Montesquieu was a critical philosophe of the Enlightenment. What made him so influential?
A) His model of the separation of powers of the government into three branches; executive, legislative, and judicial was widely accepted and enacted, along with his system of checks and balances.
B) His enlightened stance against absolutism
C) He was friend to many governments, due to his rational and empirical approach to the problems of humanity.
D) His vast knowledge of a variety of enlightened topics
E) None of these
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Why do we know so much more about the Zhou than the Shang?
A) There is better archaeological evidence on the Zhou than the Shang. B) The Zhou developed extensive literature and written records. C) The information came from Confucius and Laozi. D) The Zhou were wealthier. E) The Zhou traded more extensively with outsiders.
The several extinct species of humanlike primates that existed from about 4.5 million years ago to 1.4 million years ago were
a. australopithecines. b. Homo sapiens. c. Homo erectus d. Peking man. e. Homo habilis.
During the invasion of Iraq, which of the following events led to a debate that carried over into the U.S. government's decision to bring some of the war's prisoners to a military detention camp in Guantanamo Bay?
A) The war prisoners who sustained serious injuries could not be given adequate medical attention in Iraq. B) The U.S. military took hundreds of Iraqis as hostages under immoral pretexts, which led to a lack of space in prisons. C) Communal riots among the prisoners in Abu Ghraib led to serious injuries and deaths of prisoners. D) The abduction and execution of Iraqi civilians by the U.S. Army in Baghdad agitated Iraqis, and that resulted in worldwide protests. E) News reports emerged that suspected terrorists were being tortured in the Iraqi prison of Abu Ghraib.
Which of the following was NOT possessed by any of the early Central or South American civilizations such as the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs?
A. substantial cities B. complex political systems C. economies primarily based on agriculture D. the use of wheeled vehicles E. elaborate religious and cultural systems