The nobles lost power relative to other groups in the wake of the plague because they were the ______
A. largest landowners
B. most devout Christians
C. most malnourished
D. most influenced by the famines of the early 1300s
Answer: A
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By mid-1863 Union authorities slowed their exchange of prisoners with the Confederacy because
A. there were simply not as many prisoners in custody at that point in the war. B. the latter insisted on according blacks the status of war prisoners. C. they knew that the South needed the exchange more than the North. D. the South was unwilling to negotiate further exchanges.
What is an empire?
a. a coalition of city-states banding together for protection b. a state controlling other societies through conquest or domination c. a city-state attracting greater trade revenue than its neighbors d. the largest kingdom in a region of many states e. a state with the largest population and strongest military
The proponents of a "New South" envisioned the South as:
A) a vast agrarian area supplying needed cash crops. B) an area of sturdy yeoman farmers. C) the primary supplier of raw materials to northern industry. D) an area that promoted industrial development and welcomed northern investors.
Pressured by popular demand, the Byzantine emperor in 842, like the Abbasid caliph a few years later, ________.
a. Ordered the destruction of all graven images and human figures in houses of worship. b. Pledged only to recruit soldiers that were adherents of other religions. c. Resigned all of his titles and went into retirement. d. Ended his control over religion and law in his domains.