Solon is best known as
A) archon and lawgiver of Athens.
B) poet of Athens.
C) the leader that released Athenians from slave debt.
D) the creator of the Assembly.
E) the first state sponsored brothels.
A
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How did Roger Williams’s religious ideas clash with those of the Puritans?
a. He believed that settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who had unconventional religious views should be banished. b. He insisted that the civil rulers of Massachusetts had no business punishing settlers for their religious beliefs. c. He believed that rather than separating from the Church of England, the Puritans should try to improve it. d. He did not support religious toleration and insisted that members of the Church of England try to preserve their own freedom of worship.
Why did the Jews make drastic changes to their religious practices after the sixth century B.C.?
A) The Persians accepted the worship of Yahweh but also required the worship of Zoroaster, forcing drastic changes in religious practices. B) The discovery of holy writings forced the drastic changes upon the Jews. C) Due to the Diaspora, the only way for the worship of Yahweh to survive was the strict adherence to the covenant. Drastic changes were required to honor this. D) The Jews did not make drastic changes to their religious practices. E) The canon, as adopted by the Jews, required these changes.
What propelled thousands of European fortune-seekers deep into the Amazon rainforest in the 1880s?
A. the discovery of diamonds B. the demand for rubber C. the collection of wild animal species D. a gold rush
Shortly after becoming the president of the French Republic in 1848, Louis Napoleon ______________.
A. revised the constitution for a true democracy with universal suffrage B. nationalized all state-owned properties and industries C. declared war on Italy D. crowned himself Emperor Napoleon III of the Second Empire E. died