The Treaty of Tordesillas demonstrated that the papacy __________
A) saw the whole world as the rightful inheritance of Christianity
B) respected New World native religions
C) had little interest in overseas exploration
D) recognized Spain's claim to Brazil
A
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A) successful Russian farmers. B) intellectuals. C) collective farms. D) state farms. E) Russian Jews.
The most important export crops of the American colonial period were:
A) sugar, rice, and tobacco. B) indigo, sugar, and sorghum. C) cotton, tobacco, and rice. D) tobacco, rice, and indigo.
In the 1884 Woodruff case a U.S. federal court set a precedent by ruling to protect the environment because it found that
a. a "clear and present" danger existed when miners used hydraulic cannons. b. it could not ignore bribes by the Big Four, who wanted to gain the support of farmers for their policies. c. due to the creation of "a public and private nuisance," miners could no longer dump debris into rivers. d. the environment was an entity "in perpetuity" that needed court oversight.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Romans and the Parthians?
A. Impressed with Parthian victories in the Aegean, aristocratic Romans began to emulate and adopt Parthian modes of dress and culture. B. Geographically distant, the Romans and Parthians only dealt with one another on a diplomatic and trade level. C. After an initial violent conflict, the Romans and Parthians continually battled one another for hundreds of years. D. After an initial violent conflict, the Romans and Parthians forged a lasting peace.