Zoroastrianism asserted that
A. the universe was filled with many gods, all of whom owed allegiance to the Great Cosmic Spirit.
B. the universe was fundamentally good and unified.
C. humans were subject to the whims of the gods, who controlled human actions.
D. corpses were to be exposed to the elements where animals would devour them so that the earth would not be contaminated by death.
E. this life was made for pleasure and individuals should indulge their passions now, for in the afterlife strict ethics would be required.
Answer: D. corpses were to be exposed to the elements where animals would devour them so that the earth would not be contaminated by death.
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a. was tolerant of local religions. b. immediately put to death all non-Christians among those he had conquered. c. was initially tolerant of local religions, but his successors forced the conversion of the local populations. d. imposed baptism on defeated pagans.
Who was Friedrich von Steuben?
A) He was the commander of the Hessian forces employed by the British during the War for Independence. B) He was the representative of Prussia at the Paris peace conference. C) He was the man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force. D) He was the leader of the Antifederalist forces in Pennsylvania. E) He was the Dutch merchant who was the first casualty in the American War for Independence.
The buffalo provided all of the following commodities to the plains Indians except for what?
a. food b. clothing c. tools d. transportation
It is legitimate to claim that the triumph at Yorktown "was no less French than American" because
a. Washington turned execution of the campaign over to French commanders. b. the French supplied all the seapower. c. French troops made up half the besieging army. d. the British commander agreed to surrender to French officers but not to American troops. e. France paid the American soldiers' salaries.