After the Praetorian Guard killed the emperor and installed a frightened Claudius on the throne, it was clear that the ultimate arbiter of leadership in imperial Rome was ________
A. democratic elections
B. military power
C. Etruscan tradition
D. foreign models
Answer: B
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A. Cicero B. Lucretius C. Livy D. Polybius E. Catullus
Ottoman decline was caused by all except
a. a decline of competence within the ruling family. b. internal decay of the ruling elite. c. the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes. d. a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government, thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful. e. conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.
Which statement about the economy of the 1920s is most accurate?
a. An agricultural boom, population growth, and weakness in Europe combined to make the United States the wealthiest nation on earth. b. Mass production, increased per capita income, and the expansion of installment credit combined to produce enormous growth in consumer spending. c. High unemployment and inflation undermined the real impact of economic growth. d. High taxes and anti-business government policies slowed America’s economic growth.
Which of the following defines the term fief?
A) The head of a Benedictine monastery. B) Part of the agricultural lands that belonged directly to a lord's estate. C) A person who owed loyalty and specific services to a superior. D) Rural villages or manors. E) A person to whom service was owed.