Which of the following statements is true about China during the Shang Dynasty?
A) The people lacked the skills of metalworking, which made trade with other areas necessary.
B) It was a mainly rural, agricultural society.
C) The people were protected from invasion by China's steppes and deserts.
D) China was isolated to a great degree, but not as much as Egypt or Mesopotamia.
E) The Chinese rulers were heavily influenced by the Egyptian concept of dynastic rule.
B
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A. wanted a United Nations peacekeeping force to stabilize Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein B. insisted that responsibility for postwar Iraq be put in the hands of the State Department C. paid very close attention to studies done by the State Department concerning possible problems that might be encountered in postwar Iraq D. seemed not to have planned for the postwar period
As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded
A. the right to vote for all white men, regardless of property holdings. B. a moratorium on debts. C. the nation's capital be moved to New England. D. renewed trade agreements with England. E. an end to paper currency.
The centralized authority for the colonies during the war was:
A) General George Washington. B) the Privy Council. C) the Continental Congress. D) the colony of Massachusetts. E) Benjamin Franklin.
Jefferson's arguments against the 1st Bank of the United States were based primarily upon the belief that
a. the bank would fail to stabilize credit and prices b. the bank was unconstitutional because it involved an inappropriate exercise of "implied powers" c. the bank had not been given enough power to control state banks and inflation d. the bank would be used to assist Britain in its war against the French Republic e. the bank would benefit southern and western agricultural interests far more than northeastern financial interest