Which of the following was NOT a detrimental factor in the technological development of the peoples of the Western Hemisphere?
a. Lack of large domesticated animals.
b. Geographic diversity.
c. Lack of established trade routes.
d. Lack of indigenous varieties of edible grasses to facilitate the transition from a hunting/gathering society to farming.
e. A difficult topography and environmental diversity.
c
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When Denis Diderot wrote about manufacturing in the Encyclopédie, what did he have in mind?
a) artisan workshops b) large-scale factories Consider This: Enlightenment writers and politicians were more concerned with land and trade. See 7.1: Unexpected and Unforeseen. c) individual crafts Consider This: Enlightenment writers and politicians were more concerned with land and trade. See 7.1: Unexpected and Unforeseen. d) a putting-out system Consider This: Enlightenment writers and politicians were more concerned with land and trade. See 7.1: Unexpected and Unforeseen.
The author of "Maple Leaf Rag" and "king of ragtime composers" was:
A) Paul Laurence Dunbar. B) Will Marion Cook. C) Arthur Marshall. D) Scott Joplin.
In the mid-seventeenth century, England had no established legal code regarding ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What quality was shared by those who engaged in utopian social experiments and more conventional social reformers?
A) a desire to radically transform traditional family arrangements B) a belief in the basic depravity of humanity C) an interest in strengthening the social position and legal rights of women D) a faith in Americans' ability to collectively improve their lot E) a wish to retire from mainstream American society