Which statement best describes the economy that emerged by the mid-1990s?
a. Wages were rising for manufacturing workers but falling for people like engineers.
b. Taxes rose so rapidly that a growing proportion of the middle class was pushed below the poverty line.
c. The ranks of the rich included large numbers of new millionaires.
d. Incomes declined for all Americans.
ANSWER: c
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A) 2 B) 35 C) 100 D) 10 E) 20
Axum was
A. the capital city of Kush. B. founded possibly by migrants from the Kingdom of Saba/Sheba in the Arabian Peninsula. C. the home of Mansa Musa. D. fatally defeated by the army of Zimbabwe. E. on the Congo River.
What was most significant about the hoplite class being made eligible for the archonship?
A. Noncitizens could finally assume positions of political power. B. The move signaled that the office would be open to all Athenians. C. It created a class-blind society. D. It militarized Athenian society.
"Enlightened absolutism" is a term used to describe the
a. policies of rulers who embraced the reforms of the philosophes. b. philosophical movement to discover the ideal state. c. discovery of scientific truth through empirical methods. d. proper educational program for prospective European rulers.