Explain why it is important to understand Freudian theory, also referred to as psychoanalytic theory, when there is little empirical evidence to support it.

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Psychoanalytic or Freudian theory has had an enormous impact on culture. It has permeated art, film, literature, and even the language and thinking of most laypeople. For these reasons alone, it is important to understand Freudian theory as a part of our history and culture.

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In contrast to the noblesse d’épée, the noblesse de robe acquired their status through __________.

A) office holding B) religious conversion C) corvée service D) military service

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In general, how did residents of ancient cities tend to view residents of rural areas?

A) City dwellers viewed themselves as more sophisticated. B) City dwellers saw themselves as equal to the farmers. C) City dwellers looked up to and envied those who lived in the country. D) City dwellers tried to imitate the people of the rural areas.

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The Panic of 1873

A. saw Republicans call on Grant to go off the gold standard. B. began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed. C. was the nation's worst economic depression to that time. D. began after revelations of corruption in the Grant administration. E. saw President Grant favor putting more paper currency into circulation.

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What type of impact did gender have on the organization of fifteenth-century African society? How was it similar or different to that of North American and Mesoamerican peoples of the same period?

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