Which statement most closely describes Stoicism?
a. It was founded by Epicurus.
b. It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans.
c. It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature.
d. It posited a belief in a material afterlife.
e. It argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities.
c
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A) the Great Wall B) the Grand Canal C) the Imperial Palace at Xian D) the Emperor's Tomb E) the Terra Cotta Soldiers
After defeating Custer at Little Big Horn, Sioux chief Sitting Bull reportedly made which of these statements?
A. "Now they will leave us alone forever." B. "Now they will never let us rest." C. "Now all the whites will leave." D. "We are a free people now."
The wars of Philip II of France all ended in failure
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The effect of early-nineteenth-century industrialization on the trans-Allegheny West was to encourage
a. specialized, cash-crop agriculture. b. slavery in the trans-Allegheny West. c. self-sufficient farming. d. farmers to abandon agriculture and sell their land to move to cities for better economic opportunities. e. higher tariffs.