Which of the following best describes the Yellow River?
A) It was benevolent like the Nile.
B) It was in an under-populated area.
C) It was tamer than the Yangtze.
D) It was subject to damaging floods.
E) It was located on the border between China and Mongolia.
D
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Which Renaissance thinker believed if he wove together the insights of all the major Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic thinkers, he could produce a single logical system of thought?
A) Giovanni Pico della Mirandola B) Augustine of Hippo C) Leon Battista Alberti D) Petrarch E) Erasmus
Aztecs after the conquest of Spain were dealt with in what manner?
A) They were forced to convert to Catholic Christianity; they were no longer allowed to use their native tongue and written language; all art and temples and cultural icons were destroyed by the Spaniards; and the land was exploited for all available resources. B) They were treated quite well once they vowed loyalty to the Spanish throne and converted to Christianity. C) They were offered the opportunity by missionaries to convert to Catholic Christianity and continue to embrace their heritage as long they gave up their pagan idols. D) The treatment of the natives persisted as it had during the conquest. E) The land was exploited for every resource regardless of cost.
The motto of the __________was "lifting as we climb."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which location was the center of the Minoan civilization?
a. Corinth b. Thebes c. Athens d. Sparta e. Knossus