Why was inflation less severe in the North than in the South?
a. Northern taxes were very high.
b. The North’s economy was stronger.
c. Northern taxes were very low.
d. The North resisted the temptation to print paper money.
b. The North’s economy was stronger.
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a. the introduction of hogs into Virginia from Europe. b. the use of American tobacco in Europe. c. transformation of farmland to grazing land d. European wheat and barley food crops added to the food variety in the Americas. e. all of the answers are correct.
Elizabeth I's position on religion can be best described as
a. staunchly Protestant. b. flexible, so long as she maintained control of church and state. c. staunchly Catholic. d. weak and vacillating, which created serious weaknesses in England's political system.
Persia's strategic importance lies in its
A. easy access to the Nile, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and the Mediterranean. B. geographic position as conduit between North and South Afroeurasia. C. geographic position as conduit between the eastern and western portions of Afroeurasia. D. vast supplies of iron deposits.
Which of the following statements was NOT true of Gothic architecture?
A) Churches were constructed in a completely new style, with arches, buttresses, space, and light. B) Most cathedrals became a physical means of teaching those who were illiterate. C) The great cathedrals usually took from 100 to 150 years to complete, which meant that multiple generations had to be dedicated to the process. D) Artists and craftsmen usually used the cathedrals to express their own personal faith. E) Towns often competed to see which of them could build the grandest cathedral.