Which of the following was not an agricultural improvement of the mid-1800s?
a. horse-powered threshing machines
b. cast-iron plows
c. the windmill
d. hand-cranked fanning machines
e. the grain cradle
c
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The British “Raj” was inaugurated when control by the East India Company was replaced by _________.
a. The West Indies Company. b. A local government in Rajput. c. Direct rule. d. The Duke of York.
What accounts for the appeal of early Christianity?
a. Roman law that forbade all foreign gods. b. The era of Diocletian c. The appeal of a personal relationship between the individual and god. d. It was especially attractive to the middle classes. e. The evolution of the pope.
The Stono Rebellion of 1739 took place in
A. South Carolina. B. Georgia. C. North Carolina. D. Florida.
The maritime republics of Venice and Genoa went to war with each other four times over
a. claims of territory for trade. b. monopolies on certain luxury goods. c. refusal to engage in price-setting accords. d. trying to undercut one another in Constantinople. e. being the chief purveyor of goods to the papacy.