The Spartans were compelled to make the army the primary focus of their society because

a. of the threat of conquest by Corinth.
b. of the danger of a Persian invasion.
c. they wanted to conquer the Peloponnesus.
d. of the threat of rebellion by their slaves.


d

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What did the following major works of the 1570s have in common: the Franco-Gallia of Francois Hotman, On the Right of Magistrates over Their Subjects by Theodore Beza, and Defense of Liberty against Tyrants by Philippe du Plessis Mornay?

A. They were all written in praise of the king. B. They included instructions on religious doctrine. C. They included instructions for resistance against German lords. D. They all included classical Protestant theories of resistance.

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How did early agricultural development spread in Africa?

a. migration b. there was no intermediate phase between foraging and farming c. one region influenced other regions d. new varieties of crops developed as they crossed climate zones

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The work of Cyril and Methodius served to _________ Byzantine influence in eastern Europe

A) end B) reject C) redouble D) initiate

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The elected colonial assemblies gained power in the eighteenth century by

a. supporting the concept of democracy. b. assuming privileges associated with the British House of Commons. c. defying orders issued by the British monarch. d. allying with powerful colonial religious leaders.

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