The polis is a form of organization represented by
a. coalesced villages that created city-states.
b. fortified regions in the mountains.
c. a mutual defense network in river valleys.
d. a network of countries connected by economic interests.
e. a clan structure based on family connections.
a
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Stephen Douglas hoped the Kansas-Nebraska Act would __________.
a. revive the spirit of Manifest Destiny b. settle the issue of slavery once and for all c. appeal to northern Whigs d. strengthen the position of southern slaveholders
According to the text, Calvinism became a revolutionary ideology because it
a. enlivened Lutheranism with a powerful intellectual vision. b. advocated the complete separation of the church and state. c. was the first to publish cogent arguments for political revolution. d. challenged the Catholic church. e. preached social revolution including the abolition of private property.
Within ten years of Columbus's arrival in the New World, the Portuguese had explored as far as
a. the Cape Verdi Islands. b. the Gold Coast of Africa. c. the mouth of the Congo River. d. the southern tip of Africa. e. India via the Cape of Good Hope.
The ____ Amendment was especially helpful to giant corporations when defending themselves against regulation by state governments
a. Fifth b. Fourteenth c. Fifteenth d. Sixteenth e. Seventeenth