How did the invention of the astrolabe further maritime exploration?
a. It allowed sailors to calculate their latitude.
b. It redirected the wind into differently cut sails.
c. It revised the ways maps were printed.
d. It charted the currents in the Atlantic Ocean which allowed more accurate timing of journeys.
e. It calculated the speed of a vessel in water by Archimedes' theory of water displacement.
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Founded in 1755 by a group of laymen, the Academy and College of ________ was a completely secular institution.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the election of 1932,
a. third-party candidates played a major role. b. Roosevelt won by less than 5 percent of the vote. c. Roosevelt won every state south and west of Pennsylvania. d. Hoover's active campaigning was a major factor.
How do archaeological finds in Cactus Hill, Meadowcroft, and Buttermilk Creek complicate our understanding of the origins of human habitation of the Americas?
A) They suggest that the first humans may have arrived in the Americas 50,000 years ago. B) They suggest that the first humans to arrive in the Americas may have been European. C) They suggest that the earliest arrivals in the Americas arrived by boat. D) They suggest the existence of immediate predecessors to the Clovis people.
The system of peasant farming and land distribution in medieval villages was known as
a. enclosure. b. the three-field system. c. the open-field system. d. convertible husbandry. e. the leasehold.