Which statement best describes the sixteenth-century aristocracy?
a. The aristocracy dominated society as it had done in the Middle Ages.
b. The aristocracy was largely surpassed by the up and coming merchant class.
c. The aristocracy was still powerful, but had little new blood to keep it vital.
d. The aristocracy was extremely uneducated compared to the nobility of the Middle Ages.
e. The aristocracy largely disappeared by the early seventeenth century.
a
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One result of the disorder in the colonies following passage of the 1767 Townshend Act was:
a. several hundred British troops were shifted from New York to Boston b. petitions from colonial merchants forced Parliament to repeal the laws c. many conservative leaders feared that the turmoil in New England would lead to war d. many suspected smugglers were imprisoned
The idea of white racial superiority ________
A) became most popular when European intervention in other nations peaked B) developed to justify colonization, after the fact C) was the main driving force for the imperialism of the 1800s D) led to greater interaction between Europeans and those they ruled
The land route of the main silk road ran from the Han capital of ________ to the Mediterranean port of ________.
A. Nanjing; Alexandria B. Beijing; Tyre C. Chang'an; Rome D. Chang'an; Antioch E. Dunhuang; Antioch
The ________ Act widened the terms of the imperial debate, intensified resistance within the colonies, and most importantly provoked the first real display of intercolonial unity.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).