Much of the territory added to the Russian empire during the 17th and 18th centuries was
A) Balkan
B) African
C) Asian
D) Polynesian
Ans: C) Asian
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Harriet Tubman is best known as
A) the founder of a utopian community. B) publisher of The Liberator. C) an early advocate for women's suffrage. D) a fugitive slave who publicized the horrors of slavery.
One important goal of reformers in the 1880s and early 1890s was __________
A. creating a state Railroad Commission B. expanding the powers of the governor’s office C. expanding the land grant program for railroad construction D. establishing legal equality for black Texans and an end to segregation
How did Aristotle's scientific philosophy differed from his teacher Plato's? a. He believed there was an ideal form of all material objects that most cannot see. b. He believed in universal principles that did not exist on a separate level of reality. c. He believed that all things were made of atoms, and these were drawn together randomly
d. He believed that humans were incapable of achieving sufficient intellect to understand the world around them. e. None of these.
What was the evolution of towns?
A) Towns evolved from a merchant and banking class. As trade expanded, the towns grew into cities and eventually took over neighboring towns. This is how a rural-based civilization turned into a city-based civilization. B) Towns evolved from those members of feudal society that had no job in the manor. They, in turn, worked unskilled labor until a steady influx of people grew the town into a city. C) Towns evolved from a merchant class. Once the merchants were established, foreigners would settle in the town, as that was their only opportunity to enter feudal society. The town would then grow into a city. D) Towns evolved from a banking class and unskilled labor. As the town grew, an influx of people forced it to expand and take over neighboring towns. This became a city. E) None of these