Discuss the chief characteristics and accomplishments of the Mayan Empire
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Mayan culture flourished between 300 and 900.
2. They derived their calendar and many other aspects of their culture from the Olmec.
3. The Maya built huge stone temples and held ritual bloodletting ceremonies to appease the gods.
4. The Maya declined rapidly after 750 and dominance in Mesoamerica moved further west.
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A) The slaves and the white workers together formed a labor union. B) The enslaved African Americans who worked at the factory were all terminated. C) Having slaves and free whites working together at any Southern factory was outlawed. D) The only white workers remaining supervised an exclusively enslaved labor force.
Provincial cities were ruled _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
Art and music in the eighteenth century were
A) confined to royal courts. B) unpopular with most educated people. C) characterized by a rejection of classical styles. D) popular and increasingly accessible to the public. E) not available to the general public.
Before entering World War II, the United States acted as the "arsenal of democracy" by
A. financing overseas radio broadcasts in support of democracy B. supplying war materials to the Allies C. creating a weapons stockpile for use after the war D. providing workers for overseas factories