Which of the following statements best conveys the text's view of the end of the Middle Ages?
a. "A dark age comparable to the three centuries following Rome's fall descended on Europe."
b. "Medieval society's economic and political institutions and technological skills underwent a prolonged period of decay."
c. "Medieval civilization began its decline in the thirteenth century; however, no dark age followed."
d. "The waning of the Middle Ages opened up possibilities for another stage in Western civilization: the modern age."
e. "The waning of the Middle Ages was curiously similar to the waning of the Greek Dark Age."
d
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A) The need for laborers in the underpopulated Arab lands. B) The founding of the international Zionist movement by Theodor Herzl. C) The destruction of the Ottoman Empire creating a political vacuum. D) The rise of Islamism and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). E) The establishment of a League of Nations mandate in Palestine.
Which of the following best describes the result of the Glorious Revolution?
A. increased tensions between the colonies and England B. increased supervision by the monarchs C. increased power among colonial representative assemblies D. increased attempts to centralize England's empire
To pay for building the myriad industrial systems and facilities needed to industrialize America, all of the following developments occurred EXCEPT
A. a rapid increase in the use of the form of business organization known as the corporation, which issued certificates of stock. B. the availability of an international pool of labor. C. ordinary Americans having more and more surplus wealth to save and invest. D. foreign governments investing heavily in U.S. industry for both political and economic reasons.
What characterized the later phase of the Eastern Zhou (401–256 B.C.E.)?
a. Political fragmentation and frequent warfare between rival states b. The establishment of strong centralized authority c. The beginnings of a primitive democracy as indicated by evidence from religious texts d. None of these answers are correct.