In what way are Albert Bierstadt's Emigrants Crossing the Plains and Charles Wimar's Attack on Emigrant Train similar in their portrayal of the West?
A) They employ symbolism to illustrate the favored nature of white settlers.
B) They emphasize the travails of those headed into the frontier.
C) They exaggerate aspects of westward travel for dramatic effect.
D) They accentuate the beauty of the Western landscape.
C
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A) political centralization. B) close economic integration. C) strict regulation and control of corporations. D) restoration of competition.
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a. elaborate costumes. c. massive stone heads. b. clay pottery. d. were-jaguar images.
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a. to preserve the essentials of the traditional Chinese way of life in the face of Western advances. b. to re-assess the worth of the individual within traditional Chinese society. c. to broaden the base of literacy in Chinese society. d. to unite the metaphysical speculations of Buddhism and Daoism with the pragmatic Confucian approach to society.. e. to diminish the disproportionate influence of the aristocracy.
What were the critical differences between the English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts?
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