The problems identified in the textbook as leading to the deterioration of the late Mayan states included all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Torrential downpours washed away the topsoil from the newly built hillside terraces.
b. The area experienced uncontrollable population growth, as was true in China.
c. The fertility of many fields decreased due to the depletion of nutrients in the topsoil.
d. Malnutrition began to reduce the labor force.
b. The area experienced uncontrollable population growth, as was true in China.
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Emilie Du Châtelet was influential in popularizing the ideas of __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The "West versus the Rest"
a. is a theory forecasting broad clashes between the Europeanized world and all other cultural traditions. b. is a theory that focuses primarily on conflict and competition between nation states. c. downplays the possibility of future violent international conflicts. d. emphasizes fundamental distinctions between the original Western powers on the European continent, and Europe's Westernized former colonies in the Americas and elsewhere.
Who was the dominant figure of the Second Great Awakening?
a. Charles Grandison Finney b. Martin Delany c. James G. Birney d. Theodore Dwight Weld
-the Second Bank of the United States expires -expansion of suffrage -Manifest Destiny -spoils system All of these are MOST associated with which era of US History?
a) Jacksonian Democracy b) Jeffersonian Democracy c) the Era of Good Feelings d) the Reconstruction Period