Philip II used which of the following strategies to extend Spain's power?
A. converting to Lutheranism
B. conquering Britain
C. selling off Spanish colonies in the Americas
D. forming alliances through marriage
D. forming alliances through marriage
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The cult of domesticity contributed to the distinction of the middle from the lower classes by
A) making middle-class women superior. B) the women of the urban middle class were naturally superior. C) highlighting that middle-class women were better educated. D) developing a standard for women's natural work that was unobtainable by poorer women.
The "Second Great Awakening" refers to
A. an intellectual movement similar to the Enlightenment. B. the Renaissance in America. C. a new technology that made the Industrial Revolution possible. D. a revivalist religious movement at the beginning of the 1800s.
Women in nineteenth-century western mining towns
A. had few economic opportunities outside of prostitution. B. did wage work as cooks, laundresses, and tavern keepers if single. C. generally worked as miners. D. were nearly all single when they first arrived. E. often greatly outnumbered the men.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Romans and the Sasanids?
A. The Romans and Sasanids united in an effort to defeat the Kushana empire and seize territory in central Eurasia. B. The Romans captured the first Sasanid king and used him to collect an enormous ransom. C. The Romans and Sasanids respected one another's borders and attempted to maintain peace to preserve trade and commerce. D. The Romans and Sasanids fought one another for centuries, with no decisive victories on either side.