The initial dispute leading to the Crimean War was
A) a conflict over trade routes.
B) a conflict over protection of the holy places in Palestine.
C) a violation of Unkiar Skelessi.
D) a Russian ambassador insulting the Sultan.
E) the use of the Panama Canal.
B
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In this section, the term “myth” is used to refer to stories that are best described as __________
a) culturally significant mixtures of history, legend, and moral teachings b) imaginary tales of magical creatures c) teachings about the spiritual world with no connection to physical reality d) detailed historical accounts of events and people based on first-hand observations
The technical innovation of the nineteenth century with the widest impact was ________
A) the Kodak camera B) the oil well C) the automobile D) the railroad E) the steam ship
The VOC
A. was the sacred ruler of the Khmer. B. had ten times more capital than the British West India Company. C. was a secret police agency in Burma. D. was the "divine light" Javanese monarchs were believed to possess. E. the Malayan ruling class.
In spite of opposition to new ideas, the church did embrace some findings, including:
a. Copernicus' ideas of retrograde planetary motion. b. Robert Boyle's establishment of the Royal Society to study the natural world. c. the Gregorian calendar based on the new astronomy, as issued by the pope. d. Galileo's explanation of the sun in the Letter to the Duchess Christina e. Newton's ideas of gravity and thermodynamics