The most widely read political tract in the late eighteenth century in France was ______________.
A. Sieyès's What Is the Third Estate?
B. Rousseau's The Social Contract
C. Payne's Common Sense
D. Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
E. Hobbes's The Commonwealth
Answer: A
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Which of the following statements best characterizes the nature of India today?
A. India, unlike China, has rejected its cultural traditions and adopted those of the West. B. The majority of India's population is part of a large and growing middle class. C. India's economy is a perfect model of the modern, successful socialist state. D. India today is a nation of contrasts, with nearly one-third of its population living in poverty. E. Rural and urban poverty in India is rapidly becoming the norm for the first time in Indian history.
The term “Hinduism”:
a. Was an Indo-European word used to describe Harappan religious rites. b. Was derived from the Persian word hindu, taken from the Sanskrit word sindhu, or “rivers.” c. Was derived from the term Harappans used to describe the duties of priests. d. Came into use after the Indo-European invasion to describe the religious practices of the conquered Harappan societies.
Helping to spread consumer culture in the 1920s was ________, the world's first broadcasting system.
A. radio B. the telegraph C. the telephone D. television
After evacuating Boston, the British army took the initiative, launching a successful assault on
A. the Jersey shore. B. Philadelphia. C. New York City. D. the Carolina backcountry.