Only members of the nobility were legally allowed to __________, but over time uncommon wealth enabled a persistent commoner to qualify.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
joust
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Polynesian migrants reached Easter Island (Rapa Nui) by about __________.
a. 30 CE. b. 1550 CE. c. 700 CE. d. 1600 BCE.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo
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The American army in the early years of the War for Independence can be characterized as
a. a well-trained army with a strong tradition of bravery under fire b. ill fed, ill clothed, and ill-trained c. buoyed by a string of exhilarating victories d. uncoordinated because of the influence of foreign troops who did not speak English e. floundering because of a lack of effective or respected leaders
Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP) for the Soviet Union was:
a. A continuation of the policy of “war communism”, in which the Red Army was sent into the countryside to requisition food. b. A mixture of private and state investment in factories and small-scale food marketing by peasants. c. A failure, since it never returned the Soviet Union to prewar levels of industrial production. d. A catastrophe for the peasants, with between 6 and 14 million farmers forcibly removed, and the majority killed outright or worked and starved to death.