For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments (1972) forbade discrimination by gender in all

a. colleges and universities. b. K-12 schools. c. after-school programs. d. educational programs receiving federal aid.

History

Two chief executive officers of the Roman Republic were elected annually and were known as

A. consuls. B. praetors. C. senators. D. centuriates. E. tribunes.

History

The most significant aspect of the cowrie shell during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was its use as

A. jewelry. B. an early form of packing peanuts to ship delicate merchandise. C. the leading currency. D. prestigious decorative ornaments.

History

The Pendleton Act of 1883, the first piece of federal legislation to begin breaking down the spoils system, created a bipartisan ________ service commission to supervise the federal job application process.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

History