Which of the following is NOT a program of public works achieved by tyrants?
A. They broadened education and programs for adult literacy.
B. They cared for the water supply.
C. They erected temples and strengthened city walls.
D. They sponsored the arts and supported poets and artisans.
E. They improved drainage systems.
Answer: A
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A) placed maximum limits on personal wealth B) guaranteed lifetime employment C) provided old-age pensions and unemployment insurance D) established a national health care system
Which of the following groups was the most negatively affected by the enclosing and privatizing of common lands?
A) clergy B) boyars C) rural poor D) country elites
Except for India, the new colonies may __________.
A. not have been profitable B. have been self-sustaining C. have been conquered by another European power D. not have been established for commercial reasons
Which of the following was not a factor in the price revolutions of the sixteenth century?
a. Philip II declaring bankruptcy b. overpopulation c. inflation d. an increase in land prices e. an increase in demand for wages.