The ability to make yarn at a much faster pace
a. was achieved by the development of George Stephenson's Rocket.
b. was retarded by adoption of the Lysenko Doctrine in 1808.
c. became necessary after the development of the flying shuttle.
d. depended upon the inventions of Charles Seurat.
e. was the result of new resources of cotton from South America.
c
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a. Galileo. b. Newton. c. Kepler. d. Brahe. e. Copernicus
The Mongols
a. initially came from the Congo Basin in central Africa. b. introduced the meaning of ornate rugs to Persia and Egypt, from where it spread across the Islamic world. c. adapted quickly to life in the Middle East, as they were already Muslims and greatly interested in trade and urban development. d. were unable to capture Egypt, due to the effective resistance of the Mamelukes. e. captured Constantinople two times, but left shortly afterward in order not to destroy the city's profitable trading system.
Russia was a "society organized for continuous war" because
a. Russians are by nature extremely violent people. b. it followed a particularly militaristic form of Christianity. c. it bordered all the great powers of Asia. d. Russians greatly admired the legacy of Genghis Khan.
At the time it was issued, the Monroe Doctrine was
a. a mere presidential declaration incapable of being enforced by the United States. b. greeted with enthusiasm and gratitude in South America. c. universally acclaimed in Britain as a great act of statesmanship. d. welcomed with relief by European powers who viewed it as a check on British expansion. e. acclaimed by anti-imperialist liberals and democrats in Europe.