Who used the words, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," to describe the Persian courier service?
A. Cyrus
B. Xerxes
C. Herodotus
D. Darius
E. Homer
Answer: C
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Maryland's Act of Religious Toleration
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A) war on poverty B) creation of the Job Corps C) creation of the Peace Corps D) Alliance for Progress
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