Assess the extent to which Athens was democratic
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Athens was democratic to the extent that matters were decided by majority vote.
b. The representative council and citizen assembly gave free men over age 18 a political voice.
c. Public debate was a central feature of Athenian politics.
d. Athenian democracy was limited because it excluded women, foreigners, and slaves from political participation.
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A. papacy B. laity C. secular authorities D. monks
President Wilson's basic approach to foreign relations was that he
A) favored aggressive military expansion by America. B) thought the Open Door policy and the Panama Canal should be abandoned as imperialistic. C) wanted to spread the gospel of American democracy to enlighten the unfortunate and ignorant. D) demonstrated a hard-headed, almost cynical, realism.
Which of the following describes the general situation in sub-Saharan Africa when the Europeans began arriving in increasing numbers?
A) The Muslim kingdom of Mali controlled the Maghreb. B) All of West Africa was united under the king of Guinea. C) Ethiopia had just been conquered by the Ottoman Empire. D) Most African kingdoms were embroiled in warfare.
In England during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of trade in which commodity?
A. spices B. slaves C. wool D. lumber E. corn