Transcendentalism
A) ?was a movement founded in the south.
B) ?was based on the suppression of romanticism.
C) ?argued that human reason was the best tool for understanding.
D) ?argued that humans should seek to transcend their senses and come to understand truth.
E) ?was a term coined by Henry David Thoreau.
D
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A) California and Mexico B) Louisiana and Peru C) Peru and New Spain D) New Spain and Argentina
Which of the following statements is UNTRUE concerning Hellenistic culture?
A) It was a great period of literature, especially in drama, history, and biography. B) It was a period that saw the need to preserve the writings of the classical Greeks. C) Sculptors and architects could very easily find work in the new Hellenistic cities. D) Artists remained social outcasts, and were rarely patronized by the rich. E) Hellenist sculpture was often more realistic and emotional than classical Greek sculpture.
The Ptolemaic view of the universe believed all of the following to be true except
A. the planets were believed to be imperfect and material. B. the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe. C. heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the earth. D. God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the outermost, or tenth, sphere. E. God and the saved souls were at one end of the universe and humans at the center.
Colonial trade was regulated through a series of laws know as
a. Mercantile Acts. b. Acts of Trade and Commerce. c. Search and Seizure Acts. d. Navigation Acts.