Why did Diocletian launch the Great Persecution?
A) He thought polytheistic religions were pagan cults that weakened imperial rule.
B) He blamed Christians for diverting people from worshiping the Roman gods.
C) He made Christianity the state religion and wished to Christianize the Roman Empire.
D) He wanted to purify Christianity of the paganism that influenced religious practices.
B
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a. recovering economically in the North b. slowing foreign immigration c. building commercial ties with the South d. settling western lands
The National Women's Trade Union League was notable for being
A) a cross-class alliance. B) successful in achieving urban reform. C) the leader in hospital reform. D) the largest trade union.
Britain, whose defenses were removed by the Roman Empire in 410, was occupied by
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In medieval Japan, women
a. were totally subservient to men. b. dominated the culture of the society. c. had varying status, enjoying relative equality as well as suffering discrimination. d. had a much worse position than those of China. e. occasionally served as the shogun.