. B) It outlawed Southern terror groups like the Ku Klux Klan. C) It declared that all African Americans and persons born in the United States were citizens. D) It abolished slavery in all Southern states.