The Aztecs discovered the use of zero
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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By the mid-eighteenth century, which of the following major states came to dominate European politics until at least World War I?
a. Great Britain, France, Prussia, Russia b. Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Austria c. Russia, Spain, France, Austria d. France, Austria, Germany, Italy
The era of informal polling techniques came to an end and was replaced by more scientifically based systems
a. that relied on the records of automobile registrations and telephone directories to determine the proper demographic samples of Americans who polled about their views on political affairs. b. after a popular news magazine in 1936 mistakenly predicted Alf Landon the winner in the presidential election over FDR. c. when television began to play an increasingly important role in forecasting elections. d. when advertisers decided that polling was useless for the purposes of marketing. e. after a popular new magazine in 1940 mistakenly predicted that Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie over FDR.
What did Whigs mean by “executive usurpation”?
a. Whigs thought that Jackson had usurped the executive presidential power by abusing the Constitution in the nullification crisis and Bank War. b. Whigs meant that Democrats had usurped the executive power by creating a corrupt bargain between President Adams and Henry Clay. c. Whigs believed that Jackson was a weak president who ceded too much control to state governments and therefore had to be usurped. d. Whigs wanted to usurp Jackson’s executive powers by winning back the presidency.
According to Homer's Iliad, during the Dark Ages, Greece was at war with which area?
a. Persia b. Rome. c. Phoenicians d. Troy e. Thrace