In what area did Cicero make his most original contributions?
a. Comic plays
b. Tragic theater pieces
c. New poems
d. Political thought
e. Histories of early Rome
d
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Which of the following was NOT a component of Hamilton's plan?
A) Consolidating the loan that Congress took out during the war B) Consolidating the individual states' loans into the national debt C) Creating the First Bank of the United States D) Raising revenue through the sale of public lands E) Repealing the excise tax imposed on whiskey
The British and the Ottoman Empire disagreed on the issue of slavery in all EXCEPT which of the following concepts?
A) The necessity for government to outlaw the slave trade. B) Slavery was acceptable because most slaves were women. C) Domestic slaves were permissible. D) Slavery of non-Muslims was permissible. E) none of the above.
The law code establishing a common standard of justice for all citizens in 451 b.c.e. was called the
A) Twelve Tables. B) Hortensian Code. C) Plebiscite. D) cursus honorum. E) Latin Rights.
Which of the following was not one of the features that dominated the world of large-scale manufacturing after the Civil War?
A) a new focus on energy conservation and finding alternatives to traditional fossil fuels. B) the rapid spread of technological innovation. C) a demand for workers who could be carefully controlled. D) the constant pressure on firms to compete tooth-and-nail by cutting costs and prices, eliminating rivals, and creating monopolies. E) a relentless drop in prices.