France's first parliament, begun under Philip IV, was the
A. Chambre des Comptes.
B. Parlement.
C. Diet of Paris.
D. Reichstagen.
E. Estates-General.
Answer: E
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a. Hittite b. Minoan c. Mycenean d. Egyptian
In order to consolidate authority over the territories it had conquered, Rome used all of the following tactics except
a. construction of all-weather military roads. b. establishment of military colonies at strategic points. c. conscription of enemies into Roman legions. d. imposing patron-client relationships with the conquered. e. allotting land to poor plebeians in military colonies.
Shang kings and their relations with other peoples involved
a. avoiding wars by creating military alliances. b. creating intense trading partners. c. engaging in constant wars of control and expansion. d. using violence in order to intimidate weaker areas. e. creating egalitarian provinces.
The beginnings of civilization in China were
a. delayed by the marauding raids of the Xia. b. under the political organization of the Qin. c. the result of a concentrated development of Kunming bureaucratic arrangements. d. came from the Shang dynasty's exploitation of the nomads. e. possibly first experienced under the Xia dynasty.