What is a Faustian bargain?
A) a deal with the devil
B) attributing status to a higher priced technology
C) exchanging one media for another
D) the expectation that the new form of technology will be of greater worth than what it replaces
Ans: A) a deal with the devil
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A) the end of warfare between colonial rivals allowed the planter class to import them more easily from Africa B) the English Civil War disrupted the flow of indentured servants C) because of Bacon's Rebellion D) because of Glorious Revolution
In the 1730s and 1740s, __________ abandoned its tradition of fair dealing and perpetrated a series of fraudulent seizures of western lands from the Delaware Indians.
A. Pennsylvania B. Massachusetts C. Virginia D. Maryland
Augustus associated himself with which god?
A. Apollo B. Mars C. Zeus D. Venus
Women in Ottoman society
A. had considerable political influence if they were queen mothers. B. were given much more freedom in the economic sphere than those of Vietnam. C. had no political influence, as was shown by the fate Suleyman the Magnificent's mother. D. who lived in the harem were abused sexually by the sultan and his male friends and, at times, even by enlisted army personnel. E. served as royal bodyguards and, if slaves, were used to produce royal heirs.