All of the following is true of a Hellenistic polis EXCEPT
A) It was a true urban civilization.
B) Towns were centers of commerce and learning.
C) The free majority in town felt a sense of community.
D) Greeks intermarried and were absorbed by the larger ethnic groups.
E) The Eastern way of thought dominated the polis.
C
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What was the single greatest change from Asia to Latin America after World War II?
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A) Francis Bacon. B) René Descartes. C) William Gilbert. D) Isaac Newton. E) Henry Cavendish.
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a. they were rejected as pagans by the Christian population. b. they wanted a unified bond to push against the Ummayad peoples. c. people resented their adherence to Arian Christianity, questioning their legitimacy. d. they wanted to join the larger network of Christians across Europe. e. Spain had many centers of learning in monasteries, which the Visigoths wanted to access.