Zoroastrianism was based in a dualistic world that promised
a. an afterlife for everyone who could cross the River Styx.
b. separation of the dead into the good and bad, with the good rewarded.
c. rebirth into a new life cycle based on karma.
d. punishment for nonbelievers in eternal dust and torment.
e. paradise for those of noble birth.
b
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a. War is heroic and glorious. b. War is a time of brotherhood. c. War is a means to an end. d. War is horrific.
As a result of Jackson's Specie Circular of 1836,
A) Martin Van Buren was elected president of the United States. B) investors panicked in a rush to convert assets into cash. C) the bank immediately closed. D) a wave of reckless investments created an inflationary spiral. E) the government accepted bank notes in payment for public lands.
When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610, he
a. halted the rapid population decline. b. re-established better relations with the Indians. c. brought many Irish immigrants with him. d. died within a few months of his arrival. e. imposed a harsh military regime on the colony.
Which of the following was not related to Philip’s attempts to control heresy in the Netherlands?
A) Heretics were burned at the stake and the family estate was taken over by the government. B) Towns refused to enforce heresy laws believing it would hurt the economy. C) Nobles fearing the wrath of Philip, enforced the policies on their estates. D) Protestants held outside meetings and attempted to attract new converts. E) Calvinists engaged in an iconoclastic fury and stripped Catholic churches of relics and statues.