The theory of the lever in mechanics was invented by
a. Eratosthenes of Cyrene.
b. Heraclides of Pontus.
c. Euclid.
d. Archimedes of Syracuse.
d
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What role did terror play in the building of Soviet society?
a. Terror was used against every group and eventually it was institutionalized and internalized. b. Only the upper echelons of the Party were spared the purges. c. Terror was only used mainly against party members who were weak or disloyal. d. Terror was used only during the Civil War and the collectivization campaigns. e. The use of terror was limited to external enemies.
By the end of 1862, Union forces
A. had driven Confederate forces out of Kentucky. B. had made considerable progress in the West. C. had closed the mouth of the Mississippi to Confederate trade. D. were having little success in the East. E. All these answers are correct.
How did Dominican preacher Girolamo Savonarola convince the Florentines to allow King Charles VIII of France to enter Florence without resistance?
A. He told them that the king's arrival was divine vengeance on their immorality. B. He promised to ask the king to leave all the land to the Florentines. C. He explained that Charles VIII had only the best intentions for the Florentines. D. He delivered a heartfelt speech on the merits of good international relations.
In what way was the Spanish encomienda system the same as the system used by earlier Aztec and Inca rulers?
a. The native populations' revenues were taxed. b. Revenues were acquired through military conquests of various neighboring peoples. c. Local Spanish officials collected revenues by use of native labor or tributes. d. All revenues received through native labor or tributes went directly to the monarch. e. All revenues received through native labor or tributes went to the church for teaching the natives about Christianity.