Sir Thomas More would have agreed with which of the following ideas?
A) The profit motive leads to enmity between people.
B) Every country should have a powerful army to protect its interests against potential rivals.
C) Social stratification is desirable.
D) Society is best served when its citizens pursue their own economic interests.
E) A person should discard the outmoded ideas of antiquity and embrace only contemporary ideas.
A
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What was one of the legacies of the Great Awakening in colonial society?
A) an emphasis on self-determination B) deference to religious authorities on moral matters C) a focus on intellectualism and classical political philosophy D) a rejection of emotion and devotion in political life E) a desire to separate the issues of the church from those of the state
Which of these was most responsible for greatly expanding the European market for sugar?
A. the Spanish B. the English C. the Dutch D. the French
Greece was organized into city-states called
a. satrapies. b. poleis. c. nomes. d. shires. e. they had no cities.
The Stamp Act of 1765 angered the colonists because
a. All of the following b. The new tax was imposed by Parliament and was blatantly designed to produce revenue for the British government c. The postage rates in colonial America were already extremely high d. The revenues produced by the act were too low to provide the services demanded by the colonists e. People bought far more stamps than any other commodity in colonial America