Why was the Hagia Sophia considered an architectural wonder?
A) It was the largest supported dome at the time.
B) It filled one with a sense of marvel and holy mystery.
C) The cathedral dome floated in the air with no firm support.
D) The Hagia Sophia was filled with artistic treasures.
E) It was easily turned into a mosque once conquered by Muslims.
A
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In the first century BCE:
a. The Chinese abandoned the entire Korean peninsula. b. The northern kingdom, Silla, invited the Japanese to help them conquer the south. c. Three Kingdoms -- Koguryo, Paekche, and Silla -- developed. d. Paekche rejected Buddhism and Daoism as “vile foreign lies.”
Israelite law
a. provided normative guidelines for the community but not the individual. b. emphasized property as more important than people. c. embraced the idea that law should treat the poor and the rich differently. d. expressed mercy toward the oppressed. e. denied the humanity of slaves.
The most valid conclusion about the effect of the Black Death was that it
a. spread quickly through Europe in one decade. b. was probably carried by cats. c. resulted in death for about one-quarter to one-third of the population. d. would have been much worse, except the population was fairly well nourished. e. claimed more lives in the small towns than in the crowded cities.
Why was the issue of nationalism more complicated in the Habsburg lands than elsewhere in central Europe?
What will be an ideal response?