How were the new research universities of the late 19th century different from earlier colleges?
A) They stressed the importance of teaching the classical subjects like Latin and Greek.
B) They focused on teaching science and math.
C) They offered courses in a wide variety of subject areas, established professional schools, and encouraged faculty members to pursue basic research.
D) They made conscientious efforts to have both male and female students.
E) They included health-related courses like physical education and sex education.
C
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A. ancient writings of the Romans B. philosophers of the American Revolution C. biblical passages within the doctrine of the Holy Roman Church D. writers of the Enlightenment
Sylvester Graham was
A) a prominent health food advocate. B) a crusader for improved public sanitation. C) the manager of a popular hydropathic sanatorium. D) the nation's leading phrenologist. E) the founder of a utopian community.
Portuguese ships in the Indian Ocean usually had no cannons
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
By the eighteenth century, colonial farm families:
a. viewed land ownership almost as a right, a precondition of freedom. b. were in decline as bigger cities like Philadelphia expanded. c. engaged in arranged intermarriages. d. saw freedom as depending on their political rights, not their ownership of property. e. almost always owned at least three slaves.