Wars have most often resulted from __________.
A. a struggle for power
B. interpersonal conflicts between rulers
C. material interests
D. religious disputes
Answer: A
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The virtues communicated by Greek religion and literature were intended for __________.
A. the nobility B. all citizens C. foreigners assimilating to Greek society D. children educated by Greek philosophers
The text states that the tyrant Pisistratus' greatest achievement was
a. promoting culture, making it accessible to common people and helping to make Athens the eventual cultural capital of Greece. b. increasing the Athenian water supply. c. the overthrow of the oligarchy. d. his help for the poor as evidence in the redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants. e. his long, almost twenty-year rule.
Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between Asian civilizations and the world commercial network of the 16th and 17th centuries is NOT accurate?
A) Asian civilzations had ample political strength and economic sophistication to avoid dependent status. B) East Asia constituted the civilization that remained most fully and consciously external to the world economy. C) China depended on extensive government regulation to keep European activities in check. D) China was able, thanks to the existence of its coastal navy, prevent the establishment of European ports.
The temperance movement __________
A) was created to help unmarried women survive in the workforce B) led to a rise in organized crime due to criminalization of alcohol consumption C) was the least successful reform movement of the era D) was created to address alcohol consumption rates that were slightly less than modern rates E) addressed a very real social problem of the time