During the Shang era, the practice of writing evolved from ________
A) commercial practices
B) ritual divination using inscribed bones or shells
C) direct communication with Egypt
D) the creation of detailed tribute lists
B
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Why did New England intensely oppose the 1807 embargo?
A) The region's economy was very tied to foreign trade. B) The embargo would interfere with fishing rights. C) New Englanders felt a particular connection to England. D) Goods from New England could not be shipped to the South.
Existentialist philosophy stems from a broader critique of __________.
A. Enlightenment rationalism B. romanticism C. nationalism D. Marxist political thought
Russia was drawn out of World War I by what crisis?
A. The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II B. The failure of the provisional government C. The seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917 D. The imminent eruption of civil war E. All of these.