The "good emperor" Marcus Aurelius was regarded as a philosopher king deeply influenced by the principles of
A) Epicureanism.
B) Stoicism.
C) Platonism.
D) Christianity.
E) Zoroastrianism.
B
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What did Cecil Rhodes promote in his "Confession of Faith"?
A) exporting Britons overseas to bring despicable human beings under Anglo-Saxon influence B) creating wealth by gaining control of raw materials in the Third World and exporting them at great profit C) bringing the message of Christianity to primitive peoples by encouraging the work of missionaries D) expanding the industrial and military prowess of the West globally, by violent means if necessary E) extending Darwin's theory of biological evolution to moral, intellectual, and political development
David Friedrich Strauss's Life of Jesus argued that the Gospels
a. contained much myth but little history. b. embellished Jesus' life. c. reflected the messianism and myths of their authors. d. added the story of the virgin birth and the resurrection to Jesus' life. e. all of the above
Slavery in the Middle Colonies
a. allowed small farmers to compete with farms in the South. b. was most commonly used in the cities. c. became illegal in the early 1700s. d. provided labor for the manufacturing and service industries that dominated the economy.
Unlike the Egyptian and Sumerian empires, Phoenician culture was linked by __________
A) roads B) the sea C) strong defenses D) allegiance to a central power