What were Augustus' concerns over naming a successor prior to his death?
A) Augustus feared the masses may rise up and revolt if a successor was not in place.
B) Augustus wanted to retire. Before that could happen, he needed to teach his successor the duties of the emperor.
C) Augustus did not want the senate to weigh in on the selection for the next emperor.
D) Augustus wanted to establish a dynasty.
E) Augustus was concerned with maintaining stability by creating a seamless transition to the next emperor.
E
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A. giving greater authority over church affairs to secular forces B. cementing the authority of the papacy over local rulers C. turning the papacy into a puppet of the French D. creating a constitutional monarchy for the church
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A) Catholic enclave B) constitutional monarchy C) church-centered state D) democratic republic
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A) dispel traditional myths of female inferiority. B) increase the role of women in the child-bearing process. C) generate facts about differences between men and women that were used to prove male dominance. D) demonstrate that there were no inherent skeletal differences between the sexes. E) allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities.
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