In their effort to uncover the will of the gods, the ancient Greeks made use of

Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man stated that humans

A) were fallen creatures, but regain their place by following God's will. B) were nothing more than undifferentiated animals. C) were divine and destined to spiritual life. D) were destined to survive because they were the fittest animals. E) could be whatever they chose or willed.

At the Berlin Conference, rule of the Congo Free State was given to

a. Henry Stanley. b. Bismarck. c. the Third French Republic. d. Cecil Rhodes. e. Leopold II of Belgium.

The major issue facing the United States if it were to annex all of Mexico was

A. how to defend the vast territory from outside threats. B. what to do with its seven million inhabitants. C. how to afford to pay for the immense private claims that would result from the war. D. what to do with the many pockets of armed resistance throughout the country.

In the later eighteenth century in Britain, both agricultural productivity and real wages

A. stagnated. B. grew. C. slumped. D. None of these answers is correct.