Which of these preceded and worsened the effects of the plague?
A) the closing of the Mediterranean to European trade
B) crop failures and famine
C) Europe-wide warfare
D) Viking invasions
Answer: B
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Which of these was the broader context for changes in the Chinese diet in the Ming era?
A) the Asian sea trading network B) the Columbian Exchange C) the Mongol Empire D) the reemergence of the scholar-gentry
The Golden Mean is a concept created by Aristotle to demonstrate that society did not need to be replaced by an alternative ideal as suggested by Plato. What were the tenets of the Golden Mean?
A) There is a place between extremes where humans in a community can flourish in perfection through virtue (performing the tasks suitable to their abilities.) B) Truth and beauty should be sought to the highest degree, while evil should be avoided at all cost. C) The senses are critical to the understanding of virtue. Therefore, collection and classification of information is necessary to achieve perfection. D) The middle class needs to have a strong role in society as they know how to both obey and command. E) Morality is an individual truth and therefore cannot be regulated by society.
Which federal public works program promoted by President Eisenhower was far larger and more expensive than any program of Roosevelt's New Deal?
(A) The interstate highway system (B) The Grand Coulee dam project (C) The St. Lawrence seaway (D) The airport construction project (E) The public housing system
The Berlin Conference of 1884
a. settled the Boer War. b. established guidelines for future annexation of African territory by European nations. c. led to a large-scale German attack on British colonial property in Kenya. d. devised a system for collaborative missionary activity in Africa. e. was convened by Queen Victoria.