What brought about the Scientific Revolution?
A) Critical examination by Humanist scholars of Aristotle and Ptolemy and their understanding of the universe and mathematics
B) Disenchantment with the Catholic Church, spurred by the Reformation, prompted scholars to seek God elsewhere
C) A thirst for a better grasp on navigation, the state of the world and the causes attributable to it during the Renaissance
D) All of these
E) None of these
D
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The impact of the Maxim gun on European warfare led to __________.
A. bloody defensive stalemate B. rapid wars of movement C. brief but devastating battles D. an unwillingness to go to war
The state of __________, the most independent state on the Italian peninsula, led the country's unification effort.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements BEST describes marriage in Renaissance Italy?
A) Young men asked women for their hand in marriage, after a lengthy courtship. B) Husbands were generally the same age as their spouses. C) Marriages were usually arranged, to strengthen familial alliances. D) Men and women waited longer to get married than in the Middle Ages. E) Men and women married earlier than in the Middle Ages because of increased economic opportunities.
In response to the 1902 coal miners' strike President Roosevelt
a. dispatched federal troops to restore order and force the miners back to work. b. insisted that mine owners accept arbitration or face federal troops to seizures of their property. c. refused to involve the federal government. d. defied public opinion by siding with the workers. e. nationalized the coal fields.