Detail the sacrifices made by Spartan men and women in their powerful commitment to the polis. What did Sparta gain from these sacrifices?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The separation of children from their families
2. The nature of Spartan marriage
3. Limits of Spartan military power
4. The role of the Helots
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Indian leaders who ceded land to whites through treaties were known as
a. great warriors. b. politically savvy. c. accomodationists. d. shrewd negotiators.
What types of opportunities outside of the home did colonial women have in eighteenth-century British North America? How did widowhood affect a woman's position in colonial society?
What will be an ideal response?
The Roman Senate
a. met, in sequence, on each of the seven hills of Rome. b. was composed of elected representatives chosen by the slaves. c. had 300 members who were chosen for life. d. was led by three tribunes and five praetors. e. was selected by the clientes.
All of the following statements about the presidential election of 1968 are true except
a. Eugene McCarthy did not appeal to either black Democrats or white ethnics. b. George Wallace had a following among ethnic Democrats from Midwestern industrial states. c. a three-way split sent the election into the House of Representatives. d. Hubert Humphrey almost closed the gap between him and Richard Nixon in the last weeks of the campaign. e. Richard Nixon squeaked out a victory.