In the ________, the oldest existing literary work, a king strives for power and immortality
A) Dead Sea Scrolls
B) Epic of Gilgamesh
C) Egyptian Book of the Dead
D) Psalms
E) Bible
B
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At the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party in 1956, Khrushchev
a. criticized major shortcomings of Joseph Stalin. b. embraced the New Economic Policy of Vladimir Lenin. c. rehabilitated Stalin after Malenkov's attack on the former Communist leader. d. admitted that Mao Zedong was correct in using peasants to further the revolution rather than factory workers as envisioned by Marx. e. announced the building of the Berlin Wall.
King Louis XIV made life difficult for __________.
A. royal officials B. Huguenots C. military leaders D. Catholics
Which of the following best explains why the French fought against Britain in the American Revolution?
A. They sympathized with the republican principles by which the Americans fought. B. They expected to be able to regain territory in North America. C. The successful British occupation of Philadelphia convinced them that the Americans were losing and needed help. D. They feared that the Americans would reconcile with Britain, their historic enemy.
The United States Supreme Court “Dred Scott Decision” ruled:
a. That African slaves had human rights that must be respected, such as the right to adequate nutrition and a safe place to sleep. b. That black African slaves “had no rights which a white man was bound to respect”. c. That children born to a slave and a free person took the same status as the higher status parent. d. That enslavement could last only a maximum of three generations.