If the Greek historian Herodotus had known of the Harappan society, he might have used the phrase "the gift of the ________" to describe it.
A. Yangtze
B. Nile
C. Euphrates
D. Indus
E. Tigris
Answer: D
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A) turned them into slave-based economies B) drained the region of immigrants C) decreased the size of cities D) industrialized the society
Which conclusion did Americans not draw from the Panic of 1819?
A) Banks could not be trusted. B) American industries had to be protected against foreign competition. C) Farmers had become entrepreneurs. D) Farmers had become dependent on distant markets over which they had little control. E) Land speculation could be financially risky.
The economic mood in the United States just before the stock market crashed in 1929 could best be described as
a. anxious. b. supremely confident and optimistic. c. pessimistic. d. fearful. e. deeply ambivalent.
What characterized joint-stock companies?
a. Perpetual life b. English royal subsidies c. Immediate and magnificent profits d. Limited liability for stockholders