Known for such works as the romance Shakuntala and the epic The Cloud Messenger, __________ is the most influential poet and dramatist of the Sanskrit language and is widely referred to as “India’s Shakespeare.”
a. Sudraka
b. Kalidasa
c. Bhasa
d. Asvaghosa
b. Kalidasa
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Which of the following best describes the results of the Peloponnesian War?
A) Athens defeated the Persians and rose to prominence as the most powerful Greek polis. B) Athens defeated Sparta and took control of the Delian and Spartan Leagues. C) The Greeks basically destroyed each other and opened the door for conquest by the Macedonians. D) The era of Athenian dominance was ended, and Sparta became the dominant force in Greece and eventually defeated the Macedonians.
In 700, China was ruled by which of these Tang monarchs, a prominent supporter of Buddhism?
A) Yangdi B) Empress Wu C) Tang Taizong D) Wuzong
In a secret agreement signed in August 1939, the nations of __________ agreed to divide Poland among themselves.
A. Germany and France B. the Soviet Union and Germany C. France and Italy D. Hungary and the Soviet Union
In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders in the late 1840s
a. called for the banning of slavery from all United States territories. b. called for allowing slavery into all United States territories. c. avoided a full public discussion of and debate about slavery. d. banished abolitionists from membership in either national party. e. worked to make the creation of third parties almost impossible.