Compare the "high" and "popular" cultures of the mid-eighteenth centuries to today's culture. Is there any "high culture" left in the modern world? If so, what, and if not, why not?

What will be an ideal response?


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Ottoman decline was caused by all except

a. a decline of competence within the ruling family. b. internal decay of the ruling elite. c. the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes. d. a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government, thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful. e. conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.

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Progressives sought to eliminate vice by combatting the twin evils, prostitution and ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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After 1965 a younger generation of feminists emerged to insist that

A. American law was the central issue holding women back in society. B. colleges and universities open their admissions policy to include women. C. men's attitudes and behavior toward women must change. D. the earlier feminism movement had gone too far in their efforts.

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By 600, looking at the entire world, a good definition of "barbarian" would be:

A) Someone who is not Christian. B) Someone who is not part of a civilization. C) Someone who is illiterate. D) Someone who is a Knight.

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