What was the critical factor in transforming Sparta into a militaristic polis?
A) the war against the neighboring Messenians
B) the invasions by the Persians
C) the war against Athens
D) its commercial rivalry with Athens
E) its use of slavery to advance its standing as a polis
A
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A. end of a unified German kingdom B. establishment of an absolute monarchy C. start of reform movements in the Catholic Church D. rise of France as a rival to the empire
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a) drew white attention to conflicts between African Americans b) revealed the unspoken racism of northern cities c) explicitly described sexual abuses during the time of slavery d) defended the legality of abortion
What was the impact of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry?
A) It increased southern fears of northern hostility. B) It was condemned by most Northerners. C) It had little effect on sectional tensions. D) It united North and South in their condemnation of Brown. E) It has been exaggerated by historians.
In 1911, nationalist revolutionaries in China over threw the __________ dynasty
A) Qing B) Ming C) Tang D) Song